Chromaviso – Circadian lighting solutions

Services

-> Product design
-> UI/UX Design
-> Brand visuals and marketing materials

Year

Collaboration since 2008

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Chromaviso

Made By Makers helped Chromaviso translate their complex light-therapy technology into an ultra-reliable product ecosystem. The core industrial design challenge centered on creating both analog control panels and digital interfaces that hospital staff can operate flawlessly under high-stress clinical conditions.

Our role

Serving as a long-term strategic partner, we delivered a holistic design ecosystem. Our work spanned the industrial design of tactile hardware panels, intuitive digital user interfaces (UI/UX), and a variety of corporate graphics and marketing materials.

Process

The design process combined collaborative workshops with Chromaviso, various paper and digital sketching, hospital visits and user interviews. To bring the concepts to life, we engineered numerous physical models and prototypes. These underwent rigorous testing and validation in hospitals to ensure flawless tactile button feedback and intuitive digital workflows.

Made By Makers has been our long-term partner for more than 10 years - and we are very pleased with the collaboration and the advice and solutions they have delivered. Made By Makers has a great understanding of our solutions and the needs and wishes of the users. Together, we have developed projects across both digital and analog platforms.

- Head of Innovation, Torben Skov Hansen

Result

The result is an intuitive ecosystem of physical and digital light control panels that successfully translates complex healthcare technology into an effortless daily user experience. We are immensely proud of this enduring, multi-year partnership with Chromaviso.

Client

Chromaviso is a leader in health-supportive lighting, providing evidence-based Ergonomic and Circadian Lighting solutions that improve well-being, precision, and recovery for patients and staff in the healthcare sector.

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DALI

IO-12 Headphones

Harvard Bioscience

UltroSpec 35c colorimeter

Arla

Milk Houses

SurgeryTech

Services

-> Product design
-> Visual identity
-> Instructional animation
-> Brand visuals and marketing materials

Year

2018

The challenge was to develop KatScope - a patented, sterile, single-use device for both laparoscopic and thoracoscopic single-port surgical procedures. In high-stress operating environments, medical equipment must be reliable, ergonomic, and easy to use. To achieve this, we focused on a user-centric design while building a cohesive ecosystem around the KatScope device, including its visual identity, an instruction manual, and various branding materials.

Our role

We took on a 360-degree role spanning from initial industrial design to full brand execution of the KatScope system. Made By Makers handled the complete development lifecycle from the physical KatScope device design, ergonomic optimization, graphical identity, user manuals, animation and 3D animations for instructional use.

Process

Our design process was rooted in iterative user research and real-world validation. To ensure optimal ergonomics and functional safety for the KatScope device, we developed a range of functional high-fidelity prototypes and test models. In collaboration with surgical expert Niels Katballe, the models were subjected to critical preclinical testing on pigs. These simulations provided invaluable, actionable insights into workflow, tactile feedback, and material performance under real operating conditions. The insights were then translated into iterative design refinement, a sterile-compliant CMF (Color, Material, Finish) specification, and intuitive user manuals.

Result

The outcome is the KatScope device, a medical device that integrates into modern surgical workflows. In collaboration with SurgeryTech, we took KatScope from an initial idea to a complete, market-ready package. Beyond the medical device itself, we created the entire launch ecosystem, including the visual identity, marketing materials, and instruction manuals. The final product balances advanced medical features with a simple, clean design, making it easy for surgical teams to use.

Client

SurgeryTech is an innovative Danish medical technology company dedicated to advancing surgical precision, safety, and efficiency. By developing next-generation medical devices for complex clinical environments, SurgeryTech focuses on creating intuitive products with life-saving functionality that empowers surgeons and clinical staff in the operating room.

Betaconnect

The Betaconnect electronic auto-injector was developed to facilitate a gentler, lower-force injection. The system can be operated with one hand, featuring automatic needle insertion and retraction. Injection speed, needle insertion depth and injection reminders can be individually customized by the patient. The injection data is uploaded to a website via a cable or Bluetooth.

Statement by the Jury:
The auto-injector’s excellent ergonomics provide the user with the necessary safety, while the smooth silhouette emphasises its softness.

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Aria Auto-Injector

Aria is a reusable autoinjector designed for assisting patients in taking self-injectable medications safely and easily. The autoinjector has a small form factor to facilitate both storing and portability while also providing a comfortable handling experience. Aria is a platform product intended to be customized to individual medication brands, by changing colors, material and finish of exterior parts.

Exseed Health

Services

-> Product design
-> Packaging design
-> Brand visuals and marketing materials

Year

2018

We collaborated with ExSeed Health to design a home-testing device that addresses male fertility. Our design task was to transform complex fertility science into a user-friendly, private tool, empowering men to test sperm quality at home and improve their path to conception.

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Sarstedt Tempus1800®

Services

-> Product Design
-> UI/UX Design
-> Brand visuals and marketing materials
-> Animation

Year

2014 - present

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© SARSTEDT AG & Co. KG

Sarstedt is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of both instruments and consumables within the medicine and science fields. Together with their dedicated team, we helped them develop the design ethos and subsequently the industrial design of their Tempus1800® product line-up. The system enables simple, no-instructions-needed, one-touch sample transport from the point of collection to the relevant laboratory.

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Hegenberger Speculum

Services

-> Product design
-> Design for manufacturing
-> Brand visuals and marketing materials

Year

2020

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Malene Hegenberger

Born out of frustration with the status quo, midwife Malene Hegenberger invented a new speculum. An iterative process with multiple models and 3D-printed samples resulted in a revolutionary instrument that improves perennial suturing of genital trauma following childbirth. The new design replaces the current metal speculum with a smooth, ergonomic design, increasing accessibility during suturing, allowing the clinician to work more efficiently, alleviating pain for the patient, and providing better post-partum outcomes for the mother.

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Cortex Technology

Services

-> Industrial design
-> UI Design
-> Design language development

Years

2021 - 2022

We helped Cortex Technology transition their class-leading clinical instruments to an all-new market position as a top-tier Aesthetic Analyser used by professional dermatologists. Together with Cortex stakeholders, we identified the pain points of the current system, created a simplified user flow addressing both usage and storage scenarios, and developed an integrated, cohesive design and brand experience.

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