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Research and Development

Shaping the Future of Healthcare

We specialize in delivering innovation and shaping the future of healthcare. As the world moves forward, we’re always ahead of the curve, imagining and designing next-generation medical devices – products that improve lives, fit seamlessly into daily living, and reflect our commitment to environmental responsibility.

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Showcasing expertise in device design solutions

Our in-house experts deliver state-of-the-art drug delivery solutions starting from the user’s perspective and leveraging advanced design, prototyping, and testing methods. From manual and autoinjector technology to connected devices and end-of-dose indicators, we customize each device for user needs and regulatory standards. With integrated skills in human factors engineering, app development, and design for manufacturing, we ensure devices are safe, effective, and ready for scalable production – providing a smooth path from idea to market.

Our R&D Capabilities
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Patient-Focused Design

Our medical devices are shaped by deep user insights and a dedication to improving patient comfort, safety, and ease of use. Incorporating human factors engineering throughout the design ensures each product truly meets user needs and meets rigorous regulatory demands. From concept to market, our research-driven, user-focused process reduces risk and increases usability, delivering safer and more effective healthcare solutions for both patients and healthcare providers.

Our Commitment to Patient-First Design
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Stage-Gate Program Management

Effectively managing and delivering projects and programs on schedule is critical for business success. At Owen Mumford, the program management (PM) team operates within the research and development division, working across the broader organization through cross-functional teams to achieve new product development objectives.

Achieving Product Development Goals

Our Approach

Understanding User Needs

Focusing on the user is essential to bring true innovation and value to our devices. Research into user groups is central to our device development process. Our experienced human factors engineering team plays a key role in gathering this understanding and guiding user needs through every stage of device development.

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Innovating for Improvement

By teaming up with our human factors group, our product design engineers create the best possible device designs to address user needs – exploring innovative ideas and new technologies to develop top-tier device concepts.

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Developing Best-in-Class Products

At our advanced facility, we can create prototypes from a wide selection of materials using cutting-edge molding machines and toolmaking capabilities. Our design control processes are always updated to meet the latest regulations, and we continue to invest in modern software and equipment.

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Repeatability

We never stop refining our processes, always looking for new ways to innovate and respond to evolving user needs and feedback. We perform thorough testing, data collection, and reporting on all products to uphold our high standards for excellence.

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Rob HallHead of Device Research

“We believe that making healthcare delivery safe is crucial, and this must be considered in the design and development of every product. Owen Mumford takes this responsibility very seriously.”

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Center of Excellence

The core of our organization: a center of highly skilled professionals and specialists with years of cross-disciplinary experience. Our R&D center of excellence expertly oversees the full product lifecycle, from concept through design and into delivery, working closely with manufacturing, sales, and marketing. We maintain the highest standards and share best practices in all aspects, including human factors engineering, risk analysis, prototyping, testing, design verification, commercialization, and regulatory design control.

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Global Partnerships for Advanced Solutions

We build long-term partnerships with companies in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medicine to create advanced healthcare solutions across a broad range of therapeutic areas. Our strength comes from uniting deep market understanding, technical expertise, and a robust product lineup with a collaborative, people-first approach. From idea to launch, we provide end-to-end support in drug delivery device development – helping our partners bring innovative, high-quality solutions to market that enhance patient care and treatment adherence worldwide.

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Recognizing Our Achievements

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    Red Dot Award

    In 2015, our Unifine Pentips Plus received the prestigious Red Dot Award for product design. It is the world's first integrated pen needle system with a needle removal chamber, created to protect patients and lower the risk of complications from needle reuse.

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    Queen's Award

    Owen Mumford was honored with the Queen's Award for Enterprise, Innovation in 2017 – the UK's most prestigious award for business achievement. This award recognizes organizations that have shown exceptional and/or sustained commercial success over many years.

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