Brian Costello Design LLC

Brian Costello Design LLC is a specialized design agency focused exclusively on medical devices and life sciences product development. The firm brings over 15 years of combined experience designing drug delivery systems, diagnostic devices, and combination products for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

The company offers integrated design services spanning product user interfaces, packaging and labeling, and instructional materials for both clinical and home-use environments. Their approach combines human factors engineering, industrial design, graphic design, and user experience design to create intuitive medical products. They have contributed to bringing 6 medical devices to market and hold 27+ utility and design patents.

Brian Costello Design emphasizes research-driven, iterative product development that integrates human-centered design principles with technical feasibility and commercial constraints. The firm works flexibly across project timelines, from short design sprints to multi-year development programs, either leading initiatives independently or integrating into larger client teams.

Choose Brian Costello Design when developing medical devices requiring deep human factors expertise and regulatory consideration, particularly drug delivery systems and combination products. Their specialized focus means they understand the unique challenges of designing for both patient usability and regulatory compliance.

Expect a research-driven design process with emphasis on creating physical and digital prototypes for user validation. Their small team structure allows for direct access to senior designers throughout the engagement, making them particularly suitable for companies seeking a nimble, specialized partner rather than a large full-service agency.

Brian Costello Design operates exclusively within medical and life sciences, focusing specifically on drug delivery systems, diagnostic devices, and combination products. Their healthcare specialization encompasses designing for both clinical environments and home-use scenarios, with particular expertise in addressing the unique human factors challenges of patient self-administration.

The firm's work centers on navigating regulatory requirements while creating intuitive user experiences across physical devices, packaging, labeling, and instructional materials. Their client base includes leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies developing products subject to FDA oversight and human factors validation requirements.

Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers developing self-administration drug delivery systems who need specialized human factors expertise and integrated design services. Companies at any stage from early discovery research to design freeze who value deep domain expertise over generalist capabilities and prefer working with a focused team that understands regulatory requirements for medical devices.