Hi, I'm Sally Manikin. I'm best known for being the face of Design Science, whether I'm acting as a mock patient or if you've followed my adventures (if you know, you know). However, you might not be aware that I also serve as a disc jockey for Design Science, getting our team pumped up for our usability studies. I've curated the perfect playlist of songs that I'm convinced are all about. Read more
Confusion and mistrust can cloud a lot of the conversations about the COVID-19 vaccines. From safety to sample size, many people have expressed concerns about how quickly the vaccines were developed, especially in comparison to more traditional vaccines, and whether corners were cut in the process. Read more
Everything in our modern world has been developed from engineering in one way or another. From the design of bridges to the syringes that house vaccinations, engineering plays a large part in our interactions with everyday structures and objects. At its core, creative problem-solving shapes the future. As we try and develop innovative solutions for the future, we must also nurture the next. Read more
The topic of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in research has been discussed for decades. The need to improve these initiatives has gained even more attention as recent events and studies have highlighted many disparities such as those in healthcare. Many factors contribute to disparities in healthcare and clinical research, all of which lead to very real consequences. Read more
Founded in 1991, Design Science has been combining scientific research and design to improve products and medical devices around the world. For 29 years as of today, we've been able to make a great impact on the lives of users by creating safer and more user-friendly products with real people in mind. Read more
We are overjoyed to celebrate National Nurses Week at Design Science. Our day-to-day work often includes interviewing nurses and asking them to provide feedback on new medical devices, training materials, and user interfaces to ensure the future of healthcare considers the needs of healthcare workers as well as patients. We are so fortunate to have these opportunities to work with our healthcare. Read more
Make sure to join us May 18th to May 21st for the virtual HFES Healthcare Symposium! Not only will we be hosting an interactive virtual workshop but four of our experts will also be presenting their HFES posters. Interested in usability validation? Join us to listen to one of our Senior Human Factors Engineers, David Grosse-Wentrup, while he shares his methods for the usability validation of. Read more
Our very own Research Director, Angela Muriset, will be presenting her HFES poster at this year’s virtual HFES Healthcare Symposium. Join us to get Angela’s insight on achieving simulation realism when evaluating medical devices and combination products for emergency scenarios. When stress is a real-life factor how do you address that in a human factors study? Join us May 18th to 21st at the. Read more
Join us as we virtually present our HFES Healthcare Symposium posters May 18. We are excited to share the research of our very own Human Factors Engineer, Emily Borst. She will be discussing her findings from her analysis of users’ previous injection experience and if it impacted their performance when using a new combination product. If you are as interested in her findings as we are, make sure. Read more
Join us May 18th to May 21st to hear from our Design Researcher, Ranjan Nayyar, about the research he did with AbbVie’s Human Factors Director, Paul Blowers. They utilized ethnography to uncover how Pharmacies are responding to the elevated standards laid out in the USP <800>, which came into implementation on December 1st, 2019. Make sure to join us to hear about their findings and. Read more