Cambridge Design Partnership strengthens its team with innovation and technology leaders
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has appointed Alan Cucknell as Front End Innovation Leader and Tom Lawrie-Fussey as Technology Business Development Lead to further build skills and capabilities to offer their clients outstanding creativity and high quality innovation.
Virtual reality - beyond the geeks and gamers
If, when you think of virtual reality and its uses, you imagine geeks with headsets playing computer games and space simulators, then you’d probably be right. However, this technology also offers massive benefits for industrial applications.
CDP's First Response Monitor is finalist at Wearables Awards 2016
Innovative technology and design partner Cambridge Design Partnership has been shortlisted in the upcoming Wearable Awards for its novel connected vital signs monitor for first responders.
The secret to successful innovation - Latvian entrepreneurs visit CDP
A group of 30 Latvian entrepreneurs visited Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) recently as part of an international Venture Camp programme, which aims to mentor and advise entrepreneurs and academics, and includes visits to key innovative companies to learn from their successful processes and approaches.
Cambridge Design Partnership showcases connected wearable monitor at MD&M West
Innovative technology and design company Cambridge Design Partnership will be exhibiting at Medical Device and Manufacturing West (MD&M West) this week (9 – 11 February) in Anaheim, California.
Pi in the sky? Can a £5 computer transform software education?
Various initiatives are underway to encourage a better knowledge of computers - those mysterious electronic boxes that many of us spend hours in front of, but as they get more advanced, we’re less likely than ever to understand what goes on inside them.
How can the efficacy of auto-injectors be improved?
Incidences of allergic reactions are rising[1], with approximately 200-250 million people suffering with food allergies globally. Many rely on immediate treatment using adrenalin to deal with a severe allergic reaction[2]. In the UK alone there are over 200,000 people using the drug, and most will carry auto-injectors for use in emergencies[3].
CDP strengthens its team with brand innovation, packaging and consumer insights experts
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) welcomes Chris Houghton as Brand Innovation and Packaging leader, and Stergios Bititsios, who will head up its Consumer & Technical Insights team.
Cambridge Design Partnership welcomes business delegation from Shanghai
On Thursday 10 September, Cambridge Design Partnership welcomed a delegation from Shanghai, China, which comprised 25 senior business figures from a number of high profile companies such as the Bank of Shanghai and the Shanghai Science & Technology Investment Group.
CDP develops connected wearable for medics to save lives in disasters and on the battlefield
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announces that it has developed the world’s first wearable device designed to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response in disasters and battlefield situations.
The battle of manufacturing technologies: will 3D printing replace machining?
If you've been keeping up with recent developments in 3D printing, you will have heard predictions that all manufacturing will be replaced by printing objects at (or very close to) the point of use. Particularly fanatic believers expect this to happen in mere decades.
Cambridge Design Partnership is a 'Saving Lives at Birth' finalist
Innovative technology and design partner Cambridge Design Partnership today announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the 2015 'Saving Lives at Birth: Grand Challenge for Development' competition.
Smart meters and home automation - should we believe the hype?
The UK Government has an ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Most consumers will be well aware of the need to reduce household energy consumption – either from rising energy household energy bills or the high-profile advertising campaigns around heating control technologies.
Will usability drive the adoption of computer assisted surgery devices?
Usability for medical devices is moving to the forefront of many manufacturers’ design approaches, as it has changed from being viewed as just another ’regulatory hurdle’ to an integral process implemented throughout development. It can often take time, however, for such shifts to propagate backwards to academia and be adopted and supported across the board.
Why validate concepts? Ask the wonderful wizard of Oz!
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written in 1900 and adapted into the well-known film, is a fantasy story that culminates with the revelation that the almighty wizard is in fact just an old man, who has been creating an illusion that he is a great and powerful force.
How to maximise the value of your product innovation
A new report Potential Realised from Cambridge Design Partnership reveals five steps to maximise investment returns.
Cambridge Design Partnership develops device to help address global maternal mortality
Innovative technology and design partner Cambridge Design Partnership today announced that it has developed a novel Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT). This medical device is designed to help healthcare workers respond to life threatening situations experienced by mothers after childbirth, specifically in low resource settings.
Leading Finnish industrialists and academics visit Cambridge Design Partnership
A delegation from Lahti in Finland including Outi Kallionen, President of University of Lahti, one of Finland’s leading design schools and Jukka Rantanen, CEO of LADEC, the region’s industrial development company visited Cambridge Design Partnership to see how it integrates design and technology to create market leading innovation.
Why are some gadgets with rechargable batteries exploding? CDP investigates!
Today we’re all surrounded by personal electronic devices, not just phones but increasingly novel wearables, watches and products like e-cigarettes, which have become an essential part of our lives. They all have one thing in common; they contain a rechargeable battery.
Pyrex and Cambridge Design Partnership develop 21st century kitchenware
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Pyrex® worked with Cambridge Design Partnership to create the new Optimum kitchenware range.
Cambridge Design Partnership speaks at two leading European MedTec conferences
Innovative technology and design partner Cambridge Design Partnership will be presenting at two leading European conferences for medical design and manufacturing innovation; MEDTEC UK in London this week (3-4 March), and MEDTEC Europe on 21-23 April, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Cambridge Design Partnership develops award-winning needle safety device
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership joined forces with Raumedic AG to create RauSafe: a needle safety device that uses a telescopic sleeve, activated after injection to cover the needle and protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries. This novel device has just received the coveted DeviceMed award for most innovative medical device at Compamed 2014,…
CDP awarded certification to ISO13485 and ISO9001
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has achieved the international standard for medical device quality management, as its long-term commitment to quality results in rapid accreditation to ISO 13485.
AAMI Human Factors for Medical Devices course returns to Europe
World leading human factors course for streamlining your medical device approvals in the EU and USA, featuring an FDA representative.
Meet the team at CDP: Nicki, new front end innovation specialist
Meet the team at Cambridge Design Partnership – a brief profile of the experts, engineers and interesting people that work there.