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Medical Plastics News: A Prescription for Success

“Going from the idea stage to producing an actual product which people will pay money for is a long journey and can be littered with pitfalls if not planned properly … Designing and bringing a medical device to market can be a long and costly journey but with professional partners to support you, the route can be made less arduous.”

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Sky is Not the Limit for Glasgow-Based Wideblue

Leading product design consultancy, Wideblue, based in Glasgow, will be showcasing its space technology expertise at Space-Comm Expo Scotland.

Wideblue and sister company A2E are collaborating with the Glasgow-based Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) on an ambitious project to develop an optical communications system with very low size, weight and power requirements for use with high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS).

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Medical Plastics News: Scottish Companies Help Develop Equipment for NextGen 7T Scanner

Advanced MRI scanners being developed by University of California Berkeley will allow doctors and scientists to see the brain in greater detail than ever before which could lead to ground breaking treatments for brain disorders such as degenerative diseases, schizophrenia and developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders.

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The Challenges of Medical Device Development

When we are approached by an inventor with an idea for a new medical device, it’s our job to turn it into a commercial reality. However, the medical device sector is one of the world’s most highly regulated and rightly so. You cannot gamble with patient’s health. Get it wrong and the results can be fatal.

Working with a specialist medical device manufacturer can reduce costs, speed up your time to market and ensure high quality standards.

Read the full article at Health Tech World: The Challenges of Medical Device Development

Glasgow Firms Behind Cutting-Edge Tech Examining Brain Disorders

Two Glasgow businesses are behind new brain scanning technology that could lead to ground-breaking research into brain disorders such as schizophrenia.

The next-generation MRI scanners are being developed for the University of California Berkeley and will allow doctors and scientists to see the brain in greater detail than ever before. Wideblue is a medical device product consultancy and fellow Glasgow business MR Coilech is a leader in high-density MRI head coil development

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