Navigating the Real-World Environment of Medical Products

The Factor, a Trusted Podcast for the Life Sciences Industry

In this episode, Rita Lin and Shannon Hoste share their experiences and journeys in the field of human factors engineering. Rita begins by recounting her path into healthcare, describing how she ventured into remote areas to provide support with donated medical devices. This eye-opening experience underscored the critical importance of considering usability and human factors in product design.

Shannon Hoste shares a similar background, transitioning from a more conventional engineering role to human factors engineering after encountering issues related to device usability in post-market settings. Their experiences highlight the vital role of understanding user diversity, technological access, and cultural differences when designing products for a global audience.

The conversation also delves into the pressing need for greater diversity in clinical trials and research projects. Rita and Shannon emphasize the importance of including populations from US territories and underrepresented regions, aiming to create more inclusive and relevant healthcare technologies.

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Kymanox has proven, collaborative, end-to-end solutions that help bring life science products to the market – and keep them there. We are a global professional services organization that supports comprehensive drug development with integrated science, engineering, compliance (e.g., QA/RA), and technical project management. Our work across small and large molecules, medical devices, and combination products affords us a wholly unique advantage. With our diverse team of experts, Kymanox helps clients navigate commercialization challenges that arise throughout a product’s life cycle – from early development to post-market – with optimized safety, quality, efficacy, and accessibility. We strive to advance life science innovation through insightful solutions and collaboration…because patients deserve better. Kymanox was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina USA. Kymanox is backed by WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm. For more information, visit https://www.kymanox.com/.

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