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Skin Drug Delivery: Dermal, Transdermal & Microneedles144

Issue No #144  March 31st, 2023


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“PRESERVATIVE FREE” – THE SKIN MICROBIOME’S CLOSE FRIEND
SKIN
Dr Marie-Christine Klein
URSATEC
“PRESERVATIVE FREE” – THE SKIN MICROBIOME’S CLOSE FRIEND
Marie-Christine Klein, Andreas Bilstein and Julia Krüger discuss the effects of preservatives on the skin microbiome and consider new technologies that minimise the percentage of preserving agents used in cosmetic formulations.
DE-RISKING COMBINATION PRODUCT REGISTRATION FOR SEMI-SOLIDS WITH APTAR PHARMA’S AIRLESS<sup>+</sup> SYSTEM – AN INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN HELLBARDT
INTERVIEW
Dr Stefan Hellbardt
Aptar Pharma
DE-RISKING COMBINATION PRODUCT REGISTRATION FOR SEMI-SOLIDS WITH APTAR PHARMA’S AIRLESS+ SYSTEM – AN INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN HELLBARDT
Stefan Hellbardt discusses the increasing demand for airless systems in the dermal drug delivery market, the advantages of these systems and Aptar Pharma’s own offering in this space, including its Airless+ packaging system and Extended Support services.
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF MICRONEEDLE TECHNOLOGY
MICRONEEDLES
Bart van Oorschot
uPATCH
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF MICRONEEDLE TECHNOLOGY
Bart van Oorschot and Maarten Smit discuss the exciting potential of microneedle-based delivery systems to transform the drug delivery industry, the challenges faced by this technology and how the use of an applicator may be the way to overcome them.
SAY “NO MORE” TO NEEDLES: NEEDLE-FREE SELF-INJECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR PAINLESS, BETTER CARE
EARLY INSIGHT
Alina Su
NovaXS Biotech
SAY “NO MORE” TO NEEDLES: NEEDLE-FREE SELF-INJECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR PAINLESS, BETTER CARE
Alina Su discusses the need for improved and optimised remote healthcare to meet current challenges in the industry, and introduces Telosis, the company’s patent-pending connected needle-free injection device that is poised to provide answers to these challenges.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF MICRONEEDLES: HARNESSING A BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION
EXPERT VIEW
Dr Gabriel Villar
THE NEXT GENERATION OF MICRONEEDLES: HARNESSING A BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION
Gabriel Villar and Ethan Miller consider examples of nature’s solutions to four challenges faced by microneedles for drug delivery. For each challenge, the authors explain how a natural organism has tackled it and what lessons may be directly applied to microneedle design.
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