Sector expertise

Drug Delivery

Accelerating Development and Enhancing User Experience

Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation in Drug Delivery

As the world’s healthcare needs change, innovation in drug delivery becomes increasingly vital. With rising chronic conditions and an aging population, optimizing medication delivery and enhancing patient experience are essential. Advancements will be driven by novel formulations, cutting-edge technologies, and expanding markets. To thrive, companies must address several challenges, ensuring devices meet market and user needs, adhering to stringent quality and regulatory standards, and controlling costs.

Accelerate Development

We fast-track the development of drug delivery systems from stakeholder research to clinical manufacturing.

Advancing drug delivery devices from design to clinical manufacture.

Optimize User Experience

We enhance the user experience of drug delivery devices, ensuring they are intuitive and effective.

Ensuring safety and optimal user experience through usability and stakeholder studies.

Specialized in Advanced Delivery Technologies

Our expertise supports established delivery routes such as parenteral (including fixed and variable dose injectors, large volume on-body delivery systems, infusion pumps), respiratory (inhalation, deep lung, nasal), sublingual, and transdermal. Additionally, we extend to novel drug delivery routes, addressing challenges such as ocular delivery, brain delivery, and other direct-to-organ delivery.

Collaborating with Re-Vana Therapeutics on a novel delivery system for the sustained release of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) ophthalmic formulations. Learn more.

From Opportunity to Clinic & Commercial

Insights & Strategy

Patient, HCP and stakeholder insights to identify the right user needs and design inputs

Due Diligence & Feasibility

Assessment of device readiness, technology, markets, commercial and regulatory status. 

Device Design

Device engineering – concepting, prototyping and testing. Digital and connected device development.

Packaging & Sustainability

Development of inclusive device and packaging design leveraging materials science and user centered design.

Verification

Expertise and facilities to confirm devices meet requirements for clinic and commercial launch.

Human Factors Evaluation

Device evaluation – formative, summative study design and facilitation.

Manufacturing

Pilot manufacture for clinical trials, supplier management and process development.

Quality & Regulatory

DHF and technical file creation / remediation, QMS (ISO13485).

Understanding Clients’ Program Requirements

We have a deep understanding of our clients’ markets and the needs of all stakeholders. Our integrated approach ensures every decision aligns with strategic goals, balancing long-term value with immediate needs to keep clients at the forefront of drug delivery innovation. We offer expert advice to ensure our clients’ strategies effectively meet market demands.

Optimizing Outcomes through Agile Strategies

We remain flexible and responsive to changing requirements by adopting an agile methodology. By employing a risk-based approach, we identify and address potential issues throughout the project.

Positioned for
Innovation

Located at the heart of innovation in Cambridge, UK, and Raleigh, North Carolina, our bases are strategically positioned to tap into the world’s leading research and development communities.

Client-Centric Intellectual Property Approach

Our clients fully own all intellectual property we help create. We equip them with the tools and knowledge to enable lasting independence.

ISO-Certified Development and Manufacturing

Our product development and prototype manufacturing quality systems are certified to ISO 13485:2016 by Intertek Medical Notified Body and ISO 9001:2015 by Intertek Certification Ltd.

Meet The Team

Clare Beddoes
Clare Beddoes

Head of Drug Delivery 

Steve Augustyn
Steve Augustyn

Deputy Head of Drug Delivery  

Matt Fordham

Deputy Head of Drug Delivery 

Hans Jensen

Business Development Lead, Drug Delivery

Insights

Respiratory Insights – Respiratory drug delivery systems

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