Product Analysis & Improvement

Product innovation, imagination — realized

Consumer Products

Conducting user experience research to improve usability and safety; sourcing materials for cost and sustainability, and performing analysis to enhance their durability.

Electronics

Evaluating how to prevent shocks and fires; keeping data private; improving battery life.

DNA strand. Exponent helps life sciences firms develop and bring to market new medical products and pharmaceutical innovation.

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Recommending how to apply cutting-edge materials; solving radio frequency issues; testing MR compatibility of next-gen implants; supporting the development of novel combination products.

Dark glass bottles on a beverage manufacturing assembly line. Exponent helps clients improve food and beverage quality and safety.

Food & Beverage

Providing solutions for improving freshness; validating safety; supporting innovative product development.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Research and Training

Transportation

Analyzing software integrations; providing novel, highly customizable and repeatable ADAS testing; understanding how people interact with their vehicles.

Exponent brings together experts in data science, biomechanics, human factors, and health sciences to solve complex challenges.

For several global technology companies, we brought together:

biomechanics , user experience , data sciences , electrical engineering

How Do We Ensure Technology Doesn't Discriminate?

Face scanners. Fingerprint readers. Pulse meters. They're becoming more ubiquitous in technology products. But can they recognize the world's vast diversity of people? Exponent visited six continents to collect a more inclusive data set for training machines.

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Capabilities

What Can We Help You Solve?

Across decades of work improving products and supporting clients with inventing new ones, we've developed specialized capabilities to address the most vital challenges. And we're always ready to innovate. We thrive on assembling custom teams and developing bespoke approaches to novel problems.

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Biomechanical Engineering Support for Product Design & Development

Biomechanics product design analysis for a range of applications — from apparel to consumer products to wearable sensors to vehicles.

Exponent biomechanical engineers study human movement data in a UX lab setting

Biomechanical Testing & Modeling

Uncover the root cause of injuries with robust and advanced biomechanical analysis.

A young child plays with toy cars. Exponent Ph.D. scientists and engineers help manufacturers produce safer consumer products.

Consumer Product Design, Usage & Injury Analysis

Expert user interaction analysis to support mitigating the risk of injuries from consumer products.

Product Development

Expert electrical engineering and computer science consulting services for every stage of your product journey.

Food Contact Materials Support

Evaluate whether Food Contact Materials (FCMs) are compliant for the markets of interest. 

Experts examine internal organ scan on computer screen. Exponent examines medical devices for safety, compliance and resiliency.

Materials Used in Medical Devices, Implants & Surgical Tools

Expert evaluation of the materials used in medical devices, implants, and surgical tools.

Mechanical Modeling & Simulation

Predict and optimize mechanical performance, or discover the root cause of field failure with advanced mechanical modeling and simulation.

Crowd holds up cell phones at concert. Exponent provides technical engineering support for electronic device development.

Polymers & Materials Used for Consumer Electronics

Select, optimize, and test polymers and materials used in consumer electronics.

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Exponent UX

Inform Your UX Decisions With Science

Our User Experience (UX) teams design safe, successful user experience rooted in a deep understanding of your audiences. While we can tackle virtually any UX challenge, we offer particular expertise in automative products, consumer products, industrial equipment, and medical devices.

Best-in-Class Facilities Meet World-Class Experts

Our multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers at Exponent facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia are uniquely positioned to provide rapid response, onsite inspections, bespoke testing, and unparalleled scientific analysis, data, and research.