Custom Software Development for the Life Sciences
From SaMD to analytical instrumentation, we partner with you to deliver compliant, scalable software built around the unique needs of your life sciences projects.
A collaborative approach to software development
Our life sciences specialists work as an extension of your existing team by understand your goals, monitoring progress, and ensuring every decision aligns with your project objectives. We work closely with our partners to understand their requirements, identify where we can add value and to ensure alignment at every step.
Software built for market readiness and scaling.
Our experienced team collaborate with you to deliver custom built software that not only solves complex problems, but prioritises the needs of end users, from MVP to commercialisation. Firefinch offers custom solutions to solve technical hurdles that align with key regulatory frameworks from project kick off to avoid costly future rework.
Sectors we support
Biotechnology
From biotech instrument control software to scalable workflows for biological data, Firefinch builds the software that fulfils your brief. Whether you’re managing multi-omics data, running high-throughput screening, or developing AI-powered research tools, our software development experts here in the UK regularly collaborate with biotechnology teams to create value from complex datasets aligned to business goals.
Medical Devices
We develop IEC 62304 compliant medical device software for medtech startups and established manufacturers, including SaMD solutions and cloud-connected device platforms to seamlessly interface with your hardware. Our team navigates UK, FDA or EU MDR, and IVD requirements so you can focus on the end user and getting your project to market.
Instrumentation
Unlike generic software, our domain knowledge allows us to ask the right questions from project kick-off. We combine skilful software engineering with our comprehensive understanding of rigorous standards such as GMP, which means shorter discovery cycles, fewer misaligned requirements or rework, and software that aligns with novel methodologies.
Digital Health
We provide custom software development for medtech startups as a strategic partner and not just a development resource. Our team are equipped to guide you through the appropriate architecture for your product, align with the appropriate regulatory pathway, e.g. HIPAA or HL7, and build a roadmap that gets you to market faster. You stay focused on the science and the clinical problem. We’ll handle the software.
Agriculture
Agriculture is generating more data than ever before, from sensors in the field to connected machinery, environmental monitoring networks, and genomics research in the lab. Turning that data into decisions that improve yield, efficiency, and sustainability requires software that is built with both technical rigour and genuine understanding of how agriculture actually works.
Learn More
Read a selection of case studies from our previous work delivered in partnership with our clients.
"We cannot speak highly enough of the role that the Firefinch software development team have played over the course of this project. From the outset, project management, communication and delivery have met and exceeded our expectations."
Dr Foteini Manolaraki
Health Planning Development Manager, SRUC
"Their ability to engage with a diverse mix of industrial, academic and technical stakeholders, coupled with their unparalleled grasp of key software solutions has been critical."
Kim Cameron
Senior Business Engagement Manager, IBIOIC/C-Sum
"Firefinch have been supreme from start to finish, professional, attentive and handled everything with an excellent degree of communication."
Alan McLevy
Business Dev Manager, Absolute EJuice
"Firefinch brought a range of skills, vital for product development and proved to be knowledgeable, trustworthy, and a supportive partner.”
Dr Tiffany Wood
CEO, Dyneval
"Firefinch integrated quickly and easily into our project with excellent communication throughout. This enabled us to rapidly progress our project whilst ensuring that the scope was closely adhered to. We would happily work with Firefinch on other projects in the future."
Dave Forrest
Project Engineer, Swift TG Energy
"Their efficiency, engagement, and responsiveness made the entire process smooth and stress-free. I’d highly recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and knowledgeable software consultancy."
Joyce Bennett
CEO, Morf
"The Firefinch team went above and beyond to understand our requirements and were amazing to work with, completing the project within the agreed schedule, budget and even exceeding the initial scope of work, working to very tight timescales. "
Peter William Tinning
CEO and Co-Founder, Northern Light Microscopy
Our Services
Firefinch offers a spectrum of software development services. We build desktop, web and mobile software, design secure and validated data pipelines, and can shape your product from early MVP through to compliant, production-ready release. Our capabilities include custom medical device and instrument control software, onboard data processing to API development and integration, algorithm design, and AI and machine learning.
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Capabilities
We are experienced in developing solutions for our clients, ranging from cloud-based web applications to desktop instrument control systems – building the customer facing-products or internal business systems you need.
Analytical instrumentation
Algorithms & Data Analysis
R&D Data Platforms
Domain Expertise & Analysis
Concepts & Prototypes
Feasibility & Advisory Services
