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Product Development Is Complex

It involves expertly balancing competing tensions—the highest performance and most features, the lowest cost and shortest time to market, and the ease with which the product can be produced in both quantity and quality.

If performance is paramount, the product may become too expensive. If costs are cut, quality may suffer.

Navigating these trade-offs demands expertise from a variety of disciplines.

Our End Goal

Decades of innovation work, we’ve designed an end-to-end process to consistently deliver strategies, products, and experiences that engender brand loyalty and love.

Alchemy Labs product development services guide you through the complexities of innovation, powered by a team of multidisciplinary, multidimensional experts.

Product Research & Strategy
  • Design Insights
  • Product Design Strategy Services
  • Validation Studies
  • Product Testing
  • Brand and Go-To-Market Strategies
Product Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Embedded Software Engineering (Firmware)
  • Prototype Development 
  • Human Factoring Engineering
  • Medical Device / Biomech Engineering / FDA Compliance
Product Design
  • Industrial Design Services
  • UX – User Experience 
  • Interaction Design Services
  • Brand and Identity Guides
  • Innovative Brand & Marketing Design
Specialties
  • Medical Devices
  • Hard Tech
  • B2B Commercial Technologies
  • Startup Products
  • Creating IP 
  • Pre-Fundraising Development
How We Can Help

The Four Phases of Product Development

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Industrial Design

Our design process begins after meeting with our clients and thoroughly reviewing their objectives and design requirements. The Industrial Design team then works together to generate a series of concept sketches which feature a variety of form configurations, analyses of ergonomic usage, and preliminary engineering for component assembly. All concepts are evaluated by the client and refined based on their feedback to produce a final design direction to move forward with.

Product Engineering

The chosen design is then handed off to the Mechanical Engineering team (as well as the Electrical and Software Engineering team if needed). They work in tandem with the Industrial Designers to develop a 3-Dimensional CAD (computer-aided design) model of the product which contains all of the functional features and tolerances necessary for prototyping, including low to high volume production and user operation, all while still maintaining the original design direction.

Prototyping

Using the 3D Engineering model, various rapid prototyping processes are considered for fabrication. The prototyping process involves producing functional full scale models of the product. The prototype must be evaluated for proper fitment of components, mechanism functionality, human factors/user experience, and overall form. Engineering revisions are made based upon the findings of the prototype testing and subsequent prototypes are produced to verify issue corrections to achieve optimal functionality.

Production

During our many years of product development, we have been the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a large variety of companies. We work with our contracted manufacturing facilities both domestically and abroad to procure quality components for our in-house assembly and packaging processes. We are geared up to run both low and high volume production assembly lines right here at our facility. We also develop logos and packaging at our clients’ request for the branding and retail solutions of the products.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use you for a specific product development phase?

Yes. Some of Alchemy Labs’ enterprise Fortune 500 clientele tap us for engineering phases. Our Small-to-Mid-size clients tend to outsource the entire product development and we do all four phases. A handful of startup clientele looks to Alchemy to be their internal R&D team.

After evaluating your products needs we can determine what specific phase of  development you will need.

Can you help with our patent or intellectual property?

Yes, we have several decades of experience in the patent process and have helped several of our clients create IP – intellectual property with their novel technology or utility.

Alchemy Labs has close working relationships with patent attorneys and supply  necessary documentation, product sourcing, product descriptions and renderings for a successful USPTO application.

Need a patent attorney? We can help you connect with the right one.

Do you work with startups?

We speak startup fluently. Alchemy Labs has partnered with Adhesive Agency a full-service venture development agency (marketing agency with investment firm attached) they help our clients with business operations, commercialization, financial modeling, fundraising, branding, digital marketing, SEO and marketing strategy to attract M&A interest.

If you are looking for a seasoned product development professionals to get to market launch quickly, look no further. Between our proven experience, our partnership with Adhesive Agency and the network of investors asking us for deal flow we have an advantage.

Pearl of Wisdom: Investors love knowing that product development will be done right (the first time) and capital won’t be wasted on costly revisions. 

How much do your services cost?

Each project is custom and variable. Our pricing is based on scope of work and product development service needed for success.

Contact us to discuss your products needs to get a quote

Why Alchemy Labs over other product development firms?

Alchemy Labs vs Competitors

We don’t have competition. We’re looking for companies that are looking for us. After specializing in product development in medical devices, medtech and hard tech, B2B commercial products for several decades we know what our clients are looking for… ability to deliver on a consistent basis.

Advantages over other firms:

  • Built for leaders who need to deliver
    • Every project is staffed by specialists with deep domain expertise.
    • No juniors working on your project.
    • We have decades of proven experience.
    • Our niche is designing and producing complex technologies with novel intellectual property.
  • We expedite your timelines
    • Alchemy has a hybrid process, allowing you to move from ideation to prototype smoothly, cutting weeks or months off traditional R&D.
    • You can count on quality assurance and know that you won’t experience  delays due to firm inefficiencies.
  • Cost efficient launch
    • Save money upfront – Day one we are not asking for retainer to quote your projects. We do require a deposit to begin work, but with our hybrid model, you’ll save significantly and be investing where it counts most: in rapid validation and market deployment.
    • Alchemy’s clients save the most with their projects being staffed by specialists with deep domain expertise avoiding costly mistakes or errors.
  • Flexible Engagements 
    • You’ll be able to scale resources up or down based on your needs, budget and timelines.
    • Larger enterprise clients can tap Alchemy’s deep engineering talent.
    • Startups can avoid hiring all together and make Alchemy their internal R&D team.
  • Other Product Development Firms use Alchemy Labs
    • Some firms are really design strong shops that can get you to small initial prototyping runs. Ultimately, they can’t deliver on production or end up outsourcing to Alchemy for our product manufacturing expertise.
    • Many product development firms say they can can handle medical devices or complex B2B technologies, but don’t specialize in that sectors.
  •  Scale quicker with Alchemy’s strategic relationships 
    • We are partnered with a venture development agency (marketing agency with an investment firm attached) that knows what it takes to successfully launch a product and what investors are looking for.
    • IP – Intellectual Property is our bread and butter. We have solo practitioners and small-to-mid-size IP law firms ready to deploy for your patent needs.
    • Alchemy prepares and walks you through the FDA registration and compliance journey. Our team is always thinking of these regulatory milestones from early design documentation to product testing and to market launch.
    • Startups mentality always! We help inventors and founders tap into our corporate infrastructure partners. i.e., HR/Payroll, Accounting/Tax, Legal, Investors (Angel, PE, VC and Strategics) and Bankers/Merchant Services.

Contact us to discuss your products needs to get a quote