About

Alex Vasiev, PhD, is an engineer with a wide range of experience in medical and biomedical R&D gained in academia and consultancy. Before joining Oval in 2019, his primary focus was the interface of engineering, physics and biological systems. In the space of drug delivery, Dr Vasiev has developed everything from smart hydrogel microcarriers to patch pumps, inhalers and several high-viscosity autoinjectors. As a Manager of Device Development, he is responsible for leading technical teams and device development programmes at Oval.

He graduated with an MEng in mechanical engineering with aeronautics, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Glasgow (UK).

Contributions

PREFILLED SYRINGES

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.

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INJECTION

FUNCTION-BASED PRIMARY PACKAGING DESIGN FOR INJECTING VISCOUS NON-NEWTONIAN FORMULATIONS

Marta Vilaplana; Alex Vasiev and Susie White explore the challenges of delivering high-viscosity, non-Newtonian fluids emphasising the importance of robust tools to characterise specific device and formulation parameters in light of increasing regulatory scrutiny.