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Pharmapack 2023: The Latest Drug Delivery Research, Trends & Innovation
The HD team had a great time at Pharmapack 2023 connecting with clients, suppliers and experts about the latest research and innovation in the pharmaceutical packaging & drug delivery space. Here’s ...

Hang Out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Elena
Following a busy 2022, we have expanded the team by welcoming Design Development Engineer, Elena Slobodyuk. This week, Elena shares an introduction to herself as well as what she’s been up to in her...

Sustainability in Pre-Filled Syringes & Diabetes Care
People with diabetes use prefilled syringes to take (sometimes) multiple doses of insulin a day. Therefore, making prefilled syringes more ‘environmentally friendly’ has a potentially huge impact ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A Tool for Sustainable Medical Device Development
Sustainability is set to play a prominent role in device development throughout 2023 and beyond. Senior Design Engineer & Sustainability Champion, Will Morris discusses using LCA as a tool for sustain...

DDL 2022: The Latest Respiratory Research, Trends & Innovation
Last week, a key annual drug delivery conference returned, taking place in Edinburgh; DDL – Drug Delivery to the Lungs. The HD team had a great few days at the conference connecting with clients, su...

Advice for Graduate Design Engineers
Graduate Design Engineer, Rob, shares a rundown of what he’s been up to in his first 3 months at a busy medical device development consultancy as well as his advice for other design engineering grad...

How do you carry out an effective Critical Design Review (CDR)?
A Critical Design Review (CDR) is an essential formal checkpoint in the product development process. They ensure designs are fit for purpose, ready for production and checked before further financial ...

Reflecting on 2022 at Haughton Design
We’re grateful to say that it has been another busy and incredibly successful year at HD. So, as we approach the end of 2022, here is a brief rundown of what we have been up to this year:...

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Inhalers
Senior Design Engineer, Will, explores the topic of sustainability in inhalation devices sharing tools and methods for reducing the environmental impact of inhalers:...

Haughton Design Turns 20!
Celebrating 20 years of HD provides perfect opportunity to look back through the archives and reflect on the company's history and success over the years:...

An EpiPen Product Teardown
As far as autoinjectors go, the EpiPen® could be considered the most famous, and the most dominant in today’s market. So, when was the EpiPen invented? How do you use an EpiPen? What is the EpiPen ...

Drug Delivery Devices: 5 Trends and Expectations
Senior Design Development Engineer, Will, provides insight into some of the expected trends for drug delivery devices, and why we should be excited for what’s to come....

The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Design, Development & Engineering
Whether you have a brand-new product idea or wish to make improvements to one of your current product ranges, outsourcing the design and engineering can seem like a costly exercise, until you consider...

Funding Opportunities: New Product & Medical Device Development Projects
Design Development Engineer & Business Development Manager, Will, shares insight into some of the organizations, programs and charities that may be able to help unlock the funding you require for your...

How to Build a Successful Digital Healthcare Product
Digital health is a rapidly expanding sector with a wide range of benefits for healthcare providers and patients worldwide. Design Development Engineer, James, shares insight into methods for building...

Available Vacancies: Medical Device Design & Product Design Engineers
Following a period of growth, a new premises and a strong pipeline of work, HD are looking to expand their team of medical device & product design engineers. We are currently inviting direct contact f...