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Industrialising Drug Delivery188

Issue No #188 July 2026  July 9th, 2026


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Issue 188 - Jul 2026

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INNOVATION AND AUTOMATION REUNITED – ENABLING SCALABLE FINAL ASSEMBLY FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED AUTOINJECTORS
INDUSTRIALISATION
Christy Chen
SHL Advantec
INNOVATION AND AUTOMATION REUNITED – ENABLING SCALABLE FINAL ASSEMBLY FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED AUTOINJECTORS
Using SHL Medical's Reunite™ dual-chamber autoinjector and SHL Advantec's AOU™ assembly machine platform as a case study, Christy Chen and Alberto Flores explore the critical synergy between flexible automation architecture and expert final assembly services.
INJECTION-MOULDED PROTOTYPES FROM 3D-PRINTED TOOLING: ACCELERATING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIALISATION
David Valencia
H&T Presspart
INJECTION-MOULDED PROTOTYPES FROM 3D-PRINTED TOOLING: ACCELERATING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
David Valencia and Martí Giralt discuss the value that 3D-printed tooling can bring to prototyping injection-moulded components for drug delivery devices, enabling rapid turnaround and iteration of designs while remaining functionally representative of the final commercial parts.
LYOPHILISATION VIALS: QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE FOGGING
INDUSTRIALISATION
Diane McCormick
NIPRO PharmaPackaging
LYOPHILISATION VIALS: QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE FOGGING
Diane McCormick and Clément Condouret discuss lyophilisation fogging, explaining its negative downstream effects and presenting NIPRO’s thermal treatment, VIALEX™, to minimise this issue.
PHARMASHELL – AN ALD NANOCOATING TECHNOLOGY FOR ONCE-MONTHLY INJECTABLES
FORMULATION
Dr Anders Johansson
Nanexa
PHARMASHELL – AN ALD NANOCOATING TECHNOLOGY FOR ONCE-MONTHLY INJECTABLES
Dr Anders Johansson, Dr Polla Rouf and Dr Oliver Hedge introduce Nanexa’s PharmaShell® technology and discuss how, in combination with nanotechnology, it can achieve previously unattainable dosing intervals with
standard formulations.
DESIGNING FOR SCALE: RELIABLE MANUFACTURING OF PEN INJECTOR PLATFORMS
INDUSTRIALISATION
Henrik Leisner
Phillips Medisize
DESIGNING FOR SCALE: RELIABLE MANUFACTURING OF PEN INJECTOR PLATFORMS
Henrik Leisner discusses the reliable scaling of pen injector programmes, considering how high-quality, high-volume manufacture depends on experience and collaboration.
INDUSTRIALISING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES: INSIGHTS FROM 40 YEARS OF GETTING TO MARKET
EXPERT VIEW
Chris Hurlstone
INDUSTRIALISING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES: INSIGHTS FROM 40 YEARS OF GETTING TO MARKET
Chris Hurlstone looks at the process of developing drug delivery systems through the industrialisation phase and explores ways to address the challenges that arise along the way. Drawing on Team’s 40-year track record of supporting drug delivery device innovation, the insights are intended for teams involved in developing drug delivery systems, particularly those responsible for design, engineering, industrialisation and manufacturing transfer.
INDUSTRIALISING DRUG DELIVERY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
INDUSTRIALISATION
Andy Wertheim
Quvara Medical
INDUSTRIALISING DRUG DELIVERY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
Andy Wertheim considers how the priorities of drug delivery device industrialisation have shifted in response to the major supply chain shocks of recent years, with companies shifting their focus from purely optimising for low cost and putting much greater emphasis on security and continuity, and what these changing priorities imply for the industry as a whole.
FLYING ON TWO WINGS: YPSOMED’S DUAL-ENGINE STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS IN CHINA
INDUSTRIALISATION
Hong Cui
Ypsomed
FLYING ON TWO WINGS: YPSOMED’S DUAL-ENGINE STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS IN CHINA
Hong Cui, Orfeo Niedermann and Shawn James discuss how Ypsomed has succeeded in China, highlighting the importance of integrating into the local market, keeping in stride with the pace of development and maintaining alignment with global quality standards.
DE-RISKING POST-MARKET CHANGE THROUGH PILOT PRODUCTION
EXPERT VIEW
Jon Powell
DE-RISKING POST-MARKET CHANGE THROUGH PILOT PRODUCTION
Jon Powell explores how pilot production, delivered through integrated design, development and manufacturing capabilities, can be used to de-risk change in commercial-scale drug delivery devices, highlighting how such approaches can improve confidence in decision-making while reducing overall time and cost.
HOW MODERN PROTOTYPING ACCELERATES DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIALISATION
Erwin van Huijksloot
IGS GeboJagema
HOW MODERN PROTOTYPING ACCELERATES DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
Erwin van Huijksloot and Joe Melton discuss the importance of early prototyping, ensuring a strong understanding of production efficiency and possible variability is grasped before large-scale manufacture begins.
Technology Showcase: DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOINJECTORS
SHOWCASE
Covestro LLC
Technology Showcase: DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOINJECTORS
Covestro outlines how digital twin methodologies, physics-based virtual models spanning structural testing, drop-test simulation and injection-moulding analysis, are helping engineers develop polycarbonate autoinjector components, reducing physical prototyping, tooling iterations and time to market while maintaining safety and reliability.
EFFICIENCY, DATA INTEGRITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE PRODUCTION OF INSULIN PENS
EXPERT VIEW
Stephan Vogel
EFFICIENCY, DATA INTEGRITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE PRODUCTION OF INSULIN PENS
Stephan Vogel discusses the role of advanced monitoring technologies in high-volume medical device manufacturing, considering the key role they play in ensuring quality and compliance with regulatory requirements and how analysing data centrally can support consistency across lines and sites.
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