Medical device and pharmaceutical companies face increasing pressure to design safe, effective products while reducing complexity, costs, and time to market.
To address these challenges, many are adopting technologies like computational modeling and simulation (CM&S) to enable simulations and manage data.
These tools streamline workflows by embedding regulatory compliance and SOPs into engineering processes. As digital transformation expands beyond electronic health records and IoT, it is increasingly revolutionizing R&D.
Topics covered include:
Types of Digital Transformation including Process, Business Model, Domain, and Cultural Transformation.
Opportunities in Healthcare.
Use Cases in Materials Compliance, Digital Twins, and Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE).

Great products are composed of high-quality components, but optimally designed components do not necessarily result in optimal systems. When assembled, components must function together as a system to meet performance and safety standards. Physical testing of these integrated systems is costly and may not identify optimal configurations or potential shortcomings.
Computational modeling is a recognized alternative to physical testing, but has traditionally been siloed across design disciplines. To address this, Ansys developed a digital prototyping platform that allows multispecialty teams to collaborate and understand integrated product behavior. This white paper explores its application in developing a digital system prototype of a wearable insulin pump.
Topics covered include:
What is Digital System Prototyping?
Wearable Insulin Pump Overview.
The Use of Simulation Modeling Across the Entire Product Architecture and Product Development Cycle.

Regardless of your engineering field, the challenges you face can be solved more easily using simulation. Simulation software enables you to work faster and smarter: Instead of building and testing a series of physical prototypes — a costly and time-consuming process — you can quickly test many more virtual prototypes to optimize your product design. You will beat your competitors to market, with confidence that your design will perform flawlessly in service, the first time and every time.
ANSYS is the world-leading simulation software company, servicing industry leaders in aerospace, automotive, defense, electronics, energy, materials and chemical processing, turbomachinery, consumer products, healthcare, sports, and many other sectors.
In the Classroom
Because simulation is the future of engineering, every student should graduate with simulation skills to be successful in the real world. The ANSYS portfolio of academic products is our commitment to the future of engineering. ANSYS leads the way in simulation education with our Academic Suite of products, which includes free access for students to our AIM Student and ANSYS Student products.
● AIM Student — Provides access to a version ANSYS AIM Pro, an easy-to-use simulation platform capable of running all ANSYS physics solvers.
● ANSYS Student — Provides access to versions of ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS CFD, ANSYS Autodyn, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS SpaceClaim, and ANSYS DesignXplorer.
These products are flexible enough to be valuable to users with varying levels of expertise, from undergraduate students and teachers to postgraduate and faculty researchers. To see how they are being used at Cornell University, please watch this video.
The Experience in Academia
ANSYS Academic products are used by hundreds of universities and colleges in over 60 countries around the world. Our campus-wide solutions provide a low-cost, high-performance bundle of simulation technology. You can gain an overview of our portfolio of Academic products by watching this video. Or to learn how specific universities are leveraging these resources, read the article below called Simulation-Driven Teaching and Research.
Competing at a High Level
Hundreds of university-based student teams have used ANSYS software to successfully participate in competitions such as Formula SAE (FSAE), Solar Challenge, SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design, Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) and more. Adding competition to the equation is a fun way of adding to the simulation learning experience.
Find out more about the ANSYS Academic program at www.ansys.com/academic.
References
ANSYS Free Download: http://www.ansys.com/Products/Academic/ANSYS-Student
ANSYS Academic Cornell University Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-2aBF-law&feature=youtu.be
Simulation-Driven Teaching and Research: http://resource.ansys.com/staticassets/ANSYS/staticassets/resourcelibrary/article/AA-V2-I2-Simulation-Driven-Teaching.pdf
ANSYS Academic Solutions Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwC4u7B5QcE
ANSYS Usage Support Resources: http://www.ansys.com/Products/Academic/Support-Resources