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CONNECTIVITY
Andreas Meliniotis
Phillips Medisize
MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EFFICACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Andreas Meliniotis looks at the factors that should be considered when designing devices with a view to sustainable connectivity.
PULMONARY
Edgar Hernan Cuevas Brun
HCmed Innovations
DELIVERING SUSPENSIONS WITH MESH TECHNOLOGY
Edgar Hernan Cuevas Brun and Yuan-Ming Hsu discuss the performance of mesh nebulisers for the delivery of suspensions in inhalation therapy.
SUSTAINABILITY
Emil Fraenkel
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.
INJECTION
Dr Kate Hudson-Farmer
Phillips Medisize
HERE TODAY AND DEFINITELY NOT GONE TOMORROW: WHY SIMPLICITY AND EASE OF USE ARE THE KEY FOR A NEW GENERATION OF REUSABLE INJECTORS
Kate Hudson-Farmer discusses how a new electronic reusable autoinjector – the Aria Smart Autoinjector from Phillips-Medisize – has been designed and user-tested to challenge the preconceived ease-of-use notions about electronic autoinjectors, in addition to addressing how macro trends and personal consumer subtleties could become increasingly important in creating a competitive position as devices seek to improve patient engagement.
EXPERT VIEW
Enrico Denna
USING SIMULATION AND MODELLING VERSUS PROTOTYPING FOR MEDICAL RADIO FREQUENCY DESIGN
Enrico Denna looks at the advantages of a simulation and modelling approach over prototyping for the design of medical products.
WEARABLES
Wim Vos
Celanese
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LCP BRINGS THE ADVANTAGES OF LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS TO WEARABLE INJECTORS
Wim Vos, Dave Pellegrino and Rob Haley discuss the myriad benefits of Vectra
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LCP, Celanese’s medical-grade liquid crystal polymer, for wearable injection devices, including improved patient comfort, greater design flexibility and reduced processing costs.
EXPERT VIEW
Tim Resker
OPTIONS FOR ACTIVATION OF BATTERY-OPERATED MEDICAL DEVICES
Tim Resker looks at new technologies for powering on battery-operated drug delivery devices while considering battery drain, ingress protection and user-friendliness.
CONNECTIVITY
Marcus Jarman-Smith
Victrex
CONNECTED DEVICES CHALLENGE: HOW TO DEVELOP CONCEPT DEVICES WITH PEEK POLYMERS
Marcus Jarman-Smith, Adam Salmen, John Devine, Ernst Hupkes and Dennis Freie discuss the value of PEEK, a high-performance polymer, in drug delivery device design, using two concept devices – an on-body patch pump and vaporiser inhaler.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Jens Schou Christensen
Stevanato Group
HOW DIGITISATION IS DELIVERING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN DEVICE ASSEMBLY
Jens Schou Christensen and Sebastian Berninger-Lund present the business case for the wider implementation of digitisation and the greater use of data to deliver assembly line improvements.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Napoleon Monroe
New Directions Technology Consulting
INDUSTRIALISATION OF DRUG DELIVERY BEYOND MANUFACTURING
Napoleon Monroe considers the impact of the changing technological landscape on how industrialisation in the healthcare industry is evolving, with reference to the idea of “patients as consumers” and how the relationship between consumers, information and industry has evolved in other sectors, such as tech and retail – and how big players in those sectors are looking to move into and disrupt healthcare.
GI/ORAL
Gary Pond
Colorcon
SMARTER MEDICINES TO SECURE PRODUCTS AND PROMOTE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT
Gary Pond looks at digital authentication and discusses how on-dose microtaggants can provide a high level of security in authenticating tablets and capsules in the fight against counterfeit products.
CONNECTIVITY
Arnaud Guillet
Biocorp
BIOCORP’S MALLYA – CHRONICLING A SUCCESS STORY
Arnaud Guillet and colleagues from across the industry, discuss Bicorp’s Mallya add-on device for disposable insulin pens, providing details on the main country launches and key software integrations, as well as presenting initial feedback from healthcare professionals and patients.
