#3 Designing and Developing Medical Devices : Key Challenges and Best Practices
On November 14th, Garage&co continues its 4-part workshop series dedicated to medical device innovation with a third session focused on one of the most critical phases: building the device itself.
This workshop will be hosted both in-person and online, and is open to the entire Canadian medtech community, free of charge.
As our guest speaker for this third workshop, we have the honor of welcoming Lisa Voronkova, CEO of OVA Solutions and author of Hardware Bible: Build a Medical Device from Scratch. A recognized voice in medtech engineering, Lisa and her team have helped shape how startups approach product development, clinical trials, and technical documentation. Her book has quickly become a go-to reference for founders navigating the complexities of hardware development — and in this session, she’ll share the practical frameworks and hard-won lessons behind it.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
🧭 Map the real-world timeline from concept to clinical trials — and avoid the common traps that derail early-stage projects
❌ Identify the 3 biggest mistakes that kill medtech hardware before FDA submission
🤝 Structure productive relationships with R&D partners to get results, not just reports
📁 Build continuous technical documentation from day one — and understand how it evolves through prototyping, validation, and production
💬 Engage in live Q&A with real project examples and interactive discussion throughout
Whether you're refining your first prototype, preparing for regulatory milestones, or simply want to avoid costly missteps, this session will equip you with actionable strategies and a clearer path forward.
🗓️ Date: Friday, November 14
🕘 Time: 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM EST
📍 Format: Online →Google Meet Video Conference LINK! & In-person → Ax.c - room 302, Place Victoria 800 Rue du Square-Victoria, 3rd floor, Montréal (Québec), H3C 0B4, Canada
Let’s build smarter, together.
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