About

Nicolas Schwenck is responsible for the strategic management of the nebuliser portfolio based on eFlow Technology, in co-operation with pharma companies. After a diploma in aerospace engineering and research visits to KTH (Stockholm, Sweden) and the University of Bergen (Norway), he acquired his PhD in 2015 from the University of Stuttgart (UoS, Germany). After guest lecturer positions at UoS and the German University in Cairo
(Berlin campus, Germany), he led PARI’s Technology Platform Aerosol Physics, where his main research interest was in vitro experiments of flow and aerosol deposition in the human lungs to improve respiratory therapies. Dr Schwenck’s current position is Portfolio Manager eFlow Partnering.

Contributions

RESPIRATORY

NEW DRUG-NEBULISER COMBINATION PRODUCTS: CONSIDERATIONS BEYOND PERFORMANCE

Nicolas Schwenck and Michael Hahn summarise the critical success factors for bringing a new vibrating membrane nebuliser for a drug-device combination product to the market. They highlight opportunities and pitfalls – starting from the evaluation phase, through the development phase and finally during commercialisation.