CONNECTIVITY
Napoleon Monroe
New Directions Technology Consulting
PATENTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR SMART HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS
Napoleon Monroe discusses the value of internet-connected smart devices in present-day healthcare, and introduces the mMed patent portfolio, of which Mr Monroe is the sole inventor, and which contains five US patents for key connected health technologies.
EXPERT VIEW
Dr Ben Cox
THE POWER OF ONBOARDING: BUILDING PERSUASIVE USER EXPERIENCES FOR COMPANION APPS
Ben Cox discusses the value of onboarding in drug delivery device companion apps, and how it is a key component of converting a one-time user to a repeat user, unlocking the true value of companion apps as a tool for combating poor adherence to medications and gathering high-quality data.
CONNECTIVITY
Josh Hopkins
Noble
HOW DIGITAL MEDICAL DEVICES ARE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLINICAL TRIALS
Josh Hopkins discusses the challenges that have been present in conducting clinical trials at a central brick-and-mortar location since their inception, and how modern digitisation presents an opportunity to improve clinical trial methodology by liberating it from the need for an in-person central study site via the use of digital medical devices and technologies.
CONNECTIVITY
Matthew Sarkar
Sagentia Innovation
IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES WITH ADVANCED DIGITAL BIOMARKERS
Matthew Sarkar and Imantha Samaranayake consider the contribution digital biomarker devices make towards healthcare and the challenges faced by the evolution of such devices.
CONNECTIVITY
Christina Philpott
MEANING-CENTRED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL CONNECTED DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Christina Philpott, Miles Hawley and Natasha French, discuss the future of connected disease management and the potential benefits for asthma treatment.
CONNECTIVITY
John Whitehouse
DCA
CYBERSECURITY AND CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY – AN INTEGRATED RISK-BASED APPROACH
John Whitehouse, Rob Veasey and Shane Day, discuss the value of integrating cybersecurity into a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to risk management for connected medical devices.
CONNECTIVITY
Adam Shain
Aptar Pharma
PUTTING THEIR HEALTH IN THEIR HANDS: ENHANCING RESPIRATORY PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGH DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS
Adam Shain discusses the role digital therapeutics play in respiratory patient outcomes and looks at the potential for expansion into other therapy areas.
CONNECTIVITY
Dr Young Kim
Celanese
SPECIALTY LCP COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONICS INTEGRATION IN CONNECTED MEDICAL DEVICES
Young Kim, Don DeMello and Philip Wilson, discuss the benefits of recent advances in liquid crystal polymer for connected medical devices.
CONNECTIVITY
Bjarne Sørensen
Phillips Medisize
RE-USABLE ELECTRONIC AUTOINJECTOR – FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE
Bjarne Sørensen discusses the ability of electronically driven injection devices to cater for a broad range of liquid drug properties within a single device platform.
INJECTION
Jimmy Fan
CC Bio
I-PLATFORM DEVICE: THE SMART DEVICE WITH APTITUDE
Jimmy Fan outlines the capabilities and benefits of the I-Platform smart drug delivery device.
CONNECTIVITY
Arnaud Guillet
Biocorp
INJAY: SIMPLE BY CHOICE, ADAPTABLE BY DESIGN
Arnaud Guillet discusses Biocorp’s Injay solution for adding connectivity to a wide variety of PFS devices, focusing on how Injay’s designed-in simplicity and flexibility makes it easily applicable across the spectrum of PFS platforms on the market today.
CONNECTIVITY
Mauro Citterio
RS01X – BERRY GLOBAL HEALTHCARE’S SINGLE-DOSE DPI GOES DIGITAL WITH AMIKO’S RESPIRO
Mauro Citterio, Director, Marco Franza and Martijn Grinovero discuss Berry and Amiko’s partnership to develop the RS01X connected single-dose dry powder inhaler, based on Berry’s commercialised RS01 inhaler and Amiko’s Respiro digital health platform.
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