Medical Device Manufacturing Centre
We act as a portal to provide medical device developers and manufacturers with the advice, technical expertise, and facilities essential for companies that are seeking to translate medical device concepts to commercial products. Our mission is to provide expert advice on manufacturing, engineering, regulatory issues and funding, coupled with technically supported access to manufacturing facilities. We aim to assist small and medium sized companies in the translation of medical device concepts through to small batch commercial prototypes. This service is free for Scottish SMEs only.
We have wide ranging manufacturing expertise and facilities, including:
The MDMC business development strategy:
The MDMC can offer engineering expertise which includes:
We will offer the following help to SMEs:
We are a highly experienced inter-disciplinary team composed of engineers, scientists and clinicians across the 4 universities.
As Director, I am responsible for leadership and strategic direction of MDMC across the 4 university partners, and provide particular expertise on laser-based manufacturing processes.
As manager I supervise the Technology Specialists and am responsible for ensuring sustainability beyond the ERDF funding duration. I also provide particular expertise on 3D multi-material manufacturing.
I am a Technology Specialist with 40+ years of research and development experience in industry and University. I will help SMEs developing and manufacturing their devices using non-laser-based manufacturing processes.
As a Technology Specialist, I am taking on technical responsibility for the success of customer applications. I am the lead technical expert on laser-based manufacturing and provide solutions to ongoing strategic enquiries.
I am an innovation specialist, with extensive experience of developing and managing productive academia-industry collaborations. As MDMC Business Development Executive, I am responsible for network building and engaging SMEs to work with the Centre.
As Clinical Lead, I am responsible for providing links to the medical profession in Scotland. I will advise on funding opportunities for medical related grants and on translational pathways.
My role in MDMC is to provide a link with opportunities and equipment to the highly active medical devices community at the University of Glasgow. My own manufacturing specialism is in mesoscale fabrication, with microultrasound devices as a specific target.
To my role in MDMC’s Management Board, I bring expertise in the manufacture, performance testing and biocompatibility assessment of biomaterials, particularly in relation to diagnostic technologies and engineering biology.
I lead the research group on Sensors and Instrumentation at the School of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, providing particular expertise on manufacturing of biosensors and related instrumentation.
I bring general materials engineering and manufacturing expertise to the project, particularly in the area of medical device design and manufacture.
I am a professor of Physics at Heriot-Watt, where I lead research on the applications of photonics in areas including medicine, laser manufacturing and astronomy.
I provide expertise in high volume and sustainable manufacturing of microfluidic devices, and in microfluidic-based clinical sample preparation.
I provide particular expertise on the application of high power lasers in medicine with a focus on novel surgical techniques and devices.
I am a biomedical engineer with expertise in microscale medical devices from concept to clinical development, both in academia and industry.
Sally Bowie (Chair) – Albany Business Consultant
Liz Adamson – Napier University
Gary Beale – Emblation
Dan Clarke – Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Nottingham
Edward Clifton – NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Eddie Clutton – Edinburgh University Professor
Graham Cumming – Strategic Programme Manager NHS Lothian
Kev Dhaliwal – Edinburgh University Professor
Stuart Fancey – Scottish Funding Council
Edwin Lindsay – Compliance Solutions Lifesciences Ltd
Graeme McLeod – Consultant Anaesthetist, NHS Tayside
John Norrie – Chair of Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology Edinburgh
Malcolm Phillips – Department of Medical Physics Edinburgh
Russell Overend – Wideblue
Graham Watson – Scottish Health Innovations
John Wilkinson – Medical Device Regulation
Our Technology Specialists work with SMEs on our state-of-the-art facilities to demonstrate manufacturing approaches suitable for their product concepts.
Facilities include*:
If you would like to get in touch or have any enquires, please fill in the form and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Similarly, feel free to email us using the address below!