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koji

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About koji

Shift Labs co-founder YCW15 (www.shiftlabs.com).

viaCycle co-founder YCS12 (www.viacycle.com).

Mechanical engineer with interest in sustainable design, robots, and other nerdtastic things.

Twitter: @viaKoji

YC Badge: 0xb95d16a976893f96b6b4b6cfc50009717c84a12d

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    We hired a consultant to help put together the paperwork and deal with the actual submission itself. They did not support us on putting our documentation together, and could not pr…

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    There is also a very high overhead required for simply getting products to market. When the easiest way to proceed is by hiring high-priced consultants who hold all the keys, it ma…

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    Our 510k is definitely a sliver of the various forms of requirements that may be needed depending your product space and classification. We're hoping this repo will grow as other c…

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    Agreed. We'd like to expand fom just FDA specifically (and 510k specific), and get into maintaining quality standards. There are numerous different segments you can expand to as we…

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    Comment #11732924

    We don't have any experience with food and supplements with the FDA, so don't have a lot to offer. The hope is that based on your experiences, you could contribute to github.com/Sh…

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    Alex, happy to help. First thing would be to review our 510k documents we made available on the github repo, and see if there are any specific gaps. Start a conversation and submit…

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    Hello! I'm CTO of Shift Labs. Happy to answer anyone's questions about making the FDA process more accessible to startups.

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    Shift Labs (YCW15) is looking for our first embedded systems hire in Seattle. We’re a Y Combinator backed company creating innovative and simple devices for fast-growing healthcare…

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    Embedded Systems Engineer | Shift Labs (YCW15) | http://www.shiftlabs.com | Seattle, WA Help change medical devices. We're looking for an immediate electrical engineer with embedde…

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    This may just be a result of their maturity. The YC companies may seem "not very good" because they're closer to market and practical application. When it comes to research, partic…

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    Functionality will not be made less of a priority, but we are making design and usability equally as important. Doing so helps cut down on training and support required for equipme…

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    Comment #9216351

    Thanks for reaching out! AsthmaMD looks like a great product. Would love to connect in the future.

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    The device does not currently have the CE Marking, but it is something we recognize as very important to sell in certain markets. We're working on it!

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    Thank you! Every day we wake up wanting to work towards a better healthcare solution. There are many ways to solve it, and this is just one of many, but we feel this is where we ca…