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News:Firefinch joins ABHI and launches UK–Europe training roadshow for medical device developers
Modern generative AI is impressive – it’s now feasible to avoid search engines and instead use search-capable generative AI to answer questions. AI can generate images, (bad) poems, and even code. So what is it good for, and when is it good enough? It’s very appealing to cut out the expensive developers and start talking to an LLM right away to build your next product. And it can work – there are products on the market currently which were built primarily using AI. Why not your next product? The reality is more nuanced. Code generation can genuinely accelerate certain tasks. But depending on what you’re building, the speed you gain upfront can become a liability later—costing your organization time, money, and trust.
Getting Ready to Code: 5 Essential Steps for Medical Device Software Development
At Firefinch, we're often approached by exciting medical device startups who are eager to start writing code for their revolutionary products....
5 Common Mistakes When Developing Software For Your Medical Device
At Firefinch, we love working with start-ups at the absolute forefront of innovation. They have great ideas, an exciting plan, and a lot of energy -...
You can’t beat a beta-defensin
As featured originally by the UK BioIndustry Association – www.bioindustry.org/resource/you-cant-beat-a-beta-defensin.html Meet Dr Jimi Wills. With...
The new C# language capabilities
Here William Acton, Director at Firefinch Software, reviews the new native AOT feature in .NET 7 and how it makes it feasible to write a library in...
Phages in medicine and biotechnology
In our latest blog Adam Ostrowski discusses #Phages in #medicine and #biotechnology Adam studied biotechnology at the University of Gdansk in...
Firefinch Career Stories
Here are just some of the amazing career journeys people have made on their way to Firefinch… Director I didn’t know I wanted to be a Software...





