Client
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
The CytoFLEX platform from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is a market-leading flow cytometry platform designed to provide high sensitivity, strong resolution, and flexible configuration options across a wide range of applications. Built to support advanced sample analysis and regulatory workflows, the platform integrates CytExpert acquisition and analysis software and supports features such as multi-color detection and high-throughput processing.
To expand the platform’s analytical capabilities and strengthen its competitive position against third-party software solutions, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences partnered with Triple Ring to develop advanced data analysis algorithms supporting new high-value customer use cases.
A key driver of the CytoFLEX platform’s longstanding market success is its sophisticated data analysis software suite, which allows users to predict unknown properties of their test samples. At project initiation, Triple Ring was tasked with designing algorithms to expand the number of high-value customer use cases from two to ten.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences sought to capture market value held by third-party solutions while maintaining performance, flexibility, and speed of development across multiple technical disciplines.
Triple Ring applied cross-disciplinary expertise in optics, simulation, and system design to improve performance and manufacturability.
Key technical efforts included:
The CytoFLEX platform from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is a market-leading flow cytometry platform designed to provide high sensitivity, strong resolution, and flexible configuration options across a wide range of applications. Built to support advanced sample analysis and regulatory workflows, the platform integrates CytExpert acquisition and analysis software and supports features such as multi-color detection and high-throughput processing.
To expand the platform’s analytical capabilities and strengthen its competitive position against third-party software solutions, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences partnered with Triple Ring to develop advanced data analysis algorithms supporting new high-value customer use cases.
A key driver of the CytoFLEX platform’s longstanding market success is its sophisticated data analysis software suite, which allows users to predict unknown properties of their test samples. At project initiation, Triple Ring was tasked with designing algorithms to expand the number of high-value customer use cases from two to ten.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences sought to capture market value held by third-party solutions while maintaining performance, flexibility, and speed of development across multiple technical disciplines.
Triple Ring applied cross-disciplinary expertise in optics, simulation, and system design to improve performance and manufacturability.
Key technical efforts included:
Client
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
The expanded analytics capabilities enabled Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to flexibly support multiple high-value customer use cases, strengthening the competitive position of the CytoFLEX platform and enabling future growth.
The collaboration produced valuable intellectual property and enhanced software capabilities that positioned the platform to capture market share previously held by third-party solutions.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team blended deep optics knowledge with advanced algorithm development, data science, and software engineering — expanding the CytoFLEX platform’s analytical capabilities from two to ten high-value customer use cases and capturing market share previously held by third-party solutions.
Daniel and Hailey collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring and Beckman Coulter on this project.
Optics & Applied Physics
Dr. Daniel Badali brings deep expertise in advanced algorithms, optics, and radiation physics. His work bridges software and hardware, enabling complex simulation, imaging, and sterilization technologies that help turn sophisticated concepts into reliable medical solutions.
Bioinstrumentation & Data Science
Hailey Gryka brings expertise at the intersection of bioinstrumentation and data science. Her work spans device design, data processing, and system validation, helping teams move seamlessly from early concepts to manufacturable, reliable solutions.
Client
AiM Medical Robotics
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
AiM Medical Robotics engaged Triple Ring to develop a portable robotic system capable of performing neurosurgical procedures simultaneously with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The resulting prototype established the technical foundation for an MRI-compatible robotic platform designed to support image-guided neurosurgery.
MRI environments rely on strong magnetic fields that prohibit the use of ferromagnetic materials commonly found in traditional robotic systems. Additionally, the limited physical space inside MRI systems imposed strict form factor constraints.
These requirements demanded innovative design strategies to enable reliable robotic motion and positioning inside the MRI environment.
Triple Ring applied first-principles engineering and multidisciplinary design expertise to create an MRI-compatible robotic system.
Key elements of the solution included:
AiM Medical Robotics engaged Triple Ring to develop a portable robotic system capable of performing neurosurgical procedures simultaneously with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The resulting prototype established the technical foundation for an MRI-compatible robotic platform designed to support image-guided neurosurgery.
