Our approach and capabilities
Our people and our culture set us apart, it’s what our clients value most, because it’s our outstanding people and our unique culture that help us to deliver the exceptional results that they expect – delivered in the highly collaborative way they enjoy.
Flexible teams, better solutions
We pride ourselves on collaboration and flexibility. Our dynamic, cross-functional teams draw on diverse capabilities from across TTP, allowing us to bring the right people together at the right time. This fluid approach not only drives innovative solutions but also integrates seamlessly with our clients' teams, aligning with their mission. We don’t just deliver better outcomes; we make the process enjoyable and engaging too.
Navigating complex problems
Our agile and adaptable teams thrive on tackling ambitious projects. At the heart of this is your Project Leader who will guide your project through every stage. As well as keeping the project on track, they anticipate challenges, manage risks, adapt to changing needs, and provide strategic insights. You can count on their expertise and experience to help you navigate the complexities of development, ensuring we deliver game-changing technology and products, tailored to your goals.
Market expertise for breakthrough solutions
We bring deep market expertise to every project, allowing us to anticipate client challenges and address barriers like regulation with confidence. Our teams leverage specialist knowledge, combined with insights cross-fertilised from diverse industries, to develop better solutions. By adapting our approach to each unique context, we help clients navigate key issues and achieve exceptional results.
An award-winning workplace and technology campus
Our people bring exceptional capabilities, knowledge, and experience, supported by our multi-award-winning campus with state-of-the-art labs and facilities. We’re able to seamlessly move from early-stage discovery through to engineering and manufacturing, working closely with clients at every step. This collaborative environment allows us to explore, test, and develop and deliver groundbreaking solutions together, all in one place.
No one-size-fits-all approach
We know every technology and product development project is unique, with its own scope, ambitions, complexities, and risks. That’s why we don’t use a one-size-fits-all process. Instead, we create a bespoke programme tailored to your goals, and shaping our team to suit your needs. Drawing on our comprehensive experience, we will work with you to build a clear plan that charts a path to success.
Rather than using an overly simplistic process model to explain our approach, we have laid out below a typical and adaptable 5 stage framework. With this as a robust foundation, we can jump in at any stage or manage the entire process end-to-end as needed, adapting to fit your project requirements, organisational processes, and key objectives. Of course, if you need something more bespoke or that suits your internal processes more, we’d be very happy to talk through your requirements.
We can also help with medical device design and development programmes, which have specific activities, challenges, and deliverables, and a phased approach is crucial for meeting standards like ISO 13485 and FDA regulations.
Discovery
In the Discovery phase, we focus on understanding the broader market and business context, identifying the most suitable technologies and emerging trends. This phase often begins with in-depth market landscaping to ensure we align with your aspirations and evaluate the risk-reward balance. Where necessary, we delve into fundamental technology development and mathematical modelling, exploring the art of the possible to push the boundaries of innovation. Comprehensive technical risk assessments follow, addressing potential challenges early and validating feasibility. Finally, we create an outline business case, providing a strategic framework for informed investment decisions, fully aligned with your objectives and the big picture.
Concept development
In Concept Development, we establish a clear vision by capturing and agreeing verifiable requirements, ensuring we focus on what truly matters for your project’s success. We create a robust system architecture with input from all relevant disciplines, aligning the design with your priorities. Multiple concepts are generated and refined through rigorous assessment, stress-testing verifiable requirements to mitigate risks before committing significant resources. Visual illustrations and drawings aid in concept visualisation, while an outline test plan and risk register address key challenges. A preliminary costed Bill of Materials (BOM) is developed, and the most viable concept(s) are selected, ensuring they are ready to advance confidently into the next phase.
Detailed design
The Detailed Design phase is a focused engineering and science effort to develop the product, process, or technology towards meeting the agreed requirements. Progress is driven through iteration, review, and prototyping. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is conducted to identify and address potential issues early. Alpha and beta prototypes are developed and refined using Design for Excellence (DFx) principles, incorporating critical feedback from the supply chain and manufacturing teams. Manufacturing processes are established, suppliers qualified, and iterative user testing performed to confirm the design. Verification test planning is completed, culminating in a design freeze that ensures the product meets its intended form, function, and performance.
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Design verification
In the Design Verification phase, we demonstrate that the product meets the agreed requirements with the required level of confidence. This is achieved through a layered approach, building evidence from individual components to the complete product. Comprehensive testing is defined through comprehensive test protocols and conducted to ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards where applicable, as well as to meet specified maintainability and reliability criteria. We rigorously review test results, addressing any failures and implementing corrective actions under formal design control procedures. Customer validation activities confirm alignment with your needs and expectations. Finally, we compile the technical file, thoroughly documenting and tracing the requirements to the verification activities to ensure full compliance, readiness for launch, and confidence in the product’s performance.
Production validation
In the Production Validation phase, we support the transition from development to full-scale production, working closely with your manufacturing operation or Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO). Pilot production runs are conducted to verify manufacturing readiness and ensure any production lines meet relevant quality and efficiency standards. Formal testing on production units is carried out to confirm consistent performance. We facilitate the transfer of capability and know-how to your team or a third party, ensuring a smooth handover of processes and expertise. This phase may involve ongoing support as the product matures, including refinement and improvement to optimise production and maintain reliability over months or even years, enabling a seamless move to scalable serial production.
Capabilities
Our teams at TTP are built on a foundation of diverse capabilities across a full spectrum of science and engineering. But what truly sets us apart is our fluid, collaborative culture. Rather than working in silos, our experts actively draw on skill sets from across the entire organisation.
This dynamic approach allows us to bring together the right mix of talent at the right time, fostering interdisciplinary innovation that delivers the best possible results for our clients.
In the matrix below you can explore our teams and the broad range of capabilities they offer.
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Medical device design and development
The medical device development process is a structured journey requiring meticulous planning, a deep understanding of the risks and trade-offs, a focus on quality assurance, and expertise in regulatory requirements.
Our campus and facilities
Our award-winning campus has been designed with a clear vision. To create a space which can support our people and our clients as we develop and deliver the very best technology solutions.
Software capability at TTP
Engaged in all stages of software and product development, our software capability at TTP covers the full spectrum - from in-depth analysis and system architecture to prototype design, implementation, and test development.
Manufacturing capability at TTP
Working seamlessly with our development teams, we take clients' products through prototype builds, clinical trials, pilot manufacture and more. Using TTP manufacturing reduces uncertainty, risk and time to market for our clients.
LINK’s versatile consumable library has provided CS Genetics with a powerful toolkit for refining and de-risking our single-cell applications to meet diverse customer needs
Simon Lesbirel
Consultant, TTP plc
Partnering with TTP has been pivotal in Augmented developing smart safety glasses that redefine how frontline workers across multiple sectors globally carry out their jobs. The ability of ‘edge connected workers’ to access real-time data and receive AI assistance while maintaining safety standards will be transformative. While the product solutions are still in final development, we are highly confident that the innovation we are achieving with TTP will provide unparalleled value to industries that are dependent on operational efficiency and worker safety.
Gregg Eichhorn
CEO, Augmented Limited
To accelerate the development of our novel neuromodulation system, we wanted to find a partner we could work with dynamically and not just a black box output that some suppliers offered. TTP were able to bring a large team of electronics, mechanical, RF and human factors engineers together to help us realise the system in rapid time ahead of human clinical trials. From patient interviews and mechanical design to power circuits and regulated firmware, TTP delivered high quality outputs that guided the design of the implant, wearable and companion device.
Senior Director of Engineering
Neurotech Startup
