Engineering the path from innovation to smart manufacturing.
Birch Design is a medical device innovation and commercialization consulting firm in Minnesota’s Medical Alley. We help startups and growing companies bring breakthrough technologies to market, from product design and prototyping through FDA strategy, clinical readiness, manufacturing scale-up and launch.
Medical device program leader, innovation advisor and automation strategist.
Jordan Burich has guided complex product development programs from concept to commercialization. As founder of Birch Design, he partners with startups and growing organizations to bring breakthrough technologies to market through disciplined execution, strategic leadership and scalable manufacturing planning.
Jordan has helped lead the development and launch of multiple medical devices through FDA regulatory pathways, including preclinical studies, animal trials, first-in-human programs and 510(k) submissions. His expertise spans the full lifecycle, from early concept and prototyping to regulatory strategy, automation integration, manufacturing scale-up and commercial launch.
His background includes leadership of large, multi-million-dollar engineering and automation programs in highly regulated industries. Known for aligning cross-functional teams across engineering, regulatory and operations, he brings a practical, results-driven approach to complex development challenges.
From early concept through commercial production.
Experience launching complex devices, supporting clinical development, leading large-scale automation initiatives and improving manufacturing performance.
Design transfer & line setup
Transfer and production-line setup within contract manufacturers.
Production improvement
Line improvements focused on throughput, quality and scalability.
End-to-end support
Concept development, clinical readiness, regulatory strategy and commercial production.
Devices we have helped develop, test and industrialize.
Practical, senior and built around your next milestone.
Our mission is to help innovators turn promising ideas into real-world solutions by bridging engineering innovation, regulatory strategy and scalable manufacturing.
Hands-on
Senior people doing the work, not handing it off.
Integrated
Design, regulatory, clinical and manufacturing planned together.
Stage-appropriate
Spending matched to the next value milestone.
Connected
A trusted network of suppliers, labs and manufacturers.
Candid
Risks raised early, while they are still cheap to fix.
Based in the Twin Cities. Working with device teams across the U.S.
Minnesota is one of the world’s densest medical technology communities. We bring that network of engineers, suppliers, test labs and contract manufacturers to every program, wherever our clients are.