As a human factors research firm, we understand the importance of gaining insights from real-world users such as patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Who better to speak to the challenges of managing life altering conditions, than those who live with the reality of the condition’s impact day to day? Read more
At the beginning of August, Design Science attended the 4th Annual Human Factors Excellence for Medical Device Design Conference in Minneapolis. Every year this conference attracts human factors and usability practitioners from around the world—ranging from global medical device and pharmaceutical companies to independent human factors engineering firms. Read more
Ever since its foundation almost 30 years ago, Design Science has been conducting studies and research around the word—testing devices, eliciting user needs, and assessing procedures in various countries and cultures to create safer and more efficient medical solutions. Read more
Could you spot juvenile arthritis if you saw it? Juvenile arthritis, or JA, refers to a collection of pediatric rheumatic diseases as well as autoimmune and inflammatory conditions affecting 1 in 250 children nationally. JA can impair nearly every part of the musculoskeletal system, including joints, vision, blood vessels, and the hearts—to name only a few. But the signs could be difficult to. Read more
Did you know that 2.3 million people around the globe live with Multiple Sclerosis? Larry and Ziggy are back to celebrate World MS Day and share awareness about this complex nervous system disorder. Read more
We are evolving! Or, more accurately, our identity is. Don’t worry; you will still recognize us. Our constant desire to communicate clearly to all populations is driving our transformation. Who are we and what do we do? So happy you asked! Read more
We’re celebrating Nurses Week at Design Science! Hard-working nurses play an integral role in our usability studies and health research. Show your appreciation and tag three nurse-friends on our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn to enter them in a raffle for a $100 gift card! Read more
Effective May 2, 2018, Design Science Consulting, Inc. has officially relocated to a beautiful new space on Broad Street, in Center City. Read more
Larry and Ziggy are back to celebrate World Hemophilia Day! At Design Science, we believe it’s important to share knowledge – especially the first-hand knowledge of peoples’ experience with bleeding disorders. So this new episode of the Larry & Ziggy Show features our correspondent, A’Brianna, chatting with people who have hemophilia at a meeting of the National Hemophilia Foundation. Check out. Read more
By attending advocacy events, we learned that people affected by rare diseases are passionate about making a difference in their communities. In reality, they are not often given the opportunity to communicate their experiences with the companies that create the medical devices and medications they use on a daily basis. For over 20 years, we have supported the efforts of medical product. Read more