CONNECTIVITY

WEARABLES

ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF VARIABLE DRUG DELIVERY REGIMENS

Temitope Sodunke introduces the BD Evolve™ On-body Injector and describes how the device is designed specifically to address the rapidly evolving needs of the pharma industry and meet patient requirements.

CONNECTIVITY

NEXT-GENERATION CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY SUPPORTS DATA LIQUIDITY & COST SAVINGS

Neil Williams discusses medication non-adherence, the toll it takes on the healthcare system and how integration, analytics and more affordable connectivity in drug delivery devices as part of a connected health ecosystem improves patient care and lowers costs.

COVID-19 NEWS

Joe Reynolds

Noble

Telemedicine gains acceptance amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Noble highlights how telemedicine is poised to become a mainstream alternative to the traditional in-person methods of care delivery, with the COVID-19 pandemic easing barriers to acceptance and introducing patients to the safety and convenience of telehealth technology.

VIDEO

John Merhige

Credence MedSystems

VIDEO: Credence Connect from Credence MedSystems

Credence MedSystems takes us through the use steps of its new Credence Connect™ autosensing injection system, and smartphone app.

CONNECTIVITY

Rachel An

Quantex Arc

HOW TO DEVELOP A CUSTOMISED IOT PLATFORM WITH A RUNNING START

Do you need a drug delivery Internet of Things (IoT) platform across your entire portfolio of drugs that is agnostic to the type of source container, drug viscosity and the volume to be dispensed? Rachel An and Gillian Harding-Moore discuss how to develop such a platform with a running start.

CONNECTIVITY

Kelly Boyer

Colorcon

THE TRUSTED TABLET: A NEW LEVEL OF SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY FROM MASS DIGITALISATION OF MEDICINES

Kelly Boyer, Trent Lund and Barry McDough describe a means of mass digitalising medicines to address the problem of illegal and unauthorised production of pharmaceutical products in a meaningful way.

EARLY INSIGHT

Nick Rollings

BiologIC Technologies

A FLEXIBLE, MODULAR PLATFORM TO DISRUPT THE BLOCKBUSTER MANUFACTURING MODEL

Nick Rollings, Colin Barker and Richard Vellacott discuss the drug delivery scenario in the advanced therapy (AT) era, examining how the current slow-moving blockbuster treatment model is making way for a fast-moving, patient-focused era of personalised medicine

CONNECTIVITY

Barbara Taylor

Portal Instruments

AN INJECTION OF CONNECTED NEEDLE-FREE INNOVATION

Barb Taylor discusses the next generation of needle-free injection devices, which incorporate connectivity.

EXPERT VIEW

Dr Ulrica Sehlstedt

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE – HOW CURATIVE THERAPIES WILL DISRUPT THE MARKET

Ulrica Sehlstedt, Craig Wylie, Thomas Unger, Rebecka Axelsson Wadman, Vikas Kharbanda, and Satoshi Ohara, all members of Arthur D. Little’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, explain how the shift to curative treatments promises to transform the entire healthcare ecosystem. 

CONNECTIVITY

Marcus Bates

Aptar Pharma

THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN CONNECTED DEVICES

Marcus Bates; Joachim Koerner and Jerôme Prraquin discuss the current state of play, what connected device advocates are doing to enable faster implementation, and how we can optimise connected technology while reducing the cost and improving human factors.

EXPERT VIEW

Dr Juan Nogueira

CHOOSING THE RIGHT CONNECTIVITY FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS

Juan Nogueira; Tommaso Borghi and Marco Vergani discuss the factors that need to be taken into account in the selection of connectivity technology for a drug delivery device or other medical product.

CONNECTIVITY

Biocorp

PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Injay – Connected Prefilled Syringe

Biocorp presents Injay, the first prefilled syringe with built-in connectivity, providing a cost-effective and easy-to-implement solution that improves treatment adherence, upholds quality of reporting, and provides a secure treatment protocol and traceability.

EXPERT VIEW

Dr Matt Ash

HOW A DIGITAL APPROACH CAN UNPICK CLINICAL TRIAL CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES

Matt Ash, Tom Lawrie-Fussey and Bastiaan De Leeuw look at the role digital technology can play in the development of drug-device combination products.

