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Medical Device Development Decision-Making Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete this survey.

We are building a decision-support platform for medical device product development and are seeking to better understand how companies make decisions around materials, verification & validation (V&V), manufacturing, and compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Your feedback will help us sharpen real-world use cases, better understand industry workflows and pain points, and ensure we are addressing the challenges that matter most to development teams.

The survey takes approximately 5-7 minutes. Responses will be analyzed only in aggregate, and all individual responses will remain confidential.

About You

Company name

Role:

Company size

Primary device category:

Primary target markets (select all that apply):

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What causes the greatest delays in your development programs?

(select up to 3)

1. Material Selection

Ownership: How are material selection decisions primarily handled?

Timeline: Approximately how long does it typically take to identify and select materials for a new project?

Challenges

How difficult are the following activities?

(1 = Not difficult, 5 = Extremely difficult)

Activity

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Finding suitable material candidates
Understanding trade-offs between different materials
Understanding which tests and evaluations may be required for a material
Predicting the downstream implications of material decisions
Identifying qualified material suppliers

Downstream Impact

Have you experienced downstream issues resulting from early material decisions?

If yes, which issues have you experienced? (Select all that apply)

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2. Verification & Validation (V&V)

Ownership: How are verification and validation activities primarily handled?

Confidence

How confident are you in defining the following?

(1 = Not confident, 5 = Very confident)

Activity

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Which tests are required
The overall test plan
Acceptance criteria
Which evidence and documentation will ultimately be required to support regulatory submissions

Challenges

Which of the following are major challenges? (Select all that apply)

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Timeline

Approximately how much time is typically spent creating or refining a V&V strategy and test plan?

Downstream Impact

How often do you discover late-stage testing or evidence requirements that could have been addressed earlier?

3. Manufacturing & Processing

Ownership: How are manufacturing and processing decisions primarily handled?

Challenges

How difficult are the following activities?

(1 = Not difficult, 5 = Extremely difficult)

Activity

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Identifying suitable manufacturing processes and partners
Understanding scalability and commercial and downstream manufacturing implications

Downstream Impact

Have you experienced problems later in development due to manufacturing or processing decisions?

If yes, which issues have you experienced? (Select all that apply)

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Would you be open to a short follow-up discussion to share additional insights?

If yes, please leave your contact information (email/ phone):