Exponent


Exponent is a multidisciplinary science and engineering consulting firm serving sectors including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and consumer products. From medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and supplements to digital health and wearables, we deliver rigorous science that quantifies impacts on human health. Exponent helps you push the envelope on the development, deployment, safety, and effectiveness of cutting-edge drugs, devices, and diagnostics — concomitantly balancing benefits and risks. Count on our multidisciplinary, data-driven, evidence-based assessments to give you clarity on your most complex product needs and challenges. With lives on the line, innovations that support healthcare demand the highest levels of scientific rigor. Whether you’re developing a novel drug, a sturdier stent, or a faster flu test, you need clear answers to complex questions, quickly. Exponent supports our life sciences clients across the total product lifecycle by solving critical design, regulatory, safety, and market access challenges. We can collaborate with you throughout your journey, helping you navigate risks and opportunities — and optimize outcomes — with science-based strategies and specialized expertise.

Exponent

Exponent

149 Commonwealth Drive | Menlo Park, CA 94025


Patents

Support garment testing system

2024-06-04 • US-12000856-B2

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Support garment testing system

2023-03-14 • US-11604206-B2

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What We Do

Exponent's technical expertise spans digital health technology, bioinformatics, and the entire product lifecycle for life sciences firms, consumer electronics companies, and CROs.

Objective assessments for better business decisions. From leveraging real-world data, to developing software as a medical device, to assessing biocompatibility and MRI compatibility, Exponent provides crucial medical device design and development analyses to empower your decision-making.

Address global regulatory compliance for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and combination products. When it comes to bringing next-generation pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and combination products to market, Exponent provides clients with decades of experienced regulatory support to help facilitate a streamlined path to market.

Support for improving pharmaceutical products. Exponent provides support for a breadth of challenges related to research, development, and formulation of next-generation pharmaceuticals.

Evaluating innovative technologies. Exponent offers extensive experience analyzing a range of military products — from protective gear to wearable technology — leveraging multidisciplinary teams and state-of-the-art modalities for breakthrough insights.

Our IVD consultants support the full range of in vitro and companion diagnostics, including high-throughput clinical laboratories, point-of-care, wearable, and at-home testing products. Our expertise includes analysis of real-world evidence (RWE), identifying IVD safety risks including use-related errors, assay and instrument development support, human factors, chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical, and materials support, microfluidics and disposables support, and technical due diligence.


Psychological and Cognitive Health and Performance

FDA Regulated Medical Devices


Key People

Emily Friedrich

Senior Associate, Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Marta Villarraga

Principal, Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Scott McLean

Principal, Biomechanics

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Jessica Vargas

Principal, Polymers & Chemistry

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Elizabeth Lu

Senior Managing Engineer, Health Sciences


News & Updates

Recognized milestone anniversary marking 55 years since founding.

Industry analysis on fire risk reduction in recycling settings.

Article discussing new EPA guidance for battery energy storage system safety.

News on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's updated policies enabling real-world autonomous vehicle trials.

Analysis of California Air Resources Board climate disclosure policies and regulatory implications.

Overview of proposed and vetoed PFAS substance legislative actions in California.

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