MEND.lab is part of the Ghent University design.nexus research group. We accelerate research-driven health technology innovation by bringing clinicians, researchers, and industry partners together.
We guide you from early insights to functional prototypes and validated medical device solutions
From concept to certified product, we support the full design and development cycle for medical devices.
We apply HFE to integrate usability, safety, and user needs at any stage of the development process.
We build custom instrumentation and test setups to support biomedical research and experimentation.
Supporting clinicians and researchers in shaping early ideas and prototypes into viable development trajectories.
Core themes that guide our research in medical device development
Co‑creation is central to our work. We collaborate with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners across the medical device value chain.
Explore some of the ways in which we partner. We encourage you to contact us to discuss how we can tailor a collaboration that aligns with your goals and needs.
Our researchers support medical device development at any stage. We contribute expertise in human factors engineering, prototype development (physical and digital), research through design, and the orchestration of interdisciplinary collaborations.
We collaborate with local and international companies, institutions, and consortia to advance innovation in medical devices. Through these partnerships, we help translate ideas into validated solutions by leveraging our research expertise, infrastructure, and network.
We offer lectures, interactive workshops, and consultancy trajectories tailored to your organization. Sessions combine our core research topics with hands‑on methods for developing, testing, and prototyping medical devices.
Students supervised by MEND.lab researchers work on real‑world innovation challenges through internships, year‑long master’s theses, or semester‑long design sprints. These collaborations support student development while enabling rapid concept generation, validation, and prototyping for partners.
