Overview
From napkin sketch to pilot production, we deliver seamless, end-to-end product development for diagnostics, life sciences, and medical devices. Our team integrates assay science, engineering, design, and regulatory strategy to not only meet rigorous product requirements, but to push boundaries and redefine what’s possible in the industry—building solutions that are usable, manufacturable, and market-ready.
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Why Arete?
At Arete, we don’t just solve problems—we solve them with you. Our cross-functional team partners with yours across the entire product journey, blending technical depth and creative thinking to deliver viable, regulator-ready solutions—faster and with less risk.
our expertise
Assay & Consumable Development
We design and optimize chemistry for sensitivity, and reproducibility and integrate this seamlessly within consumables to meet market needs.
Prototyping, Testing & Integration
We iterate early and often, integrating usability testing, risk analyses, and DFM/DFA to ensure your design meets technical and user requirements.
System Engineering & Instrument Design
We create reliable systems from the ground up—mechanical, electrical, and software—ready for manufacturing and scaling.
Services Overview

Laying Your Product’s Foundation
Where science meets strategy — building assays and core technologies that set the stage for everything that follows.
- De Novo Assay Development – Designing new molecular, immuno, or biochemical assays from scratch.
- Assay Optimization – Tuning sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility across sample types.
- Reagent Formulation – Developing lyophilized or spray-dried reagents for robust storage and transport.
- Surface & Extraction Chemistry – Expertise in nucleic acid prep, solid-phase binding, and amplification workflows.
- Feasibility & Proof-of-Concept – Early-stage validation of scientific or technical concepts to reduce development risk.
Scientific Strategy & System Design
Assay Development
Feasibility

Engineering the Core
Transforming ideas into robust, testable systems through smart mechanical, fluidic, and electrical design.
- Consumable & Hardware Design – Custom cartridges, housings, and swabs designed for usability and scale.
- Mechanical & Electromechanical Engineering – Subassemblies, actuators, and moving parts designed with DFM in mind.
- Electronics & Sensor Integration – PCB layout, circuit design, and embedded sensing for system feedback.
- Thermal & Fluidic Architecture – Microfluidics, heating elements, and pump/valve systems for precise control.
- Optical Modules – Fluorescence, absorbance, or imaging-based detection options (when applicable).
- Assay Integration – Translating workflows into compatible mechanical and fluidic operations.
- Rapid Subsystem Prototyping – Fast-track testing of optical, mechanical, or electronic subsystems.
- Design for Manufacturing – Optimizing material selection and part geometry for scalable production.
Consumable Design
Instrument Engineering
Assay Integration

Building the Integrated Platform
Aligning all components — hardware, software, and workflow — into a cohesive and intuitive product experience.
- Platform Integration – Merging mechanical, electrical, and software elements into a unified system.
- Embedded Software & Firmware – Device control, automation, and user interface integration.
- System Architecture – Defining modular interfaces between consumables, instruments, and user workflows.
- Design Traceability – Full documentation for design history files, V&V plans, and regulatory compliance.
- Risk Management – Performing FMEA, hazard analysis, and risk mitigation across system functions.
Subsystem Integration
Software Development
Risk Management

Launching at Scale
Supporting you through production scale-up, regulatory milestones, and long-term sustainability.
- Pilot Production – Low-volume runs to validate yield, reliability, and QC workflows.
- QMS Development – ISO 13485 and 21 CFR Part 820-compliant systems for growing teams.
- Clinical & Regulatory Support – Site selection, IRB planning, and clinical trial execution.
- Manufacturing Transfer – CM onboarding, BOMs, documentation, and process mapping.
- Supply Chain Planning – Vendor selection, logistics support, and COGS reduction strategies.
- Post-Market Engineering – Version control, field support, and sustaining engineering.
Manufacturing Readiness
Regulatory Strategy
Product Support
Testimonial

We’ve made rapid, high-quality progress and got a lot of value for our investment. I’ve already recommended Arete to others—and we’re planning to bring them into our next platform project. This is a partnership I want to continue for years to come.
Bryan Rice
President & CTO