Battelle uLAB
The 4,500-square-foot Battelle
Our user lab features:
- Five rooms configured to test everything from hardware and software to full-scale interiors for office and home environments.
- Private intake rooms and a medical exam table for clinical consultations (for studies that have a medical device focus).
- Available remote access for software usability testing, which opens up recruiting to long distance and international participants.
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Our uLAB enables the development of safe, effective medical devices by prioritizing the user. We can execute full-service user research, from study design to data analysis and reporting, to ensure you get the best data from even the most complex requirements.
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Welcome to the Battelle uLAB
The Battelle uLAB is located in Building 3 of Battelle’s campus in Columbus, Ohio.
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Battelle uLAB Lobby
The Battelle uLAB lobby is provided for participants to check in with our lab coordinator prior to beginning their user research session.
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Waiting Area
The waiting area is set aside for participants to read through study documents and wait for their user research session to start.
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Testing/Focus Group Room
The uLAB has configurable rooms that can be customized to conduct various user research, from contextual medical scenarios to consumer focus groups.
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Testing/Focus Group Room
Each testing room has a one-way mirror with curtains, video cameras in each corner for optimal visibility, and appliance options such as fridges and hand-washing sinks.
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Observation Room
The observation room is directly behind two study rooms, complete with independent audio controls, tablets with video live stream, and a private client entrance.
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Client Lounge
The client lounge is separated from the observation room, and we provide complimentary refreshments and WIFI access.
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Software Usability Testing
A separate room is configured to conduct software usability tests, both onsite and remotely. This private room can also be used for informed consent.
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Private Intake Rooms
The uLAB has two private participant intake rooms, with one room equipped with an examination table for clinicians to conduct physical exams prior to a user research session.
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Our Battelle uLAB Research Services
Our Capabilities
- Full-service turnkey user research, including protocol development, participant recruiting and payment, data collection, analysis and reporting
- Formative and validation usability studies conducted according to the FDA guidelines for medical device development
- Software usability testing and mobile testing with remote access for long distance and international participants
- Professional study participant recruiting
- Internal Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Our Research Services
- Protocol Development
- Contextual Inquiry/User Research
- Co-Development and Participatory Research
- Ergonomic Measurement
- Focus Groups
- Formative and Validation Testing
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Human Performance Testing
- Risk Management/Safety Testing
- Simulated Environmental Testing
- Regulatory Compliance
- Data Collection, Statistical Analysis
and Reporting - Rapid Prototyping and Simulation