We offer a range of services and expertise, all of which geared towards the smart digitization and automation in laboratories and clinics.
Consulting Services
- Analysis of needs and requirements of software systems
- Concept development:
- Software architectures
- Interactions design
- User interfaces
- Technology selection for software implementations
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Analysis of cost structures and differentiation potentials
- Conduct of workshops on the digitization and automation in the domains.
Engineering Services
- Requirements analyses and functional specifications of software systems
- Application of industry-4.0 and Internet-of-Things approaches in clinics and laboratories
- Development of dedicated software for the control and interconnection of devices, such as firmware, device control software, operating interfaces, data and device communication
- Implementation of standardized communication protocols such as SiLA 1&2, OPC UA, …
- Installation and commissioning
Focus: Processes
- Analysis and modelling of manual workflows as a preliminary stage of digitisation and automation,
- Planning, documentation, and simulation of discrete processes in medicine and biotechnology,
- Analysis and mining of process data (log files),
- Integration of electronic documentation systems, such as electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN software) or laboratory information management systems (LIMS software),
- Implementation of processes for automation.
Focus: Data
- Automated log file analysis
- uncovering relations of errors and processes,
- for performance assessments,
- identifikation of optimization potential.
- Standardized representation of data by application of semantic web technologies and ontologies, like Allotrope.
- Integration of data management systems,
Focus: UxD
Within the framework of the M²TC (Mannheim Medical Transfer Center), we offer various services in the fields of user research, UX design, and usability testing. All services are tailored to applications in the life sciences, in the field of medical technology, or the hospital environment.
User Research
- Implementation of field studies as well as qualitative and quantitative measurements
UX Design
- Sound design and layout of your product in compliance to scientific methods and best practices
- Optimization of the current condition of your product
Usability Testing
- Conduct of tests in close proximity to the clinic, in user-experience laboratories (various usage situations can be simulated), or on site at the customer,
- Evaluation optimization potential and derivation of optimization concepts of for your product,
- Evaluation by experts according to according to ISO standards.