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Tom Oakley
Director of Drug Delivery Device Development
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About

Tom Oakley leads engineering and scientific teams developing new injection devices, pumps and inhalers. He has been the named inventor on dozens of patents throughout his 20 years’ experience in industry. He is a regular speaker at various international conferences on innovation and medical device development, and mentors engineering and MBA students on innovation and device development at the University of Cambridge (UK)  engineering Department and the Judge Business School (Cambridge, UK).

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EXPERT VIEW
ON-BODY DELIVERY SYSTEMS – NEWS AND TRENDS
Tom Oakley discusses the current state of play in the on-body delivery system space, reviews recent milestones and proposes directions for the future.

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EXPERT VIEW
DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE TRENDS FOR 2022
Tom Oakley looks at some of the current trends in the drug delivery industry and projects some of the key factors that will influence drug delivery decision making in 2022.
EXPERT VIEW
TOP FIVE DRUG DELIVERY TRENDS FOR 2021
Tom Oakley provides an overview of the top five trends to expect in drug delivery in 2021.
EXPERT VIEW
WEARABLE INJECTORS: LATEST DEVICES & RECENT TRENDS
Wearable injection device expert Tom Oakley discusses recent trends in the space. He also takes a look at wearable injection devices currently on the market and considers the future of wearable injectors.
EXPERT VIEW
RISKS AND REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS FOR CONNECTED MEDICAL DEVICES
Tom Oakley discusses the risks surrounding the use of connected drug delivery devices – and the real-world solutions that have either been proved or are being trialled.
COVID-19 NEWS
Springboard offers medical device expertise to tackle COVID-19
Springboard is now offering: design reviews / risk assessments of COVID-19 related medical devices at no charge; answering ad hoc requests for advice on devices relevant to COVID-19 at no charge; device development expertise, including a willingness to tackle short term projects on a not-for profit basis; submission of services to the UK Gov call for businesses to help make NHS ventilators.
INJECTION
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE AUTOINJECTOR
Tom Oakley and Sigrid Saaler-Reinhardt discuss the development of the Midas Pharma’s NIS cartridge-based autoinjector.
EXPERT VIEW
CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY SECTOR OVERVIEW
Tom Oakley gives an overview of the state of connected devices in the drug delivery world, touching on various approaches, benefits and challenges in the sector today.
EXPERT VIEW
THE DEVICE DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE
A year on from ONdrugDelivery Magazine’s first wearable bolus (large volume) injectors edition Tom Oakley reviews the need for and state of wearable bolus injectors.
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