MICRONEEDLES

MICRONEEDLES

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.

EXPERT VIEW

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.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Dimitrios Lamprou

Queen's University Belfast

3D-PRINTED HOLLOW MICRONEEDLES: A NEW FRONTIER FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY

Dimitrios Lamprou and Essyrose Mathew discuss the potential of 3D-printed hollow microneedles for transdermal drug delivery.

EARLY INSIGHT

Mr Richard Joye

SeriTech

SERITECH LEVERAGES FAST-DETACHING, DISSOLVING MICRONEEDLE FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY

Richard Joye and Tim Morch discuss the advantages of using dissolvable microneedles for the delivery of vaccines, particularly in regards to storage and transport, and introduce SeriTech’s fast-detaching dissolvable microneedle technology.

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Dr Sebastian Braun

LTS

WHY THE CONSISTENT CHALLENGES SURROUNDING MAPS ARE DISSOLVING FAST

Sebastian Braun discusses the current state of microneedle-based transdermal drug delivery, covering available microneedle delivery methods, the US FDA’s current stance on microneedle technologies and LTS’s microarray patch (MAP) system and the possibilities it represents.

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Dr John Vasilakos

Kindeva Drug Delivery

MICRONEEDLES FOR INTRADERMAL DELIVERY OF CANCER VACCINES

John Vasilakos discusses the immuno-oncology market. He examines the role of cancer vaccines in supplementing other immuno-oncology therapies, as well as the value of delivering cancer vaccines intradermally.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Nicky Bertollo

Latch Medical

AN ANGLED MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR ENHANCED DRUG AND VACCINE DELIVERY

Nicky Bertollo, Ronan Byrne and Andrew Muddle introduce Pharma Latch – a user-centric angled microneedle patch technology. They discuss its key benefits, such as dramatically increased payload potential, precision, low cost and variable patch-wear times, and highlight how Pharma Latch has the potential to overcome many of the limitations of existing routes of administration for therapeutics and vaccines.

INTERVIEW

Aaron Mann

INTERVIEW WITH AARON MANN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KINDEVA

In this exclusive interview with ONdrugDelivery, Aaron Mann discusses how Kindeva is positioned to move forward as a major CDMO specialising in inhalation and transdermal dosage forms, having been formed from 3M’s drug delivery in May 2020. We also cover the impact of Covid-19, environmental sustainability, and current challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry.

COVID-19 NEWS

VAXESS RECEIVES BARDA CONTRACT FOR COVID-19 + SEASONAL FLU VACCINE IN ITS SMART-RELEASE MICRONEEDLE PATCH

Vaxess Technologies is to receive US BARDA funding to demonstrate the feasibility of its MIMIX microneedle patch technology for a COVID-19 vaccine, with the aim of designing and developing a “combination seasonal protection patch”, incorporating COVID-19 + seasonal influenza protection.

COVID-19 NEWS

NanoPass Sharing Microneedle Device with Pharma Partners for COVID-19 Vaccine

NanoPass is sharing its proprietary MicronJet microneedle device with vaccine and immunotherapy companies to help in the efforts to develop a safe, effective and affordable vaccine against SARS-COV-2, novel coronavirus.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Chi Hwan Lee

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

SKIN-MOUNTABLE FLEXIBLE NEEDLE PATCH FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY

Chi Hwan Lee and Eun Kwang Lee introduce a skin-mountable flexible needle patch and discuss its applications in non-invasive drug delivery applications.

SKIN

Dr Jung Dong Kim

Raphas

DISSOLVABLE MICRONEEDLES: APPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Jung Dong Kim and Do Hyeon Jeong discuss dissolvable microneedle technology and its myriad uses.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Moe Wehbe

Microdermics

AN INTRADERMAL PLATFORM BUILT FOR INDUSTRY AND PATIENTS

Moe Wehbe, Iman Mansoor and Sahan Ranamukha discuss the potential of intradermal injection for modern medicines and its advantages over the subcutaneous route.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Mark Prausnitz

Micron Biomedical

SIMPLIFIED DRUG AND VACCINE DELIVERY USING MICRON’S MICRONEEDLE PATCH

Devin V McAllister, Sebastien Henry and Mark Prausnitz introduce the company’s dissolving microneedle patch technology, which has global potential, including in the developing world, across a range of vaccine and therapeutic applications.

