Design Smith NL

08/06/2025

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I help companies turn ideas into working realities—through thoughtful design, technical judgment, and real-world fit. With 30 years of experience across medical devices, consumer products, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure, I specialize in guiding new products from concept to market. As t...

04/09/2020

Healthcare and other frontline workers in Newfoundland & Labrador need to be protected.Helping our local health authorities procure supplies of critical PPE such as gloves, masks, gowns and shields. Donate your PPE Newfoundland and Labrador, like other parts of the world, is aggressively sourcing eq...

03/19/2020

Yes, I am still here and in my office, healthy and whole. Clients are reaching out remotely for help with strategies to keep work flowing while all workers are at home. Others are looking ahead to plan what they can do when the virus is under control and work resumes with a new normal. What can I do for you?

01/17/2020

St. John’s-based Granville Biomedical is improving women’s health by 3D printing vaginal simulation products that allow healthcare workers to learn about injuries caused by childbirth, disease and ge***al mutilation. The company, which

12/19/2019

Design Smith influencing the future of NL through Bounce Innovation lab.

There have been two main trends in the Newfoundland and Labrador startup community in recent years – the flood of new companies, and the accelerating advance of its most successful ventures. This is rare. Some communities do a great job of nurturing their best companies, but without bringing in a....

03/26/2019

The Design Smith will be at the Ocean Supercluster Collaboration event investigating opportunities to assist Atlantic companies succeed. DM or find us there!

02/06/2019

The Design Smith will be at the 2019 Hacking Health Hackathon - will you?
Nothing to lose, everything to gain... and oh, yes, we will have good food!

Have you identified problems related to health promotion within your domain? Do you have a solution in mind but need help realizing it? Do you have an idea for a mobile or web-based application that can change everything for you or your colleagues/patients? Register today to share your idea or join....

01/23/2019

Ten per cent of appointments missed works out to about 6,000 a year, says an Eastern Health official.