Management support and business

Our aspiration is to promote awareness of health tech patient safety and operational principles for the benefit of various actors. Thus, we offer our expertise for developing successful business in the field of health tech.

Our service offering consists for example of organizational development, market research, product management and strategies, and professional resources. We also help in finding suitable partners and subcontractors!

Business health check

Recognize critical development areas and strengths in terms of your business and product

Health check is a great starting point for development of your business and product to health tech field. We review operational models and guidelines, compile a report of strengths and areas to develop and present suggestions for development in priority order.

Health check is designed for organizations involved in the life cycle of medical devices or software, industry newcomers, investors requiring more information about a company’s status, and research institutes and universities wishing to commercialize research results.

The following topics can be reviewed:

  • Development of critical regulatory areas, e.g. Medical Device Regulation (MDR, EU 2017/745) In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR, EU 2017/746) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU 2016/679)
  • Local regulations in a single European country or other main market area (e. g. USA, FDA)
  • Risk management with patient safety focus
  • Market specifics in a single country
  • Critical business areas with competitiveness focus
  • Obstacles for business and sales
  • User experience and risk regarding a product or a service

Business development, markets, and sales support

Get even more power to your business

Successful business is a combination of planning and actions. We offer our extensive health tech expertise to support with both: we help with planning a functional business model, commercialization of a new innovative product, and initiating sales.

When you aim for new markets, Clinipower can conduct market research for you to map out business potential. Our specialty area is German speaking Europe, that is, DACH area. We also investigate reimbursement solutions and make applications and market research related to it.

Management support

Support for health tech organization development

In the health tech field, operational practices that are in accordance with regulative requirements are an inseparable part of organizations. When a new organization is founded, the requirements can be taken into account from the very beginning. Transition to the health tech field usually requires changes in operations of an organization and individuals.

Clinipower offers support in organization development and change management when entering the health tech field. We consult management about field specific management principles.

Product management and strategy

Systematicality to products in a health tech field specific way

A product strategy points the direction for decision making to achieve the defined objectives. Product management and portfolio management aims to ensure success of products and competitiveness of an organization.

In the health tech field, one must understand clinical environment and consider the regulatory life cycle and certification when planning product strategy and management. We offer field specific support in designing product strategy, product management and portfolio management.

People and expertise

We offer our experience and know-how for your benefit

You can make big things even with small resources with the help of our expert advisors. Clinipower provides competent professional resources for a specific project and specialized areas of expertise, and for example for short term needs in case of personnel changes. As an example, our quality manager -service is a cost-effective way to take care of regulatory requirements and communication with authorities.

We also help in finding suitable partners and subcontractors.

Clinipower arranges extensive training programs or targeted courses on specific topics to support expertise in your organization. See up-to-date details on our Koulutukset-page (in Finnish) or contact us.

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IEC 62304 standard requirements in medical software development

The development of medical software requires strict adherence to standards to ensure patient safety and meet regulatory requirements. The IEC 62304 standard defines comprehensive requirements for medical software lifecycle management, from design through maintenance. Health technology product development demands a deep understanding of these requirements so that the development process proceeds safely and efficiently. The IEC 62304 standard forms the foundation for safe medical software development. The standard ensures that software development follows a systematic approach where patient safety is at the center of every development phase. Compliance with the standard is not only a regulatory requirement, but it also serves as a quality assurance tool that minimizes errors and improves the reliability of the final product. The standard divides medical software into three safety classes based on their potential harm. Class A causes no injury or health hazards, Class B may cause […]

MDCG 2019-11

The landscape of medical device software regulation has evolved dramatically since the introduction of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). With software increasingly becoming the backbone of modern healthcare technology, understanding how to properly classify and regulate these digital tools has become essential for manufacturers, developers, and regulatory professionals alike. The MDCG 2019-11 guidance document represents a crucial milestone in this journey, providing much-needed clarity on software classification requirements under the MDR framework. This comprehensive guidance addresses a fundamental question that has challenged the industry: how do we determine when software qualifies as a medical device and what regulatory obligations follow? […]

Our experts

Maija Laukkanen

CEO, Sales

Christian Wagner

Senior Advisor, Product Portfolio Management