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HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD THE DEVICE AGAINST THE SKIN? INSIGHTS FROM AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Andreas Schneider summarises recent empirical work investigating the ability of users of hand-held devices to complete longer injection times effectively.

INDUSTRIALISATION

LEVERAGING INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM PROJECT

Steven Kaufman and Adam Stops describe how an integrated offering can help customers at each phase of a drug delivery system project.

PREPARING FOR MASS VACCINATION

Andy Fry and Stephen Blatcher discuss the need for a mass vaccination device in response to the 2020 covid-19 pandemic. In particular, the authors discuss the benefits and challenges of turning to needle-free injection technology as a solution.

MG2 AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FOR INHALATION: R&D, TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIPS & SUCCESSFUL CASE HISTORIES

MG2 AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FOR INHALATION: R&D, TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIPS & SUCCESSFUL CASE HISTORIES

Italian automation solutions provider MG2 describes its offering in the inhalation space, including unique benefits of collaboration and two example partnerships.

AEROGEN JOINS FORCES WITH 15 COMPANIES FOR COVID-19 INHALED THERAPIES

AEROGEN JOINS FORCES WITH 15 COMPANIES FOR COVID-19 INHALED THERAPIES

Aerogen has revealed details of a broad collaborative effort with more than 15 pharmaceutical companies for the development of covid-19 vaccines and treatments, including one with Synairgen for Solo/Ultra nebuliser-delivered SNG001 (inhaled interferon-beta-1a).

THE NEW EMERGING NEEDS DRIVING AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Dr Iain Simpson

Phillips-Medisize

THE NEW EMERGING NEEDS DRIVING AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Iain Simpson discusses the emerging needs to be considered when bringing new autoinjector drug-device combinations to market.

MEASURING & MANAGING MEDICATION ADHERENCE FROM CLINICAL TRIALS TO ROUTINE CARE: INJAY MEMS AS<sup>®</sup>

MEASURING & MANAGING MEDICATION ADHERENCE FROM CLINICAL TRIALS TO ROUTINE CARE: INJAY MEMS AS^®

Arnaud Guillet and Bernard Vrijens discuss the issue of medication non-adherence in both clinical trials and commercialised drug products, and how Biocorp’s Injay connected prefilled syringe solution combined with Aardex’s MEMS Adherence Software provides a solution.

THE “CUSTOMISABLE PLATFORM” PARADOX

INDUSTRIALISATION

THE “CUSTOMISABLE PLATFORM” PARADOX

Lyndon Wild and Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig present a systematic analysis of the customisable platform architecture found in the Molly^® autoinjector technology.

TRAINING DEVICES & PATIENT EDUCATION PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SELF-INJECTION DRUG DELIVERY MARKET

PREFILLED SYRINGES

TRAINING DEVICES & PATIENT EDUCATION PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SELF-INJECTION DRUG DELIVERY MARKET

Joe Reynolds discusses the role training devices and patient education play with regard to self-injection therapies.

GERRESHEIMER INCLUDES STEVANATO GROUP INTEGRATED TWIST-OFF CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR GX<sup>®</sup> RTF SYRINGES

PREFILLED SYRINGES

Mr Maximilian Vogl

GERRESHEIMER INCLUDES STEVANATO GROUP INTEGRATED TWIST-OFF CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR GX^® RTF SYRINGES

Maximilian Vogl reveals the latest user-friendly addition to its Gx RTF Luer lock syringes using Stevanto Group’s integrated twist-off closure technology.

UNISAFE<sup>®</sup> 2.25: SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONING TO NEW-GENERATION BIOLOGICS

PREFILLED SYRINGES

UNISAFE^® 2.25: SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONING TO NEW-GENERATION BIOLOGICS

George I’ons discusses the benefits of subcutaneously administering new drug formulations, and the factors that manufacturers need to consider when designing delivery devices.

VERIFYING THE CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY OF CUSTOM PRIMARY PACKAGING

PREFILLED SYRINGES

Oval Medical Technologies

VERIFYING THE CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY OF CUSTOM PRIMARY PACKAGING

Alex Vasiev, Connor Everett and Steven Hay explore the challenges of verifying the container closure integrity of custom primary packaging.

POLYMER SYRINGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRUG APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

PREFILLED SYRINGES

West Pharmaceutical Services

POLYMER SYRINGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRUG APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Tibor Hlobik compares cyclo-olefin polymers and copolymers with glass as the material of choice for prefilled syringes, in particular discussing the benefits of polymers when it comes to biologic drug products and prefilled syringes for use in autoinjectors.