MRI environments rely on strong magnetic fields that prohibit the use of ferromagnetic materials commonly found in traditional robotic systems. Additionally, the limited physical space inside MRI systems imposed strict form factor constraints.
These requirements demanded innovative design strategies to enable reliable robotic motion and positioning inside the MRI environment.
Triple Ring applied first-principles engineering and multidisciplinary design expertise to create an MRI-compatible robotic system.
Key elements of the solution included:
Client
AiM Medical Robotics
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
The collaboration produced a prototype robotic system with four degrees of freedom, establishing the basis for AiM Medical Robotics’ MRI-compatible neurosurgical platform.
The system demonstrated the feasibility of robotic-assisted neurosurgery within MRI environments and enabled further development of image-guided surgical technologies.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team applied MRI physics, multidisciplinary robotic design, and rapid prototyping to develop a four-axis robotic system capable of performing neurosurgical procedures inside a live MRI environment.
Chris and Chris collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring and AiM Medical Products on this project.
Bio and Electrical Engineering & Program Management
Dr. Chris Mitchell brings deep experience leading multidisciplinary teams developing complex imaging and medical device systems. His work focuses on guiding technical programs from concept through implementation, helping translate advanced technologies into reliable, real-world solutions.
Mechanical Engineering
Chris Todd focuses on biomedical diagnostics and precision instrumentation, integrating fluidics, optics, and mechanical systems. His work supports the development of regulated medical technologies from early concepts through manufacturing, helping teams deliver reliable diagnostic solutions at scale.
Client
Hound Labs
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
Hound Labs engaged Triple Ring to invent a portable breath analyzer capable of detecting recent marijuana use. The system was developed to support point-of-use testing in law enforcement and workplace environments requiring reliable impairment detection.
Starting from an early concept sketch, Triple Ring collaborated with Hound Labs to develop a high-sensitivity breathalyzer platform combining chemical detection and portable instrumentation technologies.
The system needed to detect Δ-9 THC in exhaled breath with clinical-grade sensitivity while maintaining portability and reliability in field conditions.
In addition to engineering challenges, the project required validation of THC pharmacodynamics in breath, including generation of peer-reviewed scientific evidence supporting detection feasibility.
Hound Labs engaged Triple Ring to invent a portable breath analyzer capable of detecting recent marijuana use. The system was developed to support point-of-use testing in law enforcement and workplace environments requiring reliable impairment detection.
Starting from an early concept sketch, Triple Ring collaborated with Hound Labs to develop a high-sensitivity breathalyzer platform combining chemical detection and portable instrumentation technologies.
The system needed to detect Δ-9 THC in exhaled breath with clinical-grade sensitivity while maintaining portability and reliability in field conditions.
In addition to engineering challenges, the project required validation of THC pharmacodynamics in breath, including generation of peer-reviewed scientific evidence supporting detection feasibility.
Client
Hound Labs
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
Triple Ring assembled multidisciplinary development teams to design and validate a fully integrated breath analysis platform combining microfluidic sampling and portable device technologies.
Development efforts included:
Triple Ring delivered fully functioning prototype systems consisting of a breath capture device, control station, and microfluidic cartridges.
The system produced clinical-grade data at the point of use, supporting detection of recent marijuana use and enabling development of a first-in-class breath-based detection platform.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team combined microfluidic engineering, biological sensing, portable instrumentation, and clinical validation expertise to develop a first-in-class breath-based THC detection platform capable of delivering clinical-grade results at the point of use.
David and Kevin collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring and Hound Labs on this project.
Mechanical Engineering & Applied Sciences
Dr. David Shack directs the development of complex scientific measurement and analysis systems across multidisciplinary teams. His work integrates algorithms, software, fluidics, and optical technologies, helping advance tools that support precision research and clinical applications.