SKIN

Dr Faz Chowhury

Nemaura Pharma

TERIPARATIDE MICRO-PATCH™: A SOLID MICRONEEDLE PRODUCT NEARING CLINICAL TRIALS

Faz Chowdhury details a Micro-Patch™ solid formulation of the parathyroid hormone analogue, teriparatide, for the treatment of osteoporosis.

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David Scott

Nemaura Pharma

VACCINE DELIVERY USING THE NEMAURA SOLID DOSE INJECTOR

Joanne Broadhead and Karmen Cheung report an investigation into the delivery of two vaccines using Nemaura Pharma’s solid-dose injection technology.

MICRONEEDLES

Luis Tissone

Trelleborg

THE RAPID EVOLUTION OF THE TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY INDUSTRY SPAWNS INNOVATION

Luis Tissone outlines technological developments behind microneedle design including the use of advanced liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and two-component injection technology, and explores the advantages this route offers over traditional intramuscular routes.

TRANSDERMAL

Megan Greth

ARx

THE CRITICALITY OF ADHESIVE SELECTION FOR OPTIMAL TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Megan Greth and Gozde Karabiyik discuss why selecting the right adhesive for body-worn drug delivery systems – be they transdermal patches or wearable injection devices or pumps – is critical for a successful outcome.

TRANSDERMAL

Pierre Michelet

GEKA Healthcare

MICROBRISTLE APPLICATOR (MBA™) SYSTEMS FOR TOPICAL AND TRANSDERMAL DRUG APPLICATION

Pierre Michelet, Karl Hartstock-Martin, and Moritz Beyhl present the innovative technology of microbristle applicators (MBA™) for a more precise and hygienic application within topical and transdermal treatment. MBA™ comprises a platform of moulded, pure plastic applicators with very fine bristles to apply liquid and semi-liquid formulations.

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Dr Lisa A Dick

MEETING EVOLVING BIOLOGICS & SMALL MOLECULES NEEDS

Lisa A Dick provides a run-down of the concept, design and development of the company’s microneedle drug delivery platform, both hollow and solid needle arrays, including recent clinical trials of the hollow-needle device.

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Dr Jung Dong Kim

Raphas

Q&A: SUCCESSFUL MASS PRODUCTION OF AN INNOVATIVE DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY

Jung Dong Kim answers questions about the company, its capabilities, and the mass production of an innovative dissolving microstructure drug delivery technology.

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Dr Marion Sausse Lhernould

Novinject

HIGHLY CUSTOMISABLE HOLLOW POLYMER MICRONEEDLE SOLUTIONS

Marion Sausse Lhernould, Serge Tailler, Michel Deleers and Alain Delchambre present a hollow microneedle delivery device manufactured using a novel proprietary process.

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Dr Richard Toon

Nemaura Pharma

DERMAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICS

Faz Chowdhury and Richard Toon describe one of the company’s key technologies for the delivery of biologics, the Micropatch™.

TRANSDERMAL

Dr Alan Smith

4P Therapeutics

NOVEL TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES

Alan Smith outlines the stages of Type 2 diabetes treatment, progressing to extenatide and insulin injections, and makes the case, using clinical data, for the transdermal route as a viable alternative to injections.

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Dr Paul Vescovo

Debiotech

YOUR SOLUTION FOR SUCCESSFUL INTRADERMAL DELIVERY

Paul Vescovo and Laurent-Dominique Piveteau discuss the design of the Debioject™ microneedle device and inserter, and its applications, particularly in intradermal delivery of vaccines.