Most engineers start by focusing on the product. The best engineers learn to focus on the system. That shift is the difference between something that works… and something that works in the real world. When I mentor young designers, I always recommend The Machine That Changed the World . Not because it is about cars, but because it explains how

Every time an inventor shows me a new point‑of‑care in‑vitro diagnostic (IVD) idea in the lab, I love the energy. The spark in someone’s eye when they believe they’ve built the next breakthrough test? It’s infectious. But nearly immediately — sometimes before we’ve even finished introductions — the first question comes: “So… how much is this going