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María FM Balson, Consultant Biomedical Engineer at Cambridge Design Partnership, has a Masters degree in Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Her Masters project focused on the computational modelling of dynamic cell tissues, with a view to understand how tumour metastasis begins. Prior to joining CDP, she worked in the innovation department of a leading drug delivery device manufacturer, where she contributed to projects such as the development of an intraocular injection device and a gas-powered autoinjector platform. Since joining CDP in 2019, she has been involved in the design of a wide range of drug delivery devices, across many different administration routes and therapeutic areas.

Contributions

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DELIVERING COMPLEXITY: DEVICE CONSIDERATIONS FOR TWO-COMPONENT INJECTABLE FORMULATIONS

María FM Balson weighs up strengths and limitations when developing devices for lyophilised injectables, exploring their growing demand and the impacts of formulation, device type and design on the feasibility for bringing a device to market to deliver these essential therapies.

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THE RISE OF COMPLEX ORAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS

María Fernández-Martos Balson and Bastiaan De Leeuw explore the oral delivery of biologics and the challenges that must be overcome in order to enhance bioavailability. The authors also take a look at some recently developed drug-device combinations.