Key Tech has a long history of developing complex IVD cartridges and instruments for infectious disease testing. When COVID-19 appeared, it didn’t take long for Key Tech to become involved with many of the world’s leading companies to help innovate and optimize COVID-19 testing platforms. ...
To follow up on our original article on Key Sharp (Key#™), we want to examine how Key#™ can be used by your assay team to speed up the chemistry development for an IVD platform. Key#™ is a PC-based software framework Key Tech has developed for the...
LEDs are nearly ubiquitous in modern products. However, as devices continue to shrink in size and increase in complexity, it can often be impossible to locate an LED exactly where you want it in a device. This is where light pipes come into play: they...
Mariano Mumpower recently presented at PODD: Partnerships in Drug Delivery's virtual event on October 8th. His talk outlines the clever, rapid approach Key Tech took to evaluate which batteries and configurations would work for the intended use of a connected drug delivery device. He demonstrates...
Key Tech client CoolStat was recently featured in the June issue of MedTech Strategist. Read the full article here. ...
Motors are an essential and growing part of many medical instruments nowadays, especially as designers work to automate much of the workflow to reduce the manual work required by the operator. Devices and instruments are expected to perform tasks such as pulling in and clamping...
As designers, sometimes we have to be creative about how to build a prototype very quickly. In some cases, assessing the viability of a design the same day that you came up with the idea can make all of the difference in a project schedule. ...
You’ve worked tirelessly on the benchtop and developed a cutting edge assay that you know will make a big difference in the medical field. Now what? Taking an assay from what works on the bench to what will work in a high-throughput diagnostic product is tough...
Key Tech was recently asked to join the fight against COVID-19 by developing critical personnel protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers around Baltimore. The preferred PPE is a device called a PAPR, which stands for “positive pressure air respirator”. Picture a plastic head cover and...