Planet Innovation
Planet Innovation provides comprehensive product design, engineering, and manufacturing services for the diagnostics, life sciences, and healthcare industries, with facilities in the US and Australia.
Services
Planet Innovation provides comprehensive end-to-end product design, engineering, and manufacturing services primarily for the diagnostics, life sciences, and healthcare industries. The company offers a full suite of services from market opportunity identification to design, engineering, digital solutions, manufacturing, and commercial launch. Their services support high-volume devices, complex IVD instruments, and sterile consumables.
Medical Device Manufacturing Facility
Planet Innovation expanded its manufacturing capabilities by opening a new 70,000 sq.ft. medical device manufacturing facility in Irvine, CA. This facility significantly increases the company's manufacturing floor space in the United States, allowing them to better serve the market with FDA-registered and ISO 13485:2016 compliant facilities. Specialized areas include ISO Class 7 cleanrooms, wet labs, science labs, reliability labs, and optics labs.
Innovation and Product Development
Planet Innovation's BRIGHT® process serves as the foundation for all product development and commercialization activities. This innovation framework ensures systematic progress from idea to market-ready product. Key examples of their product development include the NeoSync connectivity solution for point-of-care devices and the LeviCell EOS system developed for LevitasBio. Additionally, their Digital Services team offers customized digital health and IoT solutions for regulated medical environments.
Venture Incubation and Support Program
Planet Innovation runs an incubator program to support internal ventures and select external partner companies. This program helps both early-stage ventures and mature businesses to grow, providing access to their extensive expertise and resources. An example is their work with Vitalic Medical, a digital health company partnered with leading hospital operators to enhance patient safety.
Facility Locations and Compliance
Planet Innovation operates three offices across the US and Australia, equipped with specialist product development and ISO 13485:2016 certified manufacturing facilities. Their global manufacturing strategy includes constructing scalable facilities to serve both markets effectively, ensuring dual-source manufacturing capabilities. These facilities are registered with the FDA and equipped to handle regulated medical devices and consumables.