Customer Challenge
- COVID related supply shortages
- Significant capital costs /urgent timeline
- Patent investigation for tooling flocked swabs
Technical Solution
- New product design completed in 2 weeks
- Features optimized for specimen collection/comfort
- 2-shot design to reduce manufacturing costs using Class VI medical grade PP
- Ease of scalability
Outcome
- Positive peer review feedback
- Supplied Canadian Health System in 6 weeks
- Cost competitive solution