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PREFILLED SYRINGES
PREFILLED SYRINGES
A NOVEL PREFILLABLE SYRINGE WITH A GLASS PRIMARY CONTAINER BUT NO NEED FOR EXTREME THERMAL REFORMING
Stephen Shue introduces a proprietary prefillable syringe, the SMPFS, whose novel glass-tube-plus-plastic-sheath design enables the use of a standard glass tube primary drug container, but avoids the need for the extreme thermal reforming process that conventional glass prefillable syringes must undergo.
INJECTION
THE NEXT GENERATION OF COATED PLUNGERS
Carina Van Eester explores the benefits of fully coated plungers for prefilled syringes and cartridges.
EXPERT VIEW
George I’ons
CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY: ACHIEVING OPTIMAL BENEFITS THROUGH SMART COLLABORATION
George I’ons discusses the challenges developing connected devices presents to key market stakeholders when it comes to successful rollout and implementation. Additionally, he considers the perspectives of these market players, as well as the patients themselves, with respect to how connected drug delivery devices can help them to better achieve their desired outcomes.
INJECTION
Dr Iain Simpson
Phillips-Medisize
THE NEW EMERGING NEEDS DRIVING AUTOINJECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Iain Simpson discusses the emerging needs to be considered when bringing new autoinjector drug-device combinations to market.
CONNECTIVITY
Arnaud Guillet
Biocorp
MEASURING & MANAGING MEDICATION ADHERENCE FROM CLINICAL TRIALS TO ROUTINE CARE: INJAY MEMS AS
®
Arnaud Guillet and Bernard Vrijens discuss the issue of medication non-adherence in both clinical trials and commercialised drug products, and how Biocorp’s Injay connected prefilled syringe solution combined with Aardex’s MEMS Adherence Software provides a solution.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Lyndon Wild
SHL Medical
THE “CUSTOMISABLE PLATFORM” PARADOX
Lyndon Wild and Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig present a systematic analysis of the customisable platform architecture found in the Molly
®
autoinjector technology.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Joe Reynolds
Noble
TRAINING DEVICES & PATIENT EDUCATION PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SELF-INJECTION DRUG DELIVERY MARKET
Joe Reynolds discusses the role training devices and patient education play with regard to self-injection therapies.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Steven Kaufman
Stevanato Group
LEVERAGING INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM PROJECT
Steven Kaufman and Adam Stops describe how an integrated offering can help customers at each phase of a drug delivery system project.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Mr Maximilian Vogl
Gerresheimer
GERRESHEIMER INCLUDES STEVANATO GROUP INTEGRATED TWIST-OFF CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR GX
®
RTF SYRINGES
Maximilian Vogl reveals the latest user-friendly addition to its Gx RTF Luer lock syringes using Stevanto Group’s integrated twist-off closure technology.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
George I’ons
Owen Mumford
UNISAFE
®
2.25: SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONING TO NEW-GENERATION BIOLOGICS
George I’ons discusses the benefits of subcutaneously administering new drug formulations, and the factors that manufacturers need to consider when designing delivery devices.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Dr Alex Vasiev
Oval Medical Technologies
VERIFYING THE CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY OF CUSTOM PRIMARY PACKAGING
Alex Vasiev, Connor Everett and Steven Hay explore the challenges of verifying the container closure integrity of custom primary packaging.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tibor Hlobik
West Pharmaceutical Services
POLYMER SYRINGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRUG APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Tibor Hlobik compares cyclo-olefin polymers and copolymers with glass as the material of choice for prefilled syringes, in particular discussing the benefits of polymers when it comes to biologic drug products and prefilled syringes for use in autoinjectors.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Shota Arakawa
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
OXYCAPT™ MULTILAYER PLASTIC VIAL AND SYRINGE
Shota Arakawa and Tomohiro Suzuki discuss MGC’s OXYCAPT™ vial and syringe primary containers, including the OXYCAPT™ material and product offering, as well as where MGC sees OXYCAPT™ fitting into the modern pharmaceutical market.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Mark Turner
Medical Engineering Technologies
VERIFICATION OF INJECTABLES IN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
Mark Turner discusses the regulations and requirements around testing combination products for their stability in storage over their shelf-life and during transport.
INJECTION
Adrien Bouillet
Eveon
ENHANCING PROTEIN PRESERVATION DURING BIOLOGICAL DRUG PREPARATION AND DELIVERY
Adrien Bouillet, Loïc Girois and Marianne Weidenhaupt, discuss the results of work carried out in joint efforts by EVEON and LMGP in the field of protein adsorption and aggregation, and how the results of this work have led to improvements in the design of EVEON’s proprietary micropump.
INJECTION
Bespak by Recipharm
THE CHANGING FACE OF AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY
Reenal Gandhi discusses the advantages offered by liquefied gas as a power source for autoinjectors compared with conventional spring-based systems, as well as covering the benefits of using a platform model for drug delivery device development.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
William Fortina
Duoject
THE IMPORTANCE OF A GREAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE TO ACHIEVE A GREAT MEDICAL DEVICE
William Fortina considers the importance of the medical device development experience in the healthcare context and discusses the factors that make for a superior development process.
INJECTION
Dr Andreas Schneider
Ypsomed
HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD THE DEVICE AGAINST THE SKIN? INSIGHTS FROM AN EMPIRICAL STUDY USING HAND-HELD AUTOINJECTORS
Andreas Schneider summarises recent empirical work investigating the ability of users of hand-held devices to complete longer injection times effectively. The study provides insights into the effects of injection duration on the force exerted by the user to hold the device against the injection site.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Ivan De Sanzo
Marchesini Group
PACKAGING LINE FOR GSK AUTOINJECTORS: A CASE STUDY
Ivan De Sanzo describes a unique automated complete packaging line provided to GlaxoSmithKline for three different autoinjectors.
