HiArc launches HiArc Ctrl to accelerate the development of medical devices
HiArc Ctrl combines embedded hardware and software tools to streamline prototyping and regulated workflow development
14 May 2026Product news
HiArc Ctrl
HiArc has launched HiArc Ctrl, a ready-to-use system designed to accelerate the development of medical devices from initial concept through commercialization. HiArc Ctrl combines LaunchBase Origin, HiArc’s novel Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), with LaunchCode, HiArc’s proprietary Software Development Kit (SDK), to help medical device manufacturers, life science companies, and diagnostics developers rapidly prototype, validate, and commercialize regulated instrumentation.
What is HiArc Ctrl?
HiArc Ctrl is a complete hardware and software system that allows users to interface with sensors and actuators in real time, significantly shortening the time and resources typically required for prototyping medical devices and scientific instruments. The system integrates seamlessly into engineering labs or manufacturing environments and supports version-controlled, documented workflows suitable for regulated products.
HiArc Ctrl is suitable for a wide range of application areas, including life sciences, in vitro diagnostics (IVD), robotics, and diagnostics instrumentation.
LaunchBase Origin – Scalable embedded hardware for medical devices
LaunchBase Origin is HiArc’s off-the-shelf embedded hardware controller, refined through decades of medical instrumentation innovation. The PCBA is designed to be scalable and highly configurable, incorporating circuits for both common functionality and options for specialized functions.
This flexible hardware platform offers nearly limitless possibilities for medical device developers seeking to reduce risk and accelerate time to market while maintaining robust performance in regulated environments.
LaunchCode – Purpose-built software for regulated industries
LaunchCode is HiArc’s proprietary Software Development Kit (SDK), purpose-built for instrument technology development in regulated industries such as MedTech, life sciences, and diagnostics. The software framework is comprised of a collection of applications, tools, and libraries that deliver precision, accuracy, and control.
LaunchCode enables ease of use through out-of-the-box, prebuilt components, while also offering the option to generate custom-coded components for specialized instrument requirements. The framework is built with pre-compliance in mind and is architected to support traceability, documentation, and validation, helping teams align with regulatory expectations throughout the development lifecycle.
Supporting rapid, compliant MedTech innovation
By combining LaunchBase Origin hardware with the LaunchCode SDK, HiArc Ctrl provides a unified platform for medical device and diagnostic instrument development. The system supports real-time interaction with sensors and actuators, enabling faster iteration during prototyping and smoother transition into manufacturing.
Version-controlled workflows and comprehensive documentation capabilities make HiArc Ctrl well suited to teams working under stringent regulatory standards, including ISO 13485, while still needing to meet tight cost and timeline requirements.
Nate Doemling, HiArc President, commented, “This technology has powered some of the leading life science diagnostic instrumentation platforms, while maintaining ISO 13485 regulation standards and performing under tight cost and timeline requirements. We’re thrilled to be offering it together with LaunchCode as HiArc Ctrl to our clients, so they too can benefit from the ultimate flexibility they need when designing and developing tomorrow’s medical devices.”
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Frequently asked questions
What is HiArc Ctrl and how does it accelerate MedTech, Life Sciences, and diagnostics instrument development?
HiArc Ctrl is HiArc’s complete, ready-to-use hardware and software system designed to accelerate the development of medical devices and scientific instruments from initial concept through commercialization. It combines LaunchBase Origin, HiArc’s off-the-shelf Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), with LaunchCode, HiArc’s proprietary Software Development Kit (SDK).
By enabling real-time interfacing with sensors and actuators, supporting version-controlled, documented workflows, and integrating seamlessly into engineering labs and manufacturing environments, HiArc Ctrl helps MedTech, Life Sciences, and diagnostics developers rapidly prototype, validate, and commercialize regulated instrumentation while reducing time, risk, and resource requirements.
How do LaunchBase Origin and LaunchCode work together within HiArc Ctrl to support regulated medical device and diagnostics instrumentation?
Within HiArc Ctrl, LaunchBase Origin provides scalable, highly configurable embedded hardware refined through decades of medical instrumentation innovation, incorporating circuits for both common and specialized functions.
LaunchCode complements this with a purpose-built SDK for regulated industries such as MedTech, life sciences, and diagnostics, offering applications, tools, and libraries that deliver precision, accuracy, and control. The software framework includes out-of-the-box, prebuilt components and supports custom-coded components for specialized instrument requirements.
Together, LaunchBase Origin and LaunchCode create a unified platform that supports real-time sensor and actuator interaction, traceability, documentation, validation, and version-controlled workflows, helping teams align with regulatory expectations, including ISO 13485, throughout the development lifecycle.
How does HiArc’s 45-year MedTech heritage and rebranding from KMC Systems to HiArc influence the design and positioning of HiArc Ctrl?
HiArc, formerly known as KMC Systems, has a 45-year history of developing MedTech systems and life science instrumentation since its founding in 1980. In July 2025, the company rebranded to HiArc to better reflect its role as a bespoke, high-performance solution architect focused on client-centric engineering.
This long-standing expertise and evolution in the MedTech and life sciences sectors directly inform the design of HiArc Ctrl as an adaptable, maintainable, and future-ready system.
According to HiArc President Nate Doemling, the technology behind HiArc Ctrl has powered leading life science diagnostic instrumentation platforms while maintaining ISO 13485 standards and meeting tight cost and timeline requirements. HiArc Ctrl is positioned as the company’s first commercial product offering, embodying its commitment to flexible, compliant innovation for medical device, diagnostics, and life science instrument developers.