Case Studies

Co creation workshop

Springboard’s experience in user research and co-creation

12 January 2023

Springboard’s user research process User research needs systematic and proven methodology to ensure it is productive, focused, and complete (does…

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Delivering the most viscous drug ever put in an autoinjector

16 August 2022

The problem A pharmaceutical company was developing a new autoinjector to deliver their highly viscous drug. The high pressure and…

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Portable consumer device that doesn't need charging.

Design and development of a revolutionary safety-critical consumer product

8 August 2022

The problem: Springboard was approached by a multinational company which owns multiple household-name brands in consumer electronics. Its vision was…

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Springboard collaborative working

Failure to launch sparks need for an independent design review

4 May 2022

Problem A well-known pharmaceutical company had recently acquired the intellectual property for a wearable insulin pump but, due to a…

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Root cause analysis for drug delivery device

Too much pressure – reducing drug delivery device activation force

22 March 2022

Problem A client approached Springboard as they had an issue with a new pen injector. The force needed to administer…

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Completed stress test

Detailed redesign for an extreme drop test

22 March 2022

Problem Our client was developing a product for use in harsh environments which needed to be extremely robust. They were…

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Graphic representation of test fixture

Drug delivery device problem solving and production acceptance testing

22 March 2022

The Problem A client had failed design verification testing for one of their drug delivery devices. One of the test…

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Human factors case study

Human Factors Study

21 March 2022

Problem A pen injection manufacturer was developing a new injector platform which allows the user to choose between fixed dose…

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The final frontier to improving low-pain injections

25 October 2021

Most people dislike injections. In some cases, that aversion comes from the pain experienced upon injection, and this discomfort can…

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