About IMOT

Human-centered engineering, built in Shanghai for medical device teams everywhere.

亿姆特（上海）科技有限公司 was founded on a simple conviction: devices are safest when the people who will actually use them are placed at the center of every design decision — and every one of those decisions should be traceable.

Our Story

Why we started IMOT

We kept seeing the same pattern across medical device programs: strong engineering, real clinical insight, and yet human factors work treated as a compliance checkbox — assembled late, scattered across documents, and hard to defend under regulatory review.

IMOT was built to close that gap. We pair experienced human factors engineers with an AI-assisted workspace so that use specifications, formative findings, risk analyses, and validation evidence live in one connected, traceable record — from the first user interview to the final HFE report.

We work as an extension of our clients' teams, not a black box: every AI-assisted draft is reviewed, edited, and owned by a qualified human factors engineer before it ever reaches a regulator.

Engineer reviewing device usability data in the lab

What We Believe

Our ethos

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Users first, always

Every recommendation traces back to observed user behavior, not assumption.

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Traceability is non-negotiable

If a decision can't be traced from user need to validation evidence, the work isn't done.

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AI assists, humans decide

Our tools accelerate documentation and analysis — expert judgment stays firmly in human hands.

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Teach as we work

We share our methodology openly through Insights so the wider device community benefits.

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Global standards, local presence

Grounded in Shanghai, fluent in FDA and IEC 62366-1 expectations worldwide.

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Rigor without bureaucracy

Regulatory-grade documentation, without the drag of legacy processes.

Who We Are

A multidisciplinary team

Human factors, industrial design, regulatory affairs, and software engineering working from a shared playbook.

Mei Lin Zhao

Founder & CEO

David Chen

Head of Human Factors

Priya Nair

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Alex Sun

Head of Product, HF Workspace

Where We Are

Grounded in Shanghai, working with device teams worldwide

Our home office in Shanghai anchors a team that regularly supports clients across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific — conducting research locally and collaborating remotely through HF Workspace.

✓Shanghai, China — Headquarters
✓Remote-friendly delivery for global programs
✓Bilingual documentation support (English / Chinese)