Life Sciences Case Studies
Explore our case studies to learn how researchers and engineers used NI products across design, test, and deployment of medical and pharmaceutical solutions—accelerating the innovation of cutting edge technology.
The combination of best-in-class hardware along with industry-standard software was pivotal to millions of dollars saved in production test engineering.
Stryker, with the help of Genuen, created a scalable lifecycle and durability tester capable of handling a wide range of new medical products.
COSIC Group proved the need for stronger medical device security by hacking into and reverse-engineering protocols of different implantable medical devices.
Elvesys used NI data acquisition hardware and LabVIEW to create the world’s fastest pathogen detection platform for inexpensive patient diagnosis.
Researchers standardized on the NI platform to create low-end (stand-alone), mid-class, and high-end (FPGA) versions while maintaining system quality./p>
University of Oxford developed an economical and effective system for monitoring ultrasound surgery of cancerous tumors using ultrasonic hydrophone arrays.
Diagnostic Sonar Ltd, in Livingston, UK, designed a multichannel array that uses ultrasound to manipulate particle clusters and objects as small as 10 µm in real time.
Researchers optimized a custom multielement ultrasound phased array with continuous wave signals for therapeutic applications such as targeted drug delivery (TDD).
Worcester Polytechnic Institute combined MRI 3D intraoperative imaging with robotics to enable guiding interventions with precise closed-loop instrument delivery.
INNOTEMS used NI LabVIEW and PXI to design a software validation and verification process for medical devices, alongside developing a pacemaker test system.
The University of Leeds School of Mechanical Engineering developed a reconfigurable heart simulator that could replicate different patient groups and illnesses.
UNO-LUX NS d.o.o. developed a system for electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition, analysis, and presentation, according to user-defined demands.
Researchers designed a setup to study the activity of large populations of neurons in animals engaged in a variety of behaviors, with high temporal resolution.
Researchers built a controllable simulation system that mimics infant breastfeeding for testing the nipple shield delivery system (NSDS) prototypes in vitro.
SIDeA controlled an advanced deep cancer treatment facility based on hadrotherapy while minimizing healthy tissue damage in patients.
ProNova Solutions built a proton beam control solution to deliver a prescribed radiological dose to a specific location within a tumor.
Hepa Wash used LabVIEW and CompactRIO to create a cost-effective liver dialysis prototype for clinical trials that meet device safety under IEC 60601 and IEC 62304.
University of Oxford built a device to control the local environment of fruit flies and reliably record their courtship songs.
Hyundai captured data remotely from various sensors and performed real-time control of multiple actuators for wearable robotics.
EnvisEng developed a custom-built hardware and software analysis system that consistently measures and analyzes human balance.
Researchers combined passive Wi-Fi sensing and machine learning systems to detect body movements and vital signs through walls—without physical contact.
Using NI LabVIEW software and NI DAQ hardware, researchers developed a complete magnetic resonance (MR) control system and multichannel imaging spectrometer.