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Discover our recent news stories, including launches, upcoming events, awards and our thoughts on strategy, industrial design and engineering.

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12th December 2024

Christmas at Smallfry: The Ultimate Design Wish List

12th November 2024

Launching This Week: The Trio Motion-PLC

29th October 2024

The Importance of Design Research

14th August 2024

Research to Reality: Crossing the Chasm of Commercialisation

1st August 2024

Smallfry Becomes a Medilink Patron

9th July 2024

Unlocking Speed: An Expert’s Insights into Rapid Product Development

Guide to Strategic NPD, Research, Consumer Insights

26th June 2024

What Next? Your Guide to Strategic NPD

12th June 2024

The Benefits of a Fresh Perspective

7th March 2024

Digital Health Revolution: Empowering Patients to Take Charge of Their Health

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29th February 2024

Discover the Power of Human-Centred Design in Medical Device Development

31st January 2024

Designing for Loyalty and Adherence in the Medical Device Design Process

17th January 2024

The Power of Human Centred Design in Medical Device Innovation

4th January 2024

Medical Device Design Services

15th November 2023

Does Consumer Insight (CI) Research Stifle Innovation?

12th September 2023

Ensuring NPD is Right for Your Market Every Time

Medical AR headset displaying key information

10th August 2023

Smallfry designs revolutionary medical AR headset

13th February 2023

Smallfry helps POWERbreathe develop the EX1.

12th January 2023

2023: What You Need To Know, Now

6th December 2022

Why you can’t let the post-Brexit funding landscape get in the way of your next great innovation

17th November 2022

Skateboard dad – what the John Lewis Christmas ad has to do with your big ideas for new product development

16th November 2022

Photon Therapeutics are showcasing the Photon UVC at the London Vet Show 17-18th November

12th October 2022

Energising an Iconic Brand through Strategic Design

6th October 2022

6 Ways to Thrive during Economic Turmoil

3rd August 2022

The Regenerative Power of Strategic Design

Smallfry Design QuickCheck Medical Device Design 10,000x Faster

27th July 2022

MicroBioSensor launches QUICKCHECK™ a medical device designed in partnership with Smallfry

Smallfry Design Quanta Dialysis Wins MacRobert Award

13th July 2022

Quanta Wins Coveted MacRobert Award

17th May 2022

We are just a little bit excited to share with you our latest news…

11th May 2022

JOBY Wavo Pro – The Must Have Vloggers Accessory

25th March 2022

Looking for an Internship? Want to gain real-life experience in a fast-paced design consultancy?

18th March 2022

CONNECTING INVESTORS, INNOVATORS, & ENTREPRENEURS

2nd March 2022

Just stop. Slow down and think a little more about what you are doing and why?

28th February 2022

Innovation Bullseyes – Desirability, Feasibility and Viability

11th January 2022

Strategic Design Innovation and Vision Setting

14th December 2021

Our Milestone Year – 50 Years In The Making

8th December 2021

New strategic partnership with the West Midlands Health Tech Cluster

29th April 2021

We help businesses to win valuable innovation funding

20th April 2021

Engineering Design Show 2021 – Reconnect

26th February 2021

Visual Brand Language – Not Just a Logo

7th January 2021

Medilink Patron, Datalink Electronics, join forces as a partner in a £1.7M grant funded project with Microbiosensor & Smallfry

6th August 2020

Innovation for Growth – No ordinary design consultancy. Our results are extraordinary!

22nd July 2020

Forward Thinking – the lasting effects of COVID-19!

8th July 2020

Seeing the opportunities emerging from a crisis is not the same as being able to seize them

2nd June 2020

Remote Working From Home: COVID-19

2nd June 2020

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