INJECTION

Orfeo Niedermann

Ypsomed

SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE YPSOMATE FAMILY OF AUTOINJECTORS

Orfeo Niedermann looks at the key factors behind the growth and continued success of the YpsoMate family of two-step autoinjectors. He also introduces YpsoMate Design, which enables freeform outer shell design around the proven YpsoMate mechanism and manufacturing lines.

EXPERT VIEW

Napoleon Monroe

PATIENTS, MANUFACTURERS & PRACTITIONERS CAN LEAD ADOPTION OF CONNECTED COMBINATION PRODUCTS

Napoleon Monroe asks why connectivity has failed to advance rapidly, and argues that many stakeholders can benefit if the adoption of connectivity for drug delivery can be accelerated. While this article will centre on pharmaceutical combination products, the essential points also relate more broadly to pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

CONNECTIVITY

Dr Iain Simpson

Phillips-Medisize

HOW CONNECTIVITY ADDS VALUE TO INJECTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES

In the context of the growing shift in emphasis from improving adherence to the better outcomes that can arise from doing so, Iain Simpson discusses why connectivity is becoming increasingly important in injectable drug delivery, and how it can benefit patients, providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

CONNECTIVITY

Chantal Wierckx

Biocorp

ADDING VALUE TO PREFILLED SYRINGES: SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY

Chantal Wierckx and Arnaud Guillet provide an update on Newguard™, Biocorp’s integrated safety device for prefilled syringes, and explore the possible advantages connectivity can bring in the context of traceability for anti-counterfeiting, in clinical trials and in vaccination campaigns.

EXPERT VIEW

Shaul Eitan

CUSTOMISED INFUSION PUMPS: THE FUTURE OF SELF-ADMINISTRATION?

Shaul Eitan explores the challenges of home infusion and examines how customisation and connectivity could help provide a solution.

CONNECTIVITY

Dr Andreas Schneider

Ypsomed

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE: EYE TRACKING DRIVES PATIENT-CENTRED DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTED SYSTEMS

The development of connected self-injection systems is driving industry to rethink its current approaches to patient-centred new product development. Andreas Schneider summarises a recent field study that used eye tracking for the formative usability testing of SmartPilot for YpsoMate.

CONNECTIVITY

Dr Ramin Rafiei

SHL Group

MACRO TRENDS ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF CONNECTIVITY IN DRUG DELIVERY

Ramin Rafiei argues that connected therapeutics – the augmentation of drugs through sensors and connectivity – are now a clinical source for real-world data and provide an opportunity to bridge the efficacy-to-effectiveness gap. This next frontier in drug delivery, powered by connected therapeutics, will be data-driven, personalised, outcomes-based and accessible.

CONNECTIVITY

Eric Dessertenne

Biocorp

COMPLETING ITS TRANSITION FROM GENESIS TO MATURITY, BIOCORP OPENS NEW HORIZONS

As Biocorp prepares for the market launch of its connected injector pen add-on, Mallya, Eric Dessertenne and Arnaud Guillet share insights about key steps in the company’s development. The article discusses the many partnership Biocorp has entered in to, and includes a mini-interview with Sergio Monti, Plant Manager for one such partner, V.A.R.I.

CONNECTIVITY

Thierry Decock

Nemera

CONNECTED DEVICES – MEDICATION DELIVERY JUST GOT PERSONAL

Thierry Decock and Hadrien Gremillet explore how the obstacles to the adoption of connectivity can be overcome and how connected devices can deliver truly patient-centric care that will clearly improve adherence rates, whilst demonstrating a clear cost benefit to the pharmaceutical partner.

INTERVIEW

Dr Mircea Despa

BD (Becton Dickinson & Company)

MIRCEA DESPA & DOUG McCLURE, BD

In this interview, Dr Despa and Mr McClure discuss BD’s approach to connecting devices in its portfolio to meet patient, pharma and other stakeholder requirements. Their discussion focuses in particular on safety and security, highlighting the connected wearable injector, BD Libertas™ with Smart Option, as an example.

EXPERT VIEW

Napoleon Monroe

CONNECTIVITY RESTORING TRUST IN PHARMA COMMUNICATIONS

Napoleon Monroe analyses connectivity coverage at recent drug delivery conferences and, more broadly, in various publications, to evaluate the current direction, and explore the scope for connectivity to effect changes benefiting multiple stakeholders across a range of treatment categories.

