ADVANCED DELIVERY DEVICES - Design & Evaluation of a Polymer-Based Prefillable Syringe for Biopharmaceuticals With Improved Functionality & Performance May 4, 2015

Sagarika Bose, PhD, and Kevin Constable address the design of a new commercially available polymer-based prefillable syringe with enhanced performance features when combined with complex biopharmaceutical drug products.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: Designing in Sustainability, Usability & Digitization for Patient Compliance September 5, 2023

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin, in this exclusive annual feature, highlights how leading device and drug companies are working to address the challenges of usability, sustainability, and technology to increase patient compliance.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Parenteral Drug Delivery: Could a Dose of AI Improve Development? May 1, 2023

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with several innovative companies to highlight the strides they are currently making toward improving dose accuracy, integrating design safety, and accelerating time to market.

IMUNON Enters Technology Evaluation Agreement With Acuitas to Evaluate Placcine Plasmid DNA With Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery System November 10, 2022

Successful combination of technologies will expand the opportunities for IMUNON’s DNA-based modality and broaden applications for the PLACCINE nucleic acid vaccine platform as an alternative to mRNA and protein vaccines….

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: Three Trends Influencing Development & Delivery September 1, 2022

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin showcases in this annual feature how various innovative device manufacturers are addressing the current trends in their injection designs.

SPECIAL FEATURE - PFS & Parenteral Drug Delivery: Self-Injection is Very Much the “New Normal” May 2, 2022

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin showcases how leading CDMOs and drug delivery developers are responding to current market trends to create ergonomic technologies that are patient friendly, easy to use, reduce needle anxiety, and feature improved packaging materials.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: Will COVID-19 Deliver Growth to the Market? September 1, 2020

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin interviews several leading companies and highlights trends in autoinjectors, pen injectors, wearable devices and connectivity, and prefilled syringes.

Krystal Biotech Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Receives RMAT Designation June 24, 2019

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injectable Drug Delivery: New Technologies Deliver Biologics & Differentiate Brands September 12, 2017

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin reports on a segment of the drug delivery industry that will see its market revenue double in just 5 years in response to a growing need to deliver highly viscous, high-volume drugs.

DRUG DEVELOPMENT - To De-Risk Patient Acceptance of Biologic Drugs, Focus Early on Delivery September 11, 2017

Jeannie Joughin, PhD, asks what does a pharmaceutical company do when everyone wants more effective new therapies but no one – including third-party payers – wants to pay the price for their development? De-risk the drug development process, in every possible way.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injectable Drug Delivery: Key Trends Define Device Design Now & in the Future August 31, 2016

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin spoke with some of the world’s leading device developers about their current injection technologies and how their devices are addressing the current trends and opportunities in the industry.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - SOLIZE: 3D Data-Based Engineering & Manufacturing to Accelerate Delivery Device Development May 4, 2015

Yoshiki Matsuda, Director of SOLIZE, discusses how his company can create new and innovative solutions to accelerate the development of devices and combination products built thereon.

ADVANCED DELIVERY DEVICES - Getting It Right: The Importance of End-User Research in the Design of a New Drug Delivery System October 1, 2014

Chris Evans believes that designing a drug delivery system that will truly resonate with patients requires insight into the unique experiences of those users by conducting research that will drive innovation in the design and development process to create a solution that works in a variety of situations.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Hand Held Devices: New Technologies Right the Wrongs of Earlier Devices October 4, 2013

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin highlights in this annual report that new devices are coming to market that not only address the trends of home care and a need for delivering larger doses, but are also cleaning up the spotty reputation of early stage devices.

ADVANCED DELIVERY DEVICES - Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery Catheters October 2, 2013

Lawrence Acquarulo, PhD, indicates an increased availability of certain medical materials could create a new wave in the development of precision devices to reach smaller areas deeper within the body.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Transdermal, Topical & Subcutaneous Drug Delivery: Extending Pipelines & Improving Self-Administration July 20, 2013

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin explores how the movement of home care and self- administration is pushing the development of this growing sector in drug delivery.

ADVANCED DELIVERY DEVICES - IntelliCap: An Intelligent, Electronic Capsule for Oral Drug Delivery & Development March 31, 2013

Jeff Shimizu and Christoph Wanke, PhD, indicate electronic smart pills represent an emerging area with great potential for growth. Already established in the diagnostic area, the next move is into monitoring and drug delivery.

EXTRACTABLES & LEACHABLES - Detecting the Unknown With Extractables & Leachables Analysis March 1, 2023

Derek Wood, Xiaochun Yu, PhD, and Aaron Lamb review how a new generation of extraction, identification, and quantification tools, now recognized as approved methods by regulatory bodies, are changing the E&L testing landscape.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Outsourcing Analytical Testing – Timelines, Regulations & Biologics Drive the Sector January 17, 2023

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin interviews leading CDMOs to discuss not just their analytical service offerings, but their strategies for meeting regulatory challenges and ensuring faster project timelines.

AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY - De-risking Biosimilar Development With a Clinically Validated & Commercially Proven Disposable Autoinjector June 1, 2022

Victoria Meyer, MBA, explains how for many biopharmaceutical customers, BD and the BD Physioject™ Disposable Autoinjector have offered the appropriate combination of technology, documentation, and resources required for timely success.

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