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Prefilled Syringes73

Issue No #73  February 1st, 2017


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Issue 73 - Feb 2017

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A COLLABORATION THAT SAYS YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Pascal Dugand
Nemera
A COLLABORATION THAT SAYS YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS
William Dierick, Pascal Dugand and Adrien Tisserand describe a collaboration to create a compatibility between Terumo’s PLAJEX™; prefillable syringes with Nemera’s Safe‘n’Sound® platform of add-on passive sharps injury protection devices for PFS.
COMPANY SHOWCASE: AVERY DENNISON
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COMPANY SHOWCASE: AVERY DENNISON
As labelling technology continues to develop, pharmaceutical labels are making an increasingly significant contribution to operational efficiencies, and to security and compliance. Smarter and more dependable labelling solutions are important in often safety-critical clinical environments.
SAFER PREFILLED SYRINGES & FEWER PROCESS CHANGES
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Jean Vuillecard
Biocorp
SAFER PREFILLED SYRINGES & FEWER PROCESS CHANGES
Jean Vuillecard, Philippe Lesaulnier and Eric Dessertenne explain how, despite great innovations, adopting new syringe safety systems has always been a trade-off between safety and the cost of implementing new processes and introduce Biocorp's Newguard™, a new passive safety system integrated on prefilled syringes without such compromises being required.
PRODUCT SHOWCASE: PREMIUMCOAT™
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Anne Bailly
Aptar Pharma
PRODUCT SHOWCASE: PREMIUMCOAT™
PremiumCoat™ is a novel range of elastomeric stoppers developed by Aptar Pharma and based on an approved, pure, state-of-the-art formulation. The surface of the elastomer is coated during manufacturing with a thin fluoropolymer film.
THE ADD-ON APPROACH TO CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
Christian Keller
SHL Medical
THE ADD-ON APPROACH TO CONNECTIVITY
William Cirillo and Christian Keller describe a simple add-on connected digital platform that can work with an existing delivery device. Digital health is an umbrella term that covers a lot of different applications of technology in the health industry. From wearable sensors and electronic health records to health apps, connected and digital solutions are becoming more accepted.
DRUGDELIVERYSYSTEM FOR 1 ML LONG PREFILLED SYRINGES
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Hans Peter Manser
DRUGDELIVERYSYSTEM FOR 1 ML LONG PREFILLED SYRINGES
Ludwig Weibel and Hans Peter Manser ask, how can drug delivery systems help in patient compliance? And what are the challenges to be encountered with novel drugs filled in 1 mL long prefilled syringes? A novel and innovative approach is presented meeting the requirements of today’s and future drug applications.
PACKAGING & MACHINERY ENGINEERED TO GO HAND-IN-HAND
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Christoph Hammer
PACKAGING & MACHINERY ENGINEERED TO GO HAND-IN-HAND
Christoph Hammer explains how Dividella exclusively manufactures machines for packaging pharmaceutical products at its facility in Grabs, Switzerland. The focus is totally on the packaging of parenteral pharmaceuticals in Top-Load boxes. These sensitive products demand well thought-out packaging solutions.
ADAPTIQ<sup>®</sup> & VIALS DC
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SCHOTT Pharma
ADAPTIQ® & VIALS DC
SCHOTT has expanded its adaptiQ® portfolio of ready-to-use pharma containers to meet growing market demand from drug manufacturers and, separately, a new series of studies has once again demonstrated the effectiveness of SCHOTT Vials Delamination Controlled (Vials DC).
MORE PRODUCT EFFICIENCY BY FULLY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION PROCESSES
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Berthold Schopferer
MORE PRODUCT EFFICIENCY BY FULLY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION PROCESSES
Harry Pruner, Freelance Journalist, Pruner Marketing Services, gives a run-down of the machines and production lines manufactured by ZAHORANSKY for the production of ready-to-fill, prefillable syringes.
PATIENT-CENTRICITY & CONFIDENCE IN DEVICE DESIGN
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Alex Fong
Owen Mumford
PATIENT-CENTRICITY & CONFIDENCE IN DEVICE DESIGN
Alex Fong provides an overview and update on needlestick injury, its prevention and the market for needle safety devices, and introduces Unisafe™, Owen Mumford's springless, passive safety device designed to work with existing prefillable syringes.
SPRING DEVELOPMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
EXPERT VIEW
Neil Fletcher
SPRING DEVELOPMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
Neil Fletcher provides a spring manufacturer’s perspective of how springs can be used in medical devices, and how a lengthy and extensive device development process affects normal custom and practice in our industry. The report focuses on spring technology and highlights some of the challenges that spring manufacturers face daily.
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