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Medical device design
& development

Empowering MedTech innovation to create breakthrough products
that improve health and save lives

At StarFish Medical, we blend deep technical expertise, regulatory insight, and user-centered design to bring MedTech innovation to life. From startups to global enterprises, we turn visionary ideas into breakthrough products that improve health and save lives.

25+

Years

200+

Professionals

1000+

Programs

Our Services

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Our multidisciplinary teams have all the in-house capabilities to transform your medical device from concept to final product.

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Medical device design and development with a commercial launch focus. See how we support clinical trials and facilitate seamless tech transfers.

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We help you navigate complex regulatory landscapes to achieve commercial success. Explore our integrated approach to quality and regulatory services.

Latest Resources

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Nick Allan and Nigel Syrotuck explore a creative approach to visualizing cleaning validation using a fluorescent soil load.

Gloved hands insert a swab into a sealed vial beside a crossed-out O₂ symbol with the text “No Oxygen Allowed?” illustrating anaerobic sample collection.

Nick Allan joins Nigel Syrotuck to explore how anaerobic sample collection works and why it’s vital for studying bacteria that cannot survive in oxygen.

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Understanding medical device classifications is critical for compliance, risk management, and time-to-market success. Whether you’re designing a wearable sensor or a life-sustaining implant, knowing how your device fits into FDA Class 1, 2, or 3 categories is essential.

Delivering a drug to the right place at the right time can define the success of a therapy. Yet understanding delivery routes, devices, and technologies across the body can be complex.

Cover of the free StarFish Medical guide “Drug Delivery Decisions,” featuring a gradient design with wave patterns, offering insights on drug-device combination product strategy.

This in-depth drug delivery strategy guide from StarFish Medical explores how to design, develop, and deliver breakthrough drug-device combination products.

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Choosing the right design and development partner is one of the most critical decisions in bringing a medical device to market.

Sectors We Serve

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From remote diagnostics to powerful imaging systems. We design and develop diagnostics for use inside or outside a traditional healthcare setting.

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Our team creates innovative devices that combine your drug with optimal delivery methods for the most effective treatment.

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From emergency ventilators to enabling home-based therapies, we have supported hundreds of therapy devices that treat patients inside or outside the clinic.

Axolotl BrainPrint Microsphere Generator

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Aurora DNA Sample Preparation Device

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Aurora DNA Sample Preparation Device uses SCODA™ electrophoretic DNA concentration technology. StarFish Medical Case Study.
Aurora DNA Sample Preparation Device Description - image of Aurora device