WEARABLE INJECTORS90

Issue No #90 September 10th, 2018

Inside the magazine

WEARABLE INJECTORS: THE PERCEPTION OF INHERENT EXPENSE AND COMPLEXITY

WEARABLE INJECTORS: THE PERCEPTION OF INHERENT EXPENSE AND COMPLEXITY

There is a widespread belief that wearable injectors are too expensive and complex to really take off as a commercially viable method of drug delivery. Jesper Roested tackles the causes of this belief, and explains why it is not truly the case.

2014 TO 2018: AN UPDATE ON THE STATE OF WEARABLE INJECTORS

2014 TO 2018: AN UPDATE ON THE STATE OF WEARABLE INJECTORS

Looking back on the developments in large volume injectors since his article in ONdrugDelivery’s 2014 issue on wearable injectors, Paul Jansen reflects on the state of this technology space today, how it has progressed and the value it is likely to offer.

BIOLOGIC DRUGS AND THEIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS: A SYMBIOSIS KEY TO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS

Dr Jeannie Joughin

Enable Injections

BIOLOGIC DRUGS AND THEIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS: A SYMBIOSIS KEY TO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS

Jeannie Joughin discusses the ever-growing importance of the delivery system in the biologic combination product area, highlighting how it is the delivery system, not the drug, that defines the patient experience.

CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS FOR LARGE-VOLUME INJECTORS

Sensile Medical

CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS FOR LARGE-VOLUME INJECTORS

Paul Senn discusses the products and philosophy of Sensile Medical, a developer of large volume injection devices utilising a patented micro pump technology.

YPSODOSE: SIMPLIFYING LARGE-VOLUME PATCH INJECTION FOR PHARMA COMPANIES AND PATIENTS

YPSODOSE: SIMPLIFYING LARGE-VOLUME PATCH INJECTION FOR PHARMA COMPANIES AND PATIENTS

Ian Thompson provides an update on YpsoDose, a new prefilled large-volume patch injector platform, and how it is designed to simplify the approach to wearable patch injectors for both pharma companies and patients.

DEVICE TRAINING AND ONBOARDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR ON-BODY DELIVERY SYSTEMS

DEVICE TRAINING AND ONBOARDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR ON-BODY DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Joe Reynolds explains how on-body injection devices have arisen from the need to develop viscous, large-volume biopharmaceutical therapies, and how Noble’s on-body training devices can help patients learn how to use their devices correctly, reliably and safely.

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WEARABLE DRUG CONTAINMENT AND DELIVERY

Graham Reynolds

West Pharmaceutical Services

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WEARABLE DRUG CONTAINMENT AND DELIVERY

Biologics and biosimilars are set to make waves in the pharmaceutical arena, but these drugs can be very difficult to deliver in a patient-centric way. Wearable injectors offer a solution to the large, infrequent dosing regimens these drugs often demand. Graham Reynolds explains more.

DRUG DELIVERY MEETS AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

DRUG DELIVERY MEETS AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Thomas Mayer discusses Sonceboz’s activity in the world of wearable injectors and how the company’s experiences in the automotive industry and its in-house development of high-quality motors provide significant advantages for the design and production of wearable devices.

MOBILE DEVICES AND USE-RELATED RISK – TIME TO REINSTATE DETECTABILITY?

Richard Featherstone

MOBILE DEVICES AND USE-RELATED RISK – TIME TO REINSTATE DETECTABILITY?

Richard Featherstone makes the case for designing detectability into the user interfaces of wearable devices, enabling the user to be an active part of ensuring the device operates safely, as intended.