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INHALABLE THERAPEUTIC BIOLOGICS, A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR NON-INVASIVE EFFICIENT MEDICAL TREATMENTS
PULMONARY
Susana Ecenarro Probst
INHALABLE THERAPEUTIC BIOLOGICS, A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR NON-INVASIVE EFFICIENT MEDICAL TREATMENTS
Susana Ecenarro Probst and Francesca Buttini discuss the rising prominence of biologics in the pharmaceuticals market and how dry powder inhalers utilising hard capsules are a promising potential delivery method for these new drugs.
CITRUS FRUITS INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DRUG DELIVERY
EARLY INSIGHT
Dr Andrew K Dickerson
Fluids and Structures (FaST) Laboratory
CITRUS FRUITS INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DRUG DELIVERY
Andrew Dickerson discusses recent research undertaken by his team into the mechanics of liquid microjets created naturally by citrus fruits, and how they could be the key to a new design of drug delivery device.
BILL WELCH, PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE & JOHN PATTON, DANCE BIOPHARM
INTERVIEW
Dr John Patton
Aerami Therapeutics
BILL WELCH, PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE & JOHN PATTON, DANCE BIOPHARM
In this exclusive interview with ONdrugDelivery Magazine, Bill Welch and John Patton discuss inhaled insulin, connectivity and their two companies’ close partnership
REDUCING VARIABILITY IN TEST RESULTS FOR OINDPS WITH AUTOMATED ACTUATION
RESPIRATORY
Heli Chauhan
Proveris Scientific
REDUCING VARIABILITY IN TEST RESULTS FOR OINDPS WITH AUTOMATED ACTUATION
Heli Chauhan and Linda (Lingzhi) Liao discuss the importance of automated actuation for testing inhalation and spray devices to avoid variability introduced by manual method.
NASAL DRUG DELIVERY VIA THE ORAL ROUTE USING A PMDI
NASAL
Dr Laurent Vecellio
NASAL DRUG DELIVERY VIA THE ORAL ROUTE USING A PMDI
Laurent Vecellio, Déborah Le Pennec and Alain Regard, Technology Product Manage discuss a study Nemera has funded into the retronose concept, using a pMDI to deliver to the nasal cavity via the oral route during exhalation through the nose.
PIPELINE TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN PULMONARY DELIVERY
EXPERT VIEW
Dr Gunilla Petersson
PIPELINE TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN PULMONARY DELIVERY
Gunilla Petersson provides an overview of the inhalables sector from a pharma perspective, covering the three major device types – DPIs, pMDIs and nebulisers.
VARIABILITY IN CASCADE IMPACTION: SOURCES, IMPACT AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCTION
PULMONARY
Mark Copley
Copley Scientific
VARIABILITY IN CASCADE IMPACTION: SOURCES, IMPACT AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCTION
Mark Copley considers cascade impaction as a method for determining the aerodynamic particle size distribution of orally inhaled drug products, and how techniques to improve air flow control and semi-automation of the process can significantly reduce the variability involved.
MANUFACTURING DPIS: AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
PULMONARY
Pietro Pirera
IMA Group
MANUFACTURING DPIS: AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
Pietro Pirera and Stefano Crivellaro discuss the rising prominence of the DPI in inhalable drug delivery, how this has been facilitated by industrial filling technologies and how dosators in particular provide high-precision industrial-scale filling.
INTERTEK’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR INHALED AND NASAL BIOLOGICS
RESPIRATORY
Chris Vernall
Intertek Pharmaceutical Services
INTERTEK’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR INHALED AND NASAL BIOLOGICS
Chris Vernall discusses the significance and difficulties of biologics in the inhalables sector, and how Intertek’s Centre of Excellence for Inhaled and Nasal Biologics provides valuable services for those developing products in this area.
SIMPLE AND SECURE ADHERENCE MONITORING: YDS SMARTSERVICES™ FOR END-TO-END SMART DEVICE INTEGRATION
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Dr Andreas Schneider
Ypsomed
SIMPLE AND SECURE ADHERENCE MONITORING: YDS SMARTSERVICES™ FOR END-TO-END SMART DEVICE INTEGRATION
Whilst there is much discussion on how to apply connectivity and smart devices to therapies, there is far less dialogue concerning the challenges inherent to the digital architecture needed to make such innovations work in practice. Andreas Schneider introduces YDS SmartServices™, Ypsomed’s digital turnkey solution to effectively embed smart devices in a broader digital ecosystem.
PREFILLED WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY: HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR PATIENT & PARTNER CENTRICITY
WEARABLES
Mindy Katz
Eitan Medical
PREFILLED WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY: HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR PATIENT & PARTNER CENTRICITY
Mindy Katz describes in detail the company’s journey from identifying a clear market need to development and commercialisation of Sorrel’s prefilled and preloaded wearable injection device.
