Medical Engineering &
Design lab
MEND.lab, the Medical Engineering & Design lab, is part of the Ghent University design.nexus research group. We develop medical devices through user-centered design, human factors engineering, and hands-on prototyping.
Together with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners, we turn clinical needs into functional prototypes, patient-specific devices, and custom test setups for biomedical research.
We guide you from early insights to functional prototypes and validated medical device solutions.
Medical Device Design
From concept to certified product, we support the full design and development cycle for medical devices.
human factors engineering
We apply HFE to integrate usability, safety, and user needs at any stage of the development process.
research instrumentation & test-setups
We build custom instrumentation and test setups to support biomedical research and experimentation.
Development pathway support
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.
collaborate
Explore some of the ways in which we partner. Get in touch and we'll help shape an approach that fits your goals.
Our researchers support medical device development at any stage. We contribute expertise in human factors engineering, physical and digital prototyping, research through design, and the coordination of interdisciplinary teams. Explore our projects.
We work with local and international medtech companies, institutions, and consortia to advance innovation in medical devices. Together, we translate ideas into validated solutions by drawing on 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 — supporting their development while enabling rapid concept generation, validation, and prototyping for partners.
