Our team had to pleasure of, once again, attending Medilink East Midlands' Innovation Day earlier this month. Unusually for industry conferences, there's a broad mix of people attending Innovation Day, from academia, industry and the NHS, along with a variety of...
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Welcome to the team, Mike
We are pleased to welcome a new member to our team - Mike Heald. Several of the team have worked with Mike on a number of projects over the years, so it's great to be able to work with him again. Equipped with an aerospace engineering background and a degree in...
So this is Christmas…
Where did that year go? Seems like only a few weeks since we were at the start of 2017, so much has happened. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends, colleagues and clients a great Christmas, New Year and a wonderful start to 2018....
Updated – fifteen things you need to know about the Medical Device Regulation
Update: Since we first published the 15 things, the Medical Device Regulation has moved on apace: The MDR was approved by the European Parliament on 5 April 2017 The MDR was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 5 May 2017 and came into force on 25 May 2017...
Medical Device Development – How to get the best possible return on your investment
Bringing a medical device to market requires significant investment of time, money and resources. In our experience, the precise amounts of all three needed to successfully complete development, industrialisation and launch varies, depending on the nature, complexity...
15 things you need to know about MHRA Human Factors expectations
We now have official guidance for Human Factors and Usability Engineering in a member state of the EU. 19th September 2017 saw publication of official guidance from MHRA (the UK medicines and medical devices regulator) for Human Factors and Usability Engineering for...
On the move
The eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed that we recently moved offices. Perhaps not the obvious thing to do just before the summer, but then again, why wait when you've made the decision? We've not traveled too far though, just a journey of about 13 miles. We're...
Navigating the transition
The countdown clock to the application of new EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) started its three year life in May 2017. Understanding the changes, let alone navigating them successfully to prepare for compliance in May 2020 is no small task. Thankfully, the UK...
Happy holidays, here’s to 2017
Hot on the heels of our 10th anniversary, it's the holiday season. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends, colleagues and clients a great Christmas, New Year and a wonderful start to 2017. Our offices are closed from 21st December until 4th...
Is your device on the list?
Perhaps you're developing a combination product (drug product and medical device for its administration) for inhalation or injection? Maybe it's a medical device for hospital or home use? It could even be an app for use in managing a health condition. These are some...
The awesome clients we get to work with
As we draw towards the close of 2016, and because we've just reached our 10th anniversary, we've taken a look back at the great products with which we've been involved. Obviously, protecting client confidentiality is very important to us, so you will not see company...
Making a difference to medical device users for 10 years
This week (28th November - 4th December) marks our 10th anniversary at Three Circles. Over those ten years we have grown, changed and added to our capabilities and knowledge base. Initially established as a project management consultancy, we quickly expanded to...