MARKET CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND INJECTION DEVICES
EXPERT VIEW
Massimo Mainetti
MARKET CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND INJECTION DEVICES
Massimo Mainetti presents a brief overview of the current state of play in the field of novel biologic medicines as they relate to drug delivery.
ADVANCED MULTILAYER POYLMER VIAL & SYRINGE FOR BIOLOGICS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tomohiro Suzuki
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
ADVANCED MULTILAYER POYLMER VIAL & SYRINGE FOR BIOLOGICS
Tomohiro Suzuki explains how MGC has developed OXYCAPT™ Vial & Syringe to overcome the current weaknesses of glass and cyclo-olefin polymer containers, developing a product that provides the advantages of both.
FROM GRANULATE TO PACKAGED PRODUCT
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Berthold Schopferer
FROM GRANULATE TO PACKAGED PRODUCT
ZAHORANSKY runs through the options and advantages conferred by Z.BLIZZARD and its other automation technologies, with further explanations from Berthold Schopferer.
PLATFORM DEVICES AND THE PATIENT JOURNEY
EXPERT VIEW
Mark Tunkel
PLATFORM DEVICES AND THE PATIENT JOURNEY
Mark Tunkel discusses the benefits of mapping the patient journey when looking to select a platform device for a new drug-device combination product.
ANSWERING THE CONTAINMENT CONUNDRUM: QUALIFYING PREFILLABLE SOLUTIONS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Royce Brockett
West Pharmaceutical Services
ANSWERING THE CONTAINMENT CONUNDRUM: QUALIFYING PREFILLABLE SOLUTIONS
Royce Brockett discusses how pharma companies looking to use a single drug product across multiple containment options face difficult issues, and how partnering with an experienced containment and delivery expert may be the solution to them.
TOM VAN GINNEKEN, SCHOTT
INTERVIEW
Tom Van Ginneken
SCHOTT Pharma
TOM VAN GINNEKEN, SCHOTT
Tom Van Ginneken discusses the advantages of polymers as a material for primary pharmaceutical packaging and how the company supports pharma manufacturers with engineering capabilities for individualised containers and rapid prototyping.
PATIENT-CENTRICITY – A WINNING FORMULA
EXPERT VIEW
Justin Schroeder
PATIENT-CENTRICITY – A WINNING FORMULA
Justin Schroeder discusses patient-centricity, particularly how it relates to clinical trials in the modern global landscape of the pharmaceutical industry.
COMBINING HUMAN NEEDS WITH HIGH VISCOSITY FORMULATIONS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Susanna White
SMC Ltd
COMBINING HUMAN NEEDS WITH HIGH VISCOSITY FORMULATIONS
Jonathan Bradshaw and Susie White discuss the requirements of designing an autoinjector capable of handling the high pressures necessary for the delivery of highly viscous drug formulations with minimal impact on the patient.
THE NEED FOR A FULLY INFORMED LABORATORY IN COMBINATION DEVICE VALIDATION SERVICES
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Mark Turner
Medical Engineering Technologies
THE NEED FOR A FULLY INFORMED LABORATORY IN COMBINATION DEVICE VALIDATION SERVICES
Mark Turner runs through the advantages and processes of working with a high-quality preclinical device testing and validation partner when developing a novel combination product.
PATIENT-CENTRIC REUSABLE INJECTED DELIVERY SOLUTIONS OFFER MULTIPLE BENEFITS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Bjørn Knud Andersen
Phillips-Medisize
PATIENT-CENTRIC REUSABLE INJECTED DELIVERY SOLUTIONS OFFER MULTIPLE BENEFITS
Bjørn Knud Andersen discusses the advantages of developing customised, reusable delivery devices in order to achieve patient-centricity.
A SMART PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FOUR-STEP INJECTION PROCESS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tobias Morlok
A SMART PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FOUR-STEP INJECTION PROCESS
For a drug delivery device to be successful today, it needs to be able to be adapted to an ever changing and evolving set of market and user needs, whilst remaining financially attractive. Tobias Morlok explains how /H&B/’s patented device with toothed gearing rises to this challenge.
MONOMATERIAL PACKAGING: A SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL PLASTICS CRISIS
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Peter Grassl
MONOMATERIAL PACKAGING: A SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL PLASTICS CRISIS
Peter Grassl discusses the extent of environmental damage caused by plastic waste in the oceans, and explains how cardboard monomaterial packaging is not only a step towards tackling this issue, but also a potential source of extensive cost savings in pharmaceutical logistics and storage.
INJECTION DEVICES & PAIN PERCEPTION
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Séverine Duband
Nemera
INJECTION DEVICES & PAIN PERCEPTION
Severine Duband discusses the issue of patient comfort and pain perception in relation to injectable drug delivery and how the features of Nemera’s two-step autoinjector, Safelia®, help take on this challenge.

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