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INJECTABLE DRUG DELIVERY: DEVICES FOCUS86

Issue No #86  May 14th, 2018


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FINAL ASSEMBLY, LABELLING & PACKAGING
PREFILLED SYRINGES
SHL Medical
FINAL ASSEMBLY, LABELLING & PACKAGING
For the development of combination products, pharma and biotech companies have the option to establish an assembly and packaging infrastructure internally or to outsource to a contract manufacturing organisation. One such organisation, SHL, explains what the benefits are of using a manufacturing partner and outlines what it can offer in terms of an integrated process.
PRODUCT REVIEW – SAFE’N’SOUND<sup>®</sup> & SAFELIA<sup>®</sup>
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Séverine Duband
Nemera
PRODUCT REVIEW – SAFE’N’SOUND® & SAFELIA®
Séverine Duband provides a rundown of the features of Nemera’s injectable device offering, the Safe’n’Sound® single-use safety device and the Safelia® two-step autoinjector.
CREATING PREFILLABLE SYRINGES FOR THE BIOLOGICS MARKET
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Fabian Stöcker
SCHOTT
CREATING PREFILLABLE SYRINGES FOR THE BIOLOGICS MARKET
Nicolas Eon and Fabian Stöcker discuss syriQ BioPure®, a high-end prefillable syringe for biologics, which integrates seamlessly with autoinjectors and an innovative filling platform.
INSERT. WEAR. INJECT. DISPOSABLE UNITS FOR WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES
WEARABLES
Claudia Fink
Raumedic
INSERT. WEAR. INJECT. DISPOSABLE UNITS FOR WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES
Mobile drug delivery pumps can significantly improve patients’ quality of life, however they require highly advanced disposable components to ensure that patients receive the exact dose required. Claudia Fink reviews how the components are produced and which secondary processing techniques are required and Raumedic's partnership with Sensile Medical.
AUTOINJECTOR TRAINER INNOVATIONS TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Joe Reynolds
Noble
AUTOINJECTOR TRAINER INNOVATIONS TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Joe Reynolds looks at the benefits offered by Noble's innovative agitator needle simulation tip – which can be incorporated into several types of autoinjector trainers – and reviews the development process.
/H&B/’S FOUR-STEP-TECHNOLOGY
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tobias Morlok
H&B Electronic
/H&B/’S FOUR-STEP-TECHNOLOGY
Tobias Morlok outlines how the company’s Four-Step-Technology approach ensures that devices are totally safe to use by protecting against inappropriate use in several ways and at four key stages.
MAKING SELF-ADMINISTRATION POSSIBLE FOR ALL PATIENTS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Carl Dabruzzi
West Pharmaceutical Services
MAKING SELF-ADMINISTRATION POSSIBLE FOR ALL PATIENTS
At West, extensive human factors studies were carried out to help create the SelfDose™ patient-controlled injector, designed for patients who have dexterity problems. Carl Dabruzzi, Director, Product Management, Self-Injections Systems explains more.
EXTRACTABLES AND LEACHABLES FOR INJECTION DEVICES
EXPERT VIEW
Mark Turner
EXTRACTABLES AND LEACHABLES FOR INJECTION DEVICES
Mark Turner explains the process involved in ensuring that pharmaceutical containers do not inadvertently transmit toxic substances, while maintaining the effectiveness of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
THE FUTURE OF DRUG DELIVERY
EXPERT VIEW
Uri Baruch
THE FUTURE OF DRUG DELIVERY
Uri Baruch looks back on how far injectable drug delivery has come in the past thirty years and, with an eye on current trends and the range of innovations in the sector, particularly data and connectivity technology, looks forward to what the future may hold.
PHARMA PARTNERING CONSIDERATIONS FOR INJECTION DEVICE COMPONENTS
EXPERT VIEW
Adam Shain
PHARMA PARTNERING CONSIDERATIONS FOR INJECTION DEVICE COMPONENTS
In the modern world of injectable drugs, one of the major considerations for pharma is choosing partner companies for the development and manufacture of the injection device components. Adam Shain, discusses several of the considerations that go into ensuring that the best possible partner is selected.
CONNECTED, NEEDLE-FREE DRUG DELIVERY
INJECTION
Barbara Taylor
Portal Instruments
CONNECTED, NEEDLE-FREE DRUG DELIVERY
The healthcare industry is seeing an ever growing trend towards patients self-administering their therapies at home. Barbara Taylor discusses this trend and how Portal is making a bold step towards this goal with its novel needle-free injection device.
ENABLE INJECTIONS AND FLEX SET AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR LARGE VOLUME DRUG DELIVERY
WEARABLES
John Love
Enable Injections
ENABLE INJECTIONS AND FLEX SET AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR LARGE VOLUME DRUG DELIVERY
The delivery of high volumes of biologics outside of the clinical setting remains a key challenge in the industry. Here, John Love, Mark Lee and Amy Boyle discuss how the enFuse™ on-body injector, developed by Enable in partnership with Flex, may be the answer.
THE SECRET TO A SINGLE AUTOINJECTOR DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
David Philbrick
Economy Spring
THE SECRET TO A SINGLE AUTOINJECTOR DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS
The autoinjector market is booming and is predicted to continue doing so for some time to come. In order to capitalise on this, pharma companies are looking to use their autoinjectors for multiple medications. David Philbrick presents the case for bringing on metal component manufacturers in the initial design phase to make the most out of the crucial expertise they can offer.
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