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Life science and
Diagnostic Instrumentation experts

We work directly with your scientists and assay development teams to develop your technology into a production-ready platform.

Life science and
Diagnostic Instrumentation experts

Every project is unique

That’s why we use robust risk assessment and management tools to develop custom strategies that minimize your overall costs and development timelines.

Every project is unique

Ready to go at any stage

Decades of experience in complex product development - from subsystem to full instrument or early feasibility hardware to production-like prototypes.

Decades of experience in complex project development - from subsystem to full instrument or early feasibility hardware to production-like prototypes.

Ready to go at any stage

We bring your new product ideas to life.

About Us

Lathrop Product Development, LLC* is a design and engineering firm specializing in life science instrumentation, medical devices and manufacturing automation systems. We know taking a new technology to market isn’t easy. Our team tackles the wide range of complexities that come with developing technical products, and takes them from concept to production for you.

Services

Our core team and extended network allows us to scale quickly and efficiently, ensuring all disciplines your project needs are on-hand and readily available. We also have strong engineering and scientific partnerships that include preferred microfluidic development, software development, specialized analysis, manufacturing and more.

Program Management

Strategic plans are customized and developed based on the specific needs of your project, and our project managers foster development from initial concept to commercial product.

Systems Engineering & Architecture

We believe the best designs are a result of sound, robust architecture. Our process of architecture development and systems engineering focuses on all elements of the design to converge on the best combination.

Mechanical Engineering & Design

We take every factor into consideration to ensure your products are leading-edge design, reliable and robust, and meet cost of goods and time to market requirements.

Industrial Design & Human Factors

Using proven creative methodologies, our team creates a vision of how a product looks and is perceived, how it is used, how it is made, and then brings it to reality within the constraints of the project.

Electronics Engineering & Firmware

Our engineering team has a broad range of expertise, skill, and backgrounds that let them create designs for sophisticated instrumentation and technical products.

Optics Engineering

Our finely-tuned, state-of-the art optics R&D pipeline bridges back-of-the-envelope calculations to full production solutions.

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Expertise

With decades of contract product development experience, Lathrop Product Development, LLC* brings a full suite of expertise to take on even the most complex technical projects.

Life Science

Instruments and consumables

Medical

Devices, surgical tools and consumables

Military & Industrial

Helmet mounted display systems

Manufacturing Automation

Manufacturing and testing equipment

The examples shown reflect our team’s experience in developing products at prior companies.

Approach

The key to effective product development is through convergence. We operate under a Product Development Process (PDP) that drives convergence while achieving market leading designs. That process focuses on two key elements – a disciplined and rigorous approach to requirement definition and robust risk management which:

Reduces overall project duration and cost

Reduces project risks

Avoids late-stage iteration

Improves product quality

Contact

Have a question or ready to discuss your next project? We’re ready when you are.

info@lathrop-pd.com

(408) 314-1550

Lathrop Product Development, LLC*
San Jose, CA 95124