Biomedical & Systems Engineering
Kevin Limtao connects system requirements, architecture, and integration across complex medical and diagnostic technologies. His work helps teams align design, risk, and performance throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring systems function reliably from early concepts through deployment.
Client
BARDA
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) selected Triple Ring to design, build, and test a low-cost quantitative biomarker detection platform intended for at-home and low-resource healthcare settings. The system was developed to support multiplexed biomarker analysis using compact, user-friendly instrumentation.
The resulting platform integrates biological sensing, embedded electronics, and optical detection technologies into a portable diagnostic system designed to support lab-at-home, point-of-care, and direct-to-consumer workflows.
BARDA identified the need for a low-cost diagnostic platform capable of delivering quantitative biomarker measurements outside traditional laboratory environments. The system needed to support multiplexed testing while remaining accessible for use in resource-limited settings and CLIA-waived environments.
Achieving this capability required integration of complex biological, optical, and electronic subsystems into a compact and manufacturable design. The platform also needed to extend the measurable range of lateral flow immunoassays while maintaining usability and cost targets suitable for broad deployment.
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) selected Triple Ring to design, build, and test a low-cost quantitative biomarker detection platform intended for at-home and low-resource healthcare settings. The system was developed to support multiplexed biomarker analysis using compact, user-friendly instrumentation.
The resulting platform integrates biological sensing, embedded electronics, and optical detection technologies into a portable diagnostic system designed to support lab-at-home, point-of-care, and direct-to-consumer workflows.
BARDA identified the need for a low-cost diagnostic platform capable of delivering quantitative biomarker measurements outside traditional laboratory environments. The system needed to support multiplexed testing while remaining accessible for use in resource-limited settings and CLIA-waived environments.
Achieving this capability required integration of complex biological, optical, and electronic subsystems into a compact and manufacturable design. The platform also needed to extend the measurable range of lateral flow immunoassays while maintaining usability and cost targets suitable for broad deployment.
Client
BARDA
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
Triple Ring applied multidisciplinary expertise across biological sciences, engineering, and embedded systems to develop a scalable diagnostic platform capable of delivering quantitative results from multiplexed lateral flow assays.
Development efforts focused on:
Triple Ring delivered a functional multiplexed diagnostic platform capable of quantifying biomarker concentrations across multiple test channels. The system demonstrated improved quantitative measurement range compared to conventional lateral flow assay readers.
The platform supported deployment across diverse clinical environments, including at-home and point-of-care settings. Ongoing development efforts include system integration and testing of a handheld version designed to further expand accessibility and usability in remote and low-resource healthcare environments.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team combined biological sciences, optical detection, embedded electronics, and diagnostic platform engineering to develop a low-cost multiplexed biomarker detection system capable of delivering quantitative lab-grade results in at-home and resource-limited healthcare settings.
Rachel and Chris collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring and BARDA on this project.
Bioengineering & Applied Science and Systems
Dr. Rachel Gerver advances microfluidic and point-of-care technologies from early development into real-world application. Her work spans technical leadership and systems development, helping teams bring complex innovations to market where they can deliver meaningful impact.
Mechanical Engineering
Chris Todd focuses on biomedical diagnostics and precision instrumentation, integrating fluidics, optics, and mechanical systems. His work supports the development of regulated medical technologies from early concepts through manufacturing, helping teams deliver reliable diagnostic solutions at scale.
Client
Confidential
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
The client selected Triple Ring to design a reusable applicator supporting the delivery of a novel micro-needle patch for transdermal drug administration. The system was intended for patient-administered use in home settings and required consistent mechanical performance to ensure reliable drug delivery.
The resulting combination product integrated a reusable applicator with a micro-needle patch system designed to enable uniform pressure application, supporting consistent adhesion and controlled dosing across diverse patient populations.
The client developed a microneedle-based transdermal patch that required significantly greater uniformity of application pressure compared to traditional adhesive patches. Achieving reliable drug delivery required development of a reusable applicator capable of delivering consistent mechanical force during use.
