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Viva Cyte Suite Software Platform by Livia Stevenin Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
Livia Stevenin of Buildo acknowledged for interface, interaction and user experience design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Viva Cyte Suite Software Platform by Livia Stevenin of Buildo, designed for Cellply, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Viva Cyte Suite Software Platform
Viva Cyte is an advanced software platform designed to streamline cell therapy development by integrating automation, high throughput analysis, and an intuitive user experience. It consists of Control Software (CSW) for managing biological tests and Analytical Software (ASW) for extracting meaningful insights. AI-driven automation reduces human error, improves accuracy, and enhances usability, enabling researchers to navigate complex workflows efficiently while accelerating therapeutic advancements.
About Livia Stevenin
I’m Livia Stevenin, a UX/UI designer. Originally from Brazil, I bring creativity, diversity, and empathy into my work—values deeply rooted in my cultural background. I have been living in Italy for seven years and currently work as a UX/UI Designer at Buildo, where I focus on user research, interactive prototyping, and web interface design. Over the past year, I have delved into the role of artificial intelligence in my field, exploring how to conduct user research tailored to AI-based applications. My work involves translating research insights into concrete and functional parameters.
About Buildo
Buildo, based in Milan, creates innovative, user-centric software solutions. We focus on collaboration, high-quality development, and long-term support to deliver secure, scalable products that drive success.
Award Record
This recognition makes Livia Stevenin of Buildo a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design Award
The A' Interface Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good user interface designs by the best UI/UX designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interface designers, interaction designers, user experience designers and digital product designers from all countries. Entries typically include websites, mobile applications, software interfaces, game interfaces, wearable interfaces and virtual reality interfaces. Awarded interface designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interface
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/168358
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/168358
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!168358
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/364850
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.cellply.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Viva Cyte Suite Software Platform
- Function
- Suite Software Platform
- Category
- Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Light Gray, Ghost White, Silver and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Cellply
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Livia Stevenin
- Country
- Italy
- Brand
- Buildo
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #168358
Credits
- Team
- Sara Bianchini and Agnese Ragucci
- Image Credits
- Mockup: Designed by Freepik, Image: Livia Stevenin (UX/UI designer); Livia Stevenin (UX/UI designer)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project focused on UX/UI design for two integrated software solutions: Control Software (CSW) for launching and managing biological tests and Analytical Software (ASW) for extracting key insights from results. The design prioritizes scalability, usability, and automation and enables researchers to navigate complex workflows, configure tests, and analyze data with minimal effort, streamlining the entire process.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the need to accelerate cancer cell therapies, VivaCyte was designed to streamline workflows, reduce human error, and enhance patient care. Recognizing the challenges of complex, labour-intensive workflows in cell therapy development, we sought to create a solution that integrates advanced automation, high-throughput analysis, and intuitive design. The design prioritizes usability and scalability, enabling researchers and clinicians to focus on innovation rather than constraints.
- Research
- We conducted user research to enhance VivaCyte’s usability and efficiency. Using shadowing and interviews, we observed lab workflows and identified pain points. Data was collected via on-site studies, journey mapping, and prototype testing with biologists and technicians. Insights led to features like printable maps and a guided setup walkthrough, reducing errors and improving efficiency. The research optimized workflows, accelerating cell therapy development.
- Challenge
- Designing VivaCyte posed challenges in balancing usability, automation, and compliance. Internally, we had to align complex biological workflows with intuitive design, ensuring seamless lab adoption. Externally, strict medical regulations require adherence to compliance standards. Limited industry precedents and evolving AI capabilities pushed us to innovate with user research, iterative prototyping, and AI-driven automation, overcoming barriers in technology and regulatory constraints.
- Realization and Technology
- We conducted extensive user research to design VivaCyte's software suite, including shadowing biologists in labs and interviewing end-users to understand their workflows and challenges. We also organized User Journey Mapping workshops, bringing together biologists and development teams to foster collaboration and gather diverse perspectives. The insights from these activities guided the creation of a custom design system, ensuring consistency and usability across the platforms.
- Operation and Interaction
- VivaCyte streamlines cell therapy workflows through an intuitive, automated interface. Users launch tests via the Control Software (CSW), which configures experiments that can be followed in real-time, while the Analytical Software (ASW) extracts biological insights and displays them. AI-driven automation minimizes errors, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. Designed for seamless interaction, it simplifies complex tasks, accelerates data analysis, and enhances usability.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2022 in Milan and finished in August 2024.
- Specifications
- Design: Figma Front-end: React JS Design System: Bento
- Keywords
- Cell therapy software, AI-driven automation, biomedical research, UX/UI design, data-driven, workflow optimization, healthcare innovation, regulatory compliance, user-centered design
