About

David Harris is Chief Technology Officer at Cambridge Healthcare Innovations (UK) and Respiratory Drug Delivery Leader at Cambridge Design Partnership.

Prior to that he led the Respiratory Drug Delivery sector at PA Consulting, until 2018 and before that worked at Team Consulting.

He is a physicist and has been working in the field of medical device development since 1994, where he started his career in the Respiratory Physics group at Fisons. He specialises in respiratory drug delivery and enjoys applying solid aerosol science and fluid dynamics to improve the efficacy of inhaler technology. Mr Harris has numerous patents and publications in this area and regularly presents at conferences.

Contributions

EARLY INSIGHT

LISTEN TO YOUR INHALER, IT MIGHT BE TELLING YOU SOMETHING

Kian Min Lim and David Harris discuss how tailored algorithms can accurately detect inhalers’ acoustic signatures, effectively adding connectivity without having to add a chip to the inhaler.

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EXPERT VIEW

LEARNING TO WALK BEFORE WE RUN

David Harris highlights basic problems with inhalers that persist today, and describes why - as the industry looks increasingly towards developing "smart" and connected inhalers - it is important to remember to solve these basic problems.

PULMONARY

THE ADVANTAGES OF DESIGNING HIGH-RESISTANCE SWIRL CHAMBERS

David Harris taps into a powerful combination of detailed anatomical and functional understanding of the human respiratory system, pulmonary drug delivery technology and formulation expertise.