The applicator needed to function effectively across a wide range of skin types, including variations in thickness, age, moisture content, and anatomical placement. In addition to performance requirements, the design needed to meet durability expectations for repeated home use while maintaining low production cost.
The client selected Triple Ring to design a reusable applicator supporting the delivery of a novel micro-needle patch for transdermal drug administration. The system was intended for patient-administered use in home settings and required consistent mechanical performance to ensure reliable drug delivery.
The resulting combination product integrated a reusable applicator with a micro-needle patch system designed to enable uniform pressure application, supporting consistent adhesion and controlled dosing across diverse patient populations.
The client developed a microneedle-based transdermal patch that required significantly greater uniformity of application pressure compared to traditional adhesive patches. Achieving reliable drug delivery required development of a reusable applicator capable of delivering consistent mechanical force during use.
The applicator needed to function effectively across a wide range of skin types, including variations in thickness, age, moisture content, and anatomical placement. In addition to performance requirements, the design needed to meet durability expectations for repeated home use while maintaining low production cost.
Client
Confidential
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
Triple Ring applied interdisciplinary expertise across materials science, mechanical engineering, and life sciences to design an applicator capable of delivering controlled pressure during patch placement. The development effort focused on optimizing performance across diverse user conditions while maintaining manufacturability and reliability.
Key development efforts included:
Triple Ring delivered a reusable applicator integrated with a micro-needle array patch, forming a single-entity combination product designed for intracutaneous drug delivery. The system enabled rapid drug absorption while supporting consistent dosing performance.
The completed applicator enabled the client to advance into clinical trials and demonstrate the effectiveness of the technology to healthcare stakeholders. The underlying technology was ultimately acquired by a vaccine manufacturer, supporting continued development and commercialization.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team combined mechanical engineering, materials science, and life sciences expertise to design a reusable applicator capable of delivering consistent, uniform pressure across diverse patient skin types — enabling reliable transdermal drug delivery in home settings.
Walt and Gabe collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring on this project.
Medical Device Design & Translational Medicine
Walt Cecka brings decades of experience translating novel medical technologies into first-to-market products. He works closely with innovators to shape early concepts into structured development programs that advance patient care across a wide range of clinical applications.
Materials Characterization & Development
Dr. Gabe Chow specializes in materials characterization and mechanical system development across macro to nanoscale environments. His work supports the design, testing, and reliability of advanced materials and mechanical systems, helping translate innovative concepts into durable, real-world solutions.
Client
Fortune 500 IVD Company
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
A Fortune 500 diagnostics manufacturer worked with Triple Ring to modernize a legacy in vitro diagnostic (IVD) platform facing component obsolescence and software limitations. The project focused on refreshing the system architecture while maintaining regulatory equivalency with an existing FDA-cleared product.
The resulting platform replaced obsolete hardware, migrated legacy software, and introduced updated industrial design elements while preserving compatibility with established manufacturing and regulatory pathways.
The client faced the obsolescence of critical hardware components, including single-board computers and microcontrollers, within an existing diagnostic platform. Compounding the challenge, original firmware source code was unavailable, and institutional knowledge associated with the system had diminished over time.
In addition to restoring functionality, the refreshed system needed to maintain regulatory equivalence to the original device in order to qualify for a Special 510(k) submission. This requirement demanded careful reverse engineering, system validation, and modernization without introducing unintended performance deviations.
A Fortune 500 diagnostics manufacturer worked with Triple Ring to modernize a legacy in vitro diagnostic (IVD) platform facing component obsolescence and software limitations. The project focused on refreshing the system architecture while maintaining regulatory equivalency with an existing FDA-cleared product.
The resulting platform replaced obsolete hardware, migrated legacy software, and introduced updated industrial design elements while preserving compatibility with established manufacturing and regulatory pathways.
The client faced the obsolescence of critical hardware components, including single-board computers and microcontrollers, within an existing diagnostic platform. Compounding the challenge, original firmware source code was unavailable, and institutional knowledge associated with the system had diminished over time.
