Medical device pilot
Bringing medical technology from innovation to patient care is slow and costly due to the complexity of the needed technologies and regulations. VTT’s pilot environment for medical devices, based on printed and flexible electronics and photonics technologies, accelerates the market entry of patient-friendly innovations.
The medical device pilot enables the production of small and middle-size prototype series for pre-clinical studies using the most advanced electronic, photonic, microelectronic and microfluidic components and integration manufacturing technologies following ISO-13485 practises. These enable the development of comfortable-to-wear, skin-like wearable sensors combined with wireless communication and data processing functionalities.
Key application focus areas for the pilot line include preventive monitoring of cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndromes and early cancer detection and recurrence as well as rapid diagnostics.
Opened in early 2025, the facility is unique in Europe.
Our key infrastructure:
- State-of-the-art ISO7 cleanroom
- Flatbed Computer-to-Screen (CtS) screen exposure system
- Flatbed automatic screen printer
- UV and IR belt oven
- Automatic component assembly line for large area flexible PCBs
- High capacity 3D X-ray Microscopy
- Surface profilometers
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- Picosecond UV Laser for cutting, structuring and drilling of flexible PCBs
- High precision press flat die cutter
- Advanced Sub-Micron Bonder for photonics packaging
- Printed electronics printing and assembly
- Photonics packaging capabilities
- Characterization capabilities
- High-precision dispenser for bioreagents
We provide:
Fluent R&D&I processes offering novel technologies
Prototype design and manufacturing
Pilot Manufacturing Accuracy and Repeatability: Ensuring high precision and consistency in production.
Increased Sheet Size: Accommodating larger sheets up to 500 mm × 500 mm.
Patch-to-Patch Quality Control: Implementing rigorous quality checks for each patch.
Design Verification and Design for Manufacturing: Enhancing design processes to ensure manufacturability.
MDR Compliance: Meeting the requirements of the Medical Device Regulation when applicable.
New Material Testing: Focusing on sustainable materials and manufacturing practices.
For whom:
Medical device product companies and manufacturers
Health and sports apparel manufacturers
Start-ups looking for proof of concept demonstrator
