Medical devices make a significant contribution towards improving patients’ quality of life. Numerous universities and research laboratories are continuously developing new and innovative solutions to further improve patient care.
However, these basic research developments are not easily brought to the clinical testing stage, as test series of medical devices and medical products must have undergone standard-compliant manufacturing, the regulatory requirements of which are difficult for research institutions to meet. Service providers offering manufacturing of medical devices are, however, often unable to implement highly innovative products containing new materials and involving related processing steps.