OXYCAPT™ MULTILAYER PLASTIC VIAL AND SYRINGE

PREFILLED SYRINGES

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

OXYCAPT™ MULTILAYER PLASTIC VIAL AND SYRINGE

Shota Arakawa and Tomohiro Suzuki discuss MGC’s OXYCAPT™ vial and syringe primary containers, including the OXYCAPT™ material and product offering, as well as where MGC sees OXYCAPT™ fitting into the modern pharmaceutical market.

VERIFICATION OF INJECTABLES IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

PREFILLED SYRINGES

Medical Engineering Technologies

VERIFICATION OF INJECTABLES IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

Mark Turner discusses the regulations and requirements around testing combination products for their stability in storage over their shelf-life and during transport.

ENHANCING PROTEIN PRESERVATION DURING BIOLOGICAL DRUG PREPARATION AND DELIVERY

Adrien Bouillet

ENHANCING PROTEIN PRESERVATION DURING BIOLOGICAL DRUG PREPARATION AND DELIVERY

Adrien Bouillet, Loïc Girois and Marianne Weidenhaupt, discuss the results of work carried out in joint efforts by EVEON and LMGP in the field of protein adsorption and aggregation, and how the results of this work have led to improvements in the design of EVEON’s proprietary micropump.

THE CHANGING FACE OF AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY

Bespak by Recipharm

THE CHANGING FACE OF AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY

Reenal Gandhi discusses the advantages offered by liquefied gas as a power source for autoinjectors compared with conventional spring-based systems, as well as covering the benefits of using a platform model for drug delivery device development.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GREAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE TO ACHIEVE A GREAT MEDICAL DEVICE

PREFILLED SYRINGES

William Fortina

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GREAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE TO ACHIEVE A GREAT MEDICAL DEVICE

William Fortina considers the importance of the medical device development experience in the healthcare context and discusses the factors that make for a superior development process.

PACKAGING LINE FOR GSK AUTOINJECTORS: A CASE STUDY

INDUSTRIALISATION

Marchesini Group

PACKAGING LINE FOR GSK AUTOINJECTORS: A CASE STUDY

Ivan De Sanzo describes a unique automated complete packaging line provided to GlaxoSmithKline for three different autoinjectors.

CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE AND INFORMATIVE EVALUATIONS OF INJECTION DEVICE PACKAGING

Allison Strochlic

CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE AND INFORMATIVE EVALUATIONS OF INJECTION DEVICE PACKAGING

Allison Strochlic and Andrea Dwyer discuss the often overlooked aspect of a combination product user interface: the packaging. With a specific look at injection devices, the authors cover how to perform proper human factors testing of a combination product’s packaging, and the advantages doing so can confer to a project.

HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN TRANSFORM CLINICAL TRIALS

HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN TRANSFORM CLINICAL TRIALS

Sheila Trgovac and Rebecca Ford suggest that now is the time for innovation in clinical trials – using a patient-centric approach whilst leveraging digital solutions to create a digital clinical trial ecosystem.

Sorrel Medical: Patient-Centric Wearable Drug Delivery

Sorrel Medical: Patient-Centric Wearable Drug Delivery

This video showcases Sorrel Medical’s wearable drug delivery platform, a patient-centric and partner-focused solution designed for the simple and efficient, subcutaneous administration of large volume and high viscosity medications.

FROM DESIGN TO DISPOSAL: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN MEDICAL DEVICES

FROM DESIGN TO DISPOSAL: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN MEDICAL DEVICES

George I’ons discusses the onus on the device design industry to move towards sustainable practices, including what this entails, how it might be achieved and what benefits sustainability may bring.

PHARMA’S ROLE IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT

PHARMA’S ROLE IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT

Alex Catino discusses current trends in the pharmaceutical industry in relation to environmental sustainability in healthcare.

SUSTAINABLE PHARMACEUTICALS CAN OUTPERFORM THROUGH NATURALLY DERIVED INGREDIENTS & DEEP EXPERTISE

SUSTAINABLE PHARMACEUTICALS CAN OUTPERFORM THROUGH NATURALLY DERIVED INGREDIENTS & DEEP EXPERTISE

Rina Chokshi discusses the benefits of naturally derived, sustainable ingredients and their benefits to the environment and pharmaceutical industry.

