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IDC Scoops iDEA Innovation Awards

Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), based in Datchet, had cause for celebration this week after scooping several much sought-after design innovation awards. Judges chose IDC over other major players in the iDEA (Innovation & Design Excellence Awards) for ‘Product Design Innovation’ and ‘Design Collaboration’, as well as awarding highly commended in the ‘Best Design Consultancy’ category.

IDC’s managing director, Stephen Knowles, was delighted with the news, “These awards recognise some of the ground breaking products that IDC has designed over the year and the work that has gone in to make the ideas become a reality.”

Continue reading 30 September 2008

IDC Designs Personal ECG Heart Monitor

Published in New Design, Issue 57 2008, www.newdesignmagazine.co.uk

The development of medical products is usually characterised by long lead times and a significant amount of testing and compliance with medical regulations. However, there is an increasing overlap between medical devices and consumer products which means that medical manufacturers have to develop and launch products at the speed of a consumer market. In this case study, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) reveals how they developed a medical heart monitor for consumers – the project was highly successful and completed in only six months.

Continue reading 20 March 2008

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