EXPERT VIEW
Allison Strochlic
CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE AND INFORMATIVE EVALUATIONS OF INJECTION DEVICE PACKAGING
Allison Strochlic and Andrea Dwyer discuss the often overlooked aspect of a combination product user interface: the packaging. With a specific look at injection devices, the authors cover how to perform proper human factors testing of a combination product’s packaging, and the advantages doing so can confer to a project.
CONNECTIVITY
Sheila Trgovac
Ximedica
HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN TRANSFORM CLINICAL TRIALS
Sheila Trgovac and Rebecca Ford suggest that now is the time for innovation in clinical trials – using a patient-centric approach whilst leveraging digital solutions to create a digital clinical trial ecosystem.
SUSTAINABILITY
Dirk Borghs
Datwlyer
SMART GOALS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR A RESILIENT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Dirk Borghs considers the obligation of the pharmaceutical sector to implement environmentally responsible practices, and discusses the steps Datwyler is taking in its efforts for sustainability.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Doug Boyd
Battelle
CUSTOMISING PLATFORM DEVICES: CHALLENGES & CONSIDERATIONS
How do you choose the best delivery system for your drug? Doug Boyd explores the pros and cons of a cost-effective, off-the-shelf platform versus a custom drug delivery device, and discusses the challenges and considerations of customising an existing platform device.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Lars Keinicke Hansen
Stevanato Group
MEETING QUALITY DEMANDS THROUGH INTEGRATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Lars Keinicke Hansen; Chiara Mussoi and Odra Pinato describe how the streamlining of processes and harmonisation of products and services can better serve pharmaceutical companies. A case study highlights how a unique combination of expertise in automation and glass primary packaging benefited pharma giant Merck Serono in a recent project.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Pete Evans
Oval Medical Technologies
INTEGRATING DESIGN AND INDUSTRIALISATION TO OPTIMISE COST, QUALITY & TIME
Pete Evans and Meredith Canty explore how integrating design and industrialisation teams can optimise the cost, quality and time of developing a novel drug delivery system.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Frederick Gertz
SHL Medical
APPLICATIONS OF DEEP LEARNING IN MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING
Frederick Gertz and Gilbert Fluetsch look at how deep learning can be leveraged in a medical device manufacturing environment.
INDUSTRIALISATION
Diana Löber
SCHOTT
THE FUTURE OF SMART FILL-AND-FINISH
Diana Löber discusses new developments in digitised pharmaceutical manufacturing and the role SCHOTT’s Smart Containers can play in traceability along the entire value chain.
CONNECTIVITY
John Merhige
Credence MedSystems
THE AWARD-WINNING CREDENCE CONNECT™ AUTO-SENSING INJECTION SYSTEM
John Merhige explains how connectivity that is universally applicable to any existing prefilled syringe platform adds value throughout the ecosystem, both including and beyond the “compliance business model”.
CONNECTIVITY
Gaël Senée
Biocorp
SENSORS ARE TOOLS – BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE THEM SMART?
Gaël Senée and Arnaud Guillet explore the benefits of Mallya – a smart sensor that turns conventional injection pens into connected devices. They also discuss the crucial role Biocorp’s connected prefilled syringe, Injay, could play in future COVID-19 vaccination programmes.
INTERVIEW
Steven Kaufman
Stevanato Group
INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN KAUFMAN, STEVANATO & URI BARUCH, CDP
Steven Kaufman and Uri Baruch discuss the recently announced collaboration between their two companies to accelerate the development of a new variable-dose, cartridge-based pen injector platform for diabetes.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Tomohiro Suzuki
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
UPDATE ON OXYCAPT MULTILAYER PLASTIC VIAL AND SYRINGE
Tomohiro Suzuki gives an update, including new oxygen barrier data, on the development of the OXYCAPT™ multilayer plastic vial and syringe.
EXPERT VIEW
Salvatore Forte
SENSOR ADVANCEMENTS IN DRUG DELIVERY IMPROVE COMPLIANCE
Salvatore Forte discusses various advancements in sensors that are transforming drug delivery systems, making complex devices more automated, easier to use, and improving patient compliance as a result.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Aurelie Pager
BD (Becton Dickinson & Company)
Shorter Needles with Thinner Walls to Improve Injection Experience in Chronic Care
Aurélie Pager, Brigitte Duinat and Barbara Alves look at how new BD Neopak™ XtraFlow™ prefillable syringes with shorter, 8 mm needles and thinner-wall cannula technology are set to improve the injection experience for subcutaneous drug delivery in chronic care.
EXPERT VIEW
Mark Turner
WHICH IS THE BETTER TOXICITY TESTING STRATEGY FOR COMBINATION DEVICES?
Mark Turner explores the issue of toxicity testing for combination devices and asks which is the better testing strategy – ISO 10993 or extractables and leachables?
EXPERT VIEW
Beth Crandall
EU MDR DEADLINE DELAY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY?
With the compliance deadline for the EU Medical Device Regulation recently delayed by a year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Beth Crandall looks at what it means for the medical device industry.
VIDEO
Equashield
Equashield
®
Pro from Equashield
Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) provider Equashield introduces Equashield
®
Pro, the first CSTD-enabled automated drug compounding robot.
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.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig
SHL Medical
ADDRESSING COMPLEX BIOLOGICS WITH RATIONAL DRUG DEVICE DESIGN
Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig reviews drug development over the years, the discovery of biologics as therapeutic agents and the emergence of autoinjectors, in correspondence with Hans Lin, PhD, a Research Fellow from Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
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