Every summer, Key Tech welcomes a select group of talented rising seniors and master's candidates to join us for summer internships. This year, our intern cohort consisted of individuals from diverse engineering disciplines, all hailing from some of the most prestigious programs on the East...
(Baltimore, MD, September 13th, 2023) Baltimore-based firms Astek Diagnostics, Inc. (Astek) and Key Technologies, Inc. (Key Tech) will combine Astek’s bacterial detection and antibiotic sensitivity technology with Key Tech’s design expertise to develop the Jiddu™ benchtop analyzer and improve urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis through...
Many conditions can elevate or depress the intracranial pressure (ICP) of fluid pushing on the brain, potentially seriously impacting patient health. However, the only ways to measure ICP require specialized invasive techniques that are too risky for most patients. In Episode #26 of the MedTech Speed to...
We recently said goodbye to our spring intern class. One of the best parts of our well-established internship program is seeing students launch careers from the experience they gained at Key Tech. We will miss all of our spring interns; wish them the best of...
Read our latest article in the May issue of ONdrugDelivery by Key Tech Senior Mechanical Engineer Thomas James. Thomas highlights the importance of early user engagement, as well as continuous refinement of information and workflow design, for the efficient development of drug-device combination products for...
As any leader knows, your business is only as good as your team. Nowhere is that truer than in medical technology’s intersection of science, engineering, manufacturing, and compliance. Hiring the right people will set your business on a course for success — finding those people...
The National Institutes of Health spends about $42 billion on medical research each year, but less than one-eighth of that money is spent specifically on women’s health. That may come as a bit of a shock, given that women make up a majority – about...
Surgery is not usually considered a spectator sport, but an OR is often filled with the surgical team, colleagues, residents, and medical device clinical representatives, in addition to a patient and equipment. Now Avail Medsystems, based in Silicon Valle...
For most MedTech devices, the path to development starts with defining a market need, then creating a technology to fill that need. But sometimes innovation lies in finding a new application for an existing technology. And sometimes the inspiration can co...
Before any med-tech entrepreneur can bring a product to market, he or she must prove the technology will work reliably. Transforming a nascent technology like digital microfluidics into an intuitive product is not easy. But it doesn’t take a seasoned engi...