CONNECTIVITY

Dr Benjamin Jung

H&T Presspart

THE FUTURE OF CONNECTED ASTHMA AND COPD CARE: A NETWORK PERSPECTIVE

Benjamin Jung uses a network theory approach to look at the ongoing issue of adherence when it comes to the treatment of asthma and COPD, and the players involved in overcoming it.

CONNECTIVITY

Matt Jones

DCA

DON’T DEVELOP A CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITHOUT READING THIS

Matt Jones summarises some of the key challenges and opportunities in the development of connected drug delivery devices, focusing in detail on deciding what a connected drug delivery device should do, designing for a coin cell, direct cellular connection and antenna design.

EXPERT VIEW

Mark Tunkel

USER-CENTRED DEVICE CONNECTIVITY

Mark Tunkel and Carolyn Rose discuss the benefits of taking a user-needs approach, and mapping the patient journey, in a connectivity strategy.

CONNECTIVITY

Neil Williams

Phillips-Medisize

LOW-COST CONNECTIVITY MEETS PATIENT & PHARMA MEDICATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS

Neil Williams describes the potential connected drug delivery systems hold to address serious challenges in healthcare, including poor adherence, and also deliver substantial value, and outlines the company’s highly scalable enterprise platform, the Connected Health Platform.

EXPERT VIEW

Tim Frearson

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF INFUSION PUMP INTEROPERABILITY

Interoperability is not a new concept for infusion pumps. But in many cases hospitals have been slow to embrace the full potential of connectivity. When is this likely to change? What will hospitals need when it does? And where should infusion pump manufacturers focus innovation efforts in the meantime? Tim Frearson considers the options.

CONNECTIVITY

Craig Baker

Noble

ADHERENCE TO SELF-INJECTION REGIMENS CAN BE ENHANCED BY CONNECTED DEVICES

Craig Baker looks at the factors contributing to non-adherence and explores how connected devices can help patients follow their self-injection regimens.

CONNECTIVITY

Tsachi Shaked

E3D – Elcam Drug Delivery Devices

ADDING CONNECTIVITY TO DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES

Tsachi Shaked explores how – as the trend towards moving healthcare from the hospital to the home continues – connectivity in drug delivery devices may be changing from being the exception to the rule.

INJECTION

Bjarne Sørensen

Phillips-Medisize

A RE-USABLE CONNECTED AUTOINJECTOR CUSTOMISED FOR THE COMPANION^® SAFETY SYRINGE SYSTEM

Bjarne Sørensen and John A. Merhige explore the latest developments in modular autoinjector platforms and the benefits for end users and pharmaceutical customers. They also discuss the two companies’ recent partnership for the development of a combined system that capitalises on important synergies between two compatible technologies.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

Justin Schroeder

PCI Pharma Services

BIOLOGIC MEDICINES AND PATIENT-CENTRICITY – A NEW PHASE OF HOPE

Justin Schroeder discusses how the increasing biologics and biosimilars market has driven innovation and a trend towards self-administration and user-centricity in the injectable drug delivery device market.

EXPERT VIEW

Napoleon Monroe

CONNECTIVITY USING CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE REAL VALUE FOR PATIENTS

Napoleon Monroe presents the case for the C-Container, a collective term for a theoretical class of consumer product designed to work with various drug delivery combination products.

CONFERENCE REVIEW

James Arnold

2018 UNIVERSE OF PRE-FILLED SYRINGES AND INJECTION DEVICES

In October 2018, the Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices conference, organised by the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), was held in Orlando, FL, US.

EXPERT VIEW

Dr Philip Lance

THE EYES HAVE IT – EYE TRACKING EVOLUTION IN MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT

Philip Lance and Phil Seeney discuss the recent surge in the use of eye-tracking technology in the field of human factors, providing an overview of the technique’s history and how it may be applied to medical devices in the future.

CONNECTIVITY

Eric Dessertenne

Biocorp

SUCCESSFUL CONNECTED DEVICE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES A ROBUST VALUE PROPOSITION

Eric Dessertenn discusses the current status of connectivity in healthcare, its future, benefits both in terms of addressing adherence and big data analysis, and emphasises the need for a robust business case.

CONNECTIVITY

Dr Rajoshi Biswas

Cognita Labs

CAPMEDIC™: SIMPLIFYING INHALERS FOR REGULAR AND CORRECT USE

Rajoshi Biswa discusses the CapMedic device, which transforms a typical metered dose inhaler into a more user-friendly, efficacious delivery system.