Cambridge Consultants to showcase inhaler design and development process at RDD 2009

Leading design and development company offers pharma companies faster routes to market at RDD (Europe)

Cambridge Consultants will be showcasing its proprietary design and development process for Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) at the Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) Europe 2009 conference in Lisbon later this month. The company will demonstrate its ability to move inhaler design quickly through all stages of development from concept through manufacture to final product, getting it right first time, accelerating the creation of new inhalable drug delivery devices, and offering pharmaceutical companies a quick route to market, saving up to six months in development.

"Our RDD presence is all about the importance of speed to market, and this demonstration is designed to highlight the range of development capabilities we can deploy to achieve it for our clients," commented David Blakey, Head of Drug Delivery at Cambridge Consultants. "It is crucial to ensure process quality in stages such as concept creation, complex mathematical modelling and detailed design. These are areas where Cambridge Consultants adds significant value, based on our skill and experience in running turn key developments, from concept to clinical trial and through transfer to manufacture."

David Blakey adds: "Supported by our proprietary design and development process, our partners can cut up to six months off the development cycle for DPIs, giving them a significant head start and reducing development risk."

The demonstration of Cambridge Consultants' product development process will be will be available on Cambridge Consultants' stand at the Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe 2009 conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from 19-22 May.

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Cambridge Consultants develops breakthrough products, creates and licenses intellectual property, and provides business consultancy in technology critical issues for clients worldwide. For over 50 years, the company has been helping its clients turn business opportunities into commercial successes, whether they are launching first-to-market products, entering new markets or expanding existing markets through the introduction of new technologies. With a team of over 300 engineers, designers, scientists and consultants, in offices in Cambridge (UK) and Boston (USA), Cambridge Consultants offers solutions across a diverse range of industries including medical technology, industrial and consumer products, transport, energy, cleantech and wireless communications.

Created by three Cambridge graduates in 1960, the company has grown into a leading technology business, renowned worldwide for its ability to solve technical problems and provide innovative, practical solutions to commercial issues. In 2009, the company was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, and in 2011 was awarded a second Queen's Award, this time for Innovation. For more information visit: www.CambridgeConsultants.com

Cambridge Consultants is part of Altran, the European leader in innovation and high technology consulting. The Group’s 17,500 consultants, operating worldwide, cover the entire range of engineering specialities, including electronics, information technology, quality and organisation. Altran offers its clients ongoing support throughout the innovation cycle, from technology watch, applied basic research and management consulting to industrial systems engineering and information systems. The Group provides services to most industries, including the automotive, aeronautics, space, life sciences and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 1982, Altran operates in 20 priority countries. In 2010, it generated a turnover of €1,430 million. For more information visit: www.altran.com

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