Drug Delivery & Environmental Sustainability126

Issue No #126 Oct Nov 2021 November 2nd, 2021

Issue 126 - OctNov 2021

Inside the magazine

ROUNDTABLE: ALLIANCE TO ZERO

Sebastian Gerner

Alliance to Zero

ROUNDTABLE: ALLIANCE TO ZERO

Sebastian Gerner, Robert O’Beirn and Sabrina Gérard talk with ONdrugDelivery about the Alliance to Zero, an association for pharma and biotech supply chain companies that aims to facilitate the transition of the pharma sector to compliance with net-zero emissions.

SUCCESSFULLY BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE PLANET WITH THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT

SUCCESSFULLY BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE PLANET WITH THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT

Christophe Marie, Taylor Price and Julien Storz chart the commitments and progress made to date by Aptar in achieving its sustainability targets. The authors also provide examples of integrated, circular economy initiatives undertaken by Aptar Pharma at a product solution level and comment on concrete commitments that can be made to further progress towards sustainability.

SIX INHALER SUSTAINABILITY MYTHS – AND WHY THEY MUST BE BUSTED

SIX INHALER SUSTAINABILITY MYTHS – AND WHY THEY MUST BE BUSTED

Louise Righton busts six sustainability myths about inhalers.

STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY

STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY

Peter Soelkner and Thomas Otto discuss how the pharmaceutical service provider focuses on sustainability.

PLASMA TECHNOLOGY – THE FUTURE OF RESPIRATORY DEVICES

Jacqueline Green

PLASMA TECHNOLOGY – THE FUTURE OF RESPIRATORY DEVICES

Jacqueline Green discusses how H&T Presspart’s plasma treatment process can provide a future-proof and sustainable solution for some of the issues associated with suspension formulations in the respiratory device industry.

SUSTAINABILITY, WASTE & REMANUFACTURING IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR

SUSTAINABILITY, WASTE & REMANUFACTURING IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR

Cormac O’Prey discusses some of the sustainability challenges facing the medical sector, such as how to make re-use and remanufacturing viable for high-volume, low-value products, and how answers can be found by looking to successful solutions deployed by other industries.

SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE ARIA AUTOINJECTOR: A LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT

Phillips Medisize

SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE ARIA AUTOINJECTOR: A LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT

Emil Fraenkel and Bjarne Sørensen consider the sustainability of re-usable and disposable autoinjectors, its implications in adding connectivity to drug delivery devices and how it has been an important consideration for Phillips-Medisize in the development of the Aria re-usable autoinjector.

PHARMAPACK EUROPE DRUG DELIVERY AND PACKAGING ANNUAL SURVEY 2021

PHARMAPACK EUROPE DRUG DELIVERY AND PACKAGING ANNUAL SURVEY 2021

Pharmapack presents the results of its annual survey and market report, covering the latest Pharmapack Innovation Index and the inaugural Pharmapack Sustainability Index, and taking stock of where the survey results suggest the pharma industry currently is, and where it is heading, in terms of innovation and sustainability.

DATA-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY IN AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Frederick Gertz

DATA-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY IN AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Frederick Gertz and Yves Steffen outline the company’s approach to sustainability, involving leveraging the experience of its data science department to enhance the output of its sustainability department.

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND DRUG DELIVERY: JOINED AT THE DEVICE

Julie Cotterell

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND DRUG DELIVERY: JOINED AT THE DEVICE

Julie Cotterell discusses the major factors at play driving the direction of innovation in the subcutaneous drug delivery space, with a particular emphasis on the push towards patient self-administration.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Mr Michael Kiely

Jabil Healthcare

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Michael Kiely, Gerard Linnane and Justin Carroll discuss how implementing a thoughtful design-for-sustainability process can ensure medical devices not only improve patients’ lives but are also kinder to the environment.

EIGHT ESSENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY TERMS FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY

EIGHT ESSENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY TERMS FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY

Kay Sinclair, Brennan Miles and Charlie Dean provide an overview of eight terms key to a common understanding in the ongoing, and crucial, discussion surrounding sustainability.

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