In addition to restoring functionality, the refreshed system needed to maintain regulatory equivalence to the original device in order to qualify for a Special 510(k) submission. This requirement demanded careful reverse engineering, system validation, and modernization without introducing unintended performance deviations.
Client
Fortune 500 IVD Company
Practice Areas
Core Disciplines
Triple Ring implemented a structured modernization strategy combining reverse engineering, hardware redesign, and software migration. The development effort focused on preserving functional equivalency while introducing modern components and improving long-term maintainability.
Development efforts included:
Triple Ring delivered a fully refreshed IVD platform supported by a comprehensive regulatory submission package demonstrating equivalency to the original FDA-cleared device. The updated system maintained functional continuity while addressing long-term hardware and software sustainability.
The refreshed design integrated seamlessly into existing manufacturing workflows, enabling uninterrupted production and maintaining cost targets. The modernization effort positioned the platform for continued market competitiveness while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational reliability.
Triple Ring Talent
At Triple Ring, we draw on a deep bench of expertise across diverse disciplines matched to each innovation challenge. For this project, our team combined reverse engineering, embedded systems, software migration, regulatory strategy, and industrial design expertise to modernize a legacy IVD platform — restoring long-term sustainability while maintaining full regulatory equivalency with the original FDA-cleared device.
Rob and Anne collaborated with many talented colleagues across Triple Ring on this project.
Interdisciplinary Product Design
Robert de Saint Phalle shapes product design strategies that connect engineering, user experience, and emerging technologies. His work helps teams translate complex ideas into thoughtful, functional products that bring new technologies to life.
Biomedical & Systems Engineering
Anne Preut leads systems engineering efforts that integrate hardware, firmware, assays, and fluidics across complex diagnostic technologies. Her work aligns cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle, helping ensure systems perform reliably from early feasibility through production.
Client
Large Corporations
Practice Areas
Background
Sustaining engineering is more than product maintenance and implementing market requests; it’s a strategic approach to keeping legacy products competitive and profitable over decades. At Triple Ring, we don’t simply maintain legacy products – we transform them to meet modern demands. We add high-value features like AI in addition to updating industrial design, increasing reliability, and lowering production costs. We also address evolving regulatory risk, including cyber security, while carefully protecting core intellectual property.
Modernization of Legacy Products
Keeping products ahead in the market through:
Background
Sustaining engineering is more than product maintenance and implementing market requests; it’s a strategic approach to keeping legacy products competitive and profitable over decades. At Triple Ring, we don’t simply maintain legacy products – we transform them to meet modern demands. We add high-value features like AI in addition to updating industrial design, increasing reliability, and lowering production costs. We also address evolving regulatory risk, including cyber security, while carefully protecting core intellectual property.
Modernization of Legacy Products
Keeping products ahead in the market through:
Client
Large Corporations
Practice Areas
AI Enhancement
Enhancing legacy systems with physics-based AI improves performance, accuracy, and efficiency, and supports predictive maintenance. These features dramatically extend product lifespan without costly hardware upgrades. Triple Ring has the experience and expertise in AI algorithm design and integration to modernize products and create new valuable solutions for customers.
Supply Chain Optimization
Updating and optimizing supply chains addresses obsolescence, reduces cost, increases production yields and product reliability. Triple Ring and our partners ensure smooth production, minimize disruptions, and unlock new cost-saving opportunities for your legacy products.
Why Partner with Triple Ring?
Successful products often outlive the teams that launched them resulting in critical knowledge gaps within organizations that grow over time. Product companies need a trusted partner with deep expertise in reverse engineering, modern regulatory standards, supply chain access, and expertise in AI. Partnering with Triple ring unlocks these benefits, and importantly, saves product companies the cost and schedule delays associated with rebuilding engineering teams. Ensure product success and optimal return on investment over the long haul by engaging with Triple Ring on your next sustaining engineering project.