Tom Oakley
Vice-President Design and Development

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Tom Oakley, Vice-President Design and Development at Springboard, leads engineering and scientific teams developing new injection devices, pumps and inhalers. He has been the named inventor on dozens of patents throughout his 25 years’ experience in the drug delivery industry. His most recent work focuses on developing robust device strategies and plans for a wide range of clients from the largest multinationals to the most dynamic
start-ups. Mr Oakley is a regular speaker at various international conferences on innovation and medical device development. He read Engineering at Cambridge University (UK) before becoming the Choate Fellow in Human Physiology and Pathology at Harvard University (MA, US).

Contributions

DRUG DELIVERY TRENDS FOR 2025

Tom Oakley and Alex Vasiev look back at how the trends anticipated for 2024 played out in reality and look forward to four major trends expected to influence the drug delivery industry in 2025.

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DRUG DELIVERY TRENDS FOR 2024

Tom Oakley and Kamaal de Silva consider how keeping abreast of the latest trends can help the industry predict and prepare for the future and, commenting from Springboard's privileged position at the centre of many of the drug delivery sector’s most exciting developments, discuss the top trends to look out for in 2024.

“A CHILD IS NOT A SMALL ADULT”: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN DEVELOPING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES FOR CHILDREN

Tom Oakley and Heather Jameson consider the main differences in developing therapies and drug delivery devices for children and babies when compared with adults.

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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.

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.

TOP FIVE DRUG DELIVERY TRENDS FOR 2021

Tom Oakley provides an overview of the top five trends to expect in drug delivery in 2021.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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