PRODUCT SHOWCASE: ZwickRoell Luer Lock Testing System

Wolfgang Moersch

PRODUCT SHOWCASE: ZwickRoell Luer Lock Testing System

Wolfgang Moersch provides an update on ZwickRoell's Luer Lock Testing System and describes the company's sustainability policies, it having been carbon neutral since 2014.

CUTTING CARBON IMPACT: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE pMDI COMPONENT SUPPLY CHAIN

CUTTING CARBON IMPACT: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE pMDI COMPONENT SUPPLY CHAIN

Wim Kehoe and Ameet Sule discuss H&T Presspart’s approach to sustainability, and the developments that are helping to reduce the carbon footprint of pMDIs.

LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY – SKYEPHARMA’S EXAMPLE

Dr Aline Moulin

Skyepharma Production

LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY – SKYEPHARMA’S EXAMPLE

Aline Moulin and Laurent Rigaudeau discuss how Skyepharma fulfils its sustainable development policy through its technologies and processes.

NANOTECHNOLOGY: A PATHWAY FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

NANOTECHNOLOGY: A PATHWAY FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Andrea Cusack discusses how, by using bottom-up nanotechnology techniques, efficiencies can be found both in the development of new chemical entities and in the repurposing of existing drugs, and how these efficiencies translate into reduced energy requirements and therefore more sustainable industry practices.

ERIK HAEFFLER, RECIPHARM

ERIK HAEFFLER, RECIPHARM

In this interview, Erik Haeffler discusses how the pharma industry can balance optimising environmental sustainability with maintaining the highest safety and efficacy standard for achieving its main objective of promoting patient health and wellbeing.

SMART GOALS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR A RESILIENT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

SMART GOALS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR A RESILIENT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Dirk Borghs considers the obligation of the pharmaceutical sector to implement environmentally responsible practices, and discusses the steps Datwyler is taking in its efforts for sustainability.

NEXT-GENERATION PMDIS: A HOLISTIC, PATIENT-CENTRED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

Kindeva Drug Delivery

NEXT-GENERATION PMDIS: A HOLISTIC, PATIENT-CENTRED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

Mike Needham, Phil Cocks and Louise Righton discuss how sustainability should be a central theme of future innovation in inhalation drug delivery but must be balanced with the needs of the patient.

RETHINKING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION

RETHINKING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION

Sergio Malorni and George Bostock discuss the issue of designing for sustainability, including going beyond “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to “Rethink” and looking to adjacent and consumer industries for inspiration on innovations the drug delivery industry can adopt with a view to reducing its environmental impact.

SUSTAINABILITY AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES

SUSTAINABILITY AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES

Rob Veasey explores the environmental challenges facing the drug delivery device industry – and the opportunities they bring.

COMPANY SHOWCASE: West Pharmaceutical Services

West Pharmaceutical Services

COMPANY SHOWCASE: West Pharmaceutical Services

West describes how it believes that, as a global organisation, it has a duty and obligation to contribute to a sustainable future and that each of its team members, working together, can make a difference.

WEARABLE INJECTORS: LATEST DEVICES & RECENT TRENDS

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.

STABILITY OF A WEARABLE INJECTOR POWERED BY OSMOSIS

STABILITY OF A WEARABLE INJECTOR POWERED BY OSMOSIS

Jesper Roested and Tomas Gundberg present engineering test data on Subcuject’s wearable bolus injector, based on an osmotic drive system, demonstrating that the device presents a solution to the need for an inexpensive, mass-producible wearable injector.

ANDREI YOSEF, CEO, SORREL MEDICAL

Dr Andrei Yosef

ANDREI YOSEF, CEO, SORREL MEDICAL

In this exclusive interview, Andrei Yosef discusses Sorrel’s differentiated electro-mechanical, connected wearable injection platform, and two exciting recent milestones for the company, the opening of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and the signing of a significant partnership with a large pharma company.

MEETING THE NEED FOR HIGH-VOLUME DRUG DELIVERY WITH ON-BODY BOLUS INJECTORS

E3D – Elcam Drug Delivery Devices

MEETING THE NEED FOR HIGH-VOLUME DRUG DELIVERY WITH ON-BODY BOLUS INJECTORS

Tsachi Shaked shows how on-body injectors present a safe and viable solution for high-volume drug delivery.

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