Innovative Design Labs


Innovative Design Labs (IDL) is a research and development company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2010. The company focuses on creating affordable and effective products to improve lives, specializing in developing technology from concept to manufacturing for medical, consumer, and education markets. IDL collaborates with leading hospitals, rehabilitation centers, academic institutions, and industry partners to bring innovative solutions to market. Their expertise spans embedded electronic systems, wireless communications, sensor fusion, algorithm design, computer vision, and more.

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Innovative Design Labs

861 E Hennepin Ave, Suite 450, Minneapolis, MN 55414


What We Do

Development of embedded electronic systems for various applications.

Specialization in wireless communication technologies.

Expertise in sensor fusion and estimation techniques.

Design and implementation of algorithms for various applications.

Development of computer vision technologies.

Expertise in mathematical simulation for product development.



Key People

President

Vice-President


News & Updates

IDL has been awarded a follow-on Phase II SBIR from the US Army to enhance Female Casualty Care Training, continuing the development of a combat trauma training manikin.

IDL's abstract on "High Frequency Radar for Non-Contact Detection of Respiratory Signals During Sleep" has been accepted for presentation at SLEEP 2024 in Houston, Texas.

A customer story about the Knee and Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer developed by IDL.

IDL is recruiting for a clinical trial examining the impact of a health and wellness coaching program on hearing health.

IDL is developing an anatomically correct, female manikin with Mixed Reality capabilities under a Phase I SBIR from the Army Applications Laboratory.

Results from the development and evaluation of a Wearable Auscultation Trainer supported by NIH/NIGMS.

IDL has been awarded a SBIR Phase II from The National Institute on Aging to develop a non-contact monitoring system for sleep quality metrics.

IDL is working on a SBIR Fast-Track from NIAMS to create a simulation system for musculoskeletal training.

IDL's bariatric mannequin system won an EdTech Breakthrough Award for Career Readiness Solution of the Year.

IDL's projective augmented reality work funded by NIH/NIA has been published.

IDL received a SBIR award from NIA to develop an informatics platform for electric powered wheelchair operators.

IDL received a SBIR grant from NICHD to enhance exoskeleton capabilities through innovative imaging and control.

IDL received a SBIR grant from NIDDK to develop a bariatric mannequin simulator for healthcare education.

IDL was awarded a grant from NIDCD to develop a cloud-based system integrating Health and Wellness Coaching into the Hearing Aid fitting process.

IDL received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop a sensing platform for Parkinson's patients.

IDL received an SBIR award from NIGMS to develop a wearable health examination simulator.