SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: Wearables, Connectivity & Patient-Centric Designs Empower Self-Administration September 3, 2019

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin highlights the innovation in injection devices – from wearables to connectivity to varied dose administration – that have occurred in the past year.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Outsourcing Formulation Development & Manufacturing: CDMOs Shift to Offer More Specialized Services June 5, 2019

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with several innovative CDMOs to discuss their formulation development and manufacturing capabilities (as well as shifting strategies) for bio/pharma companies of all sizes.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: As Self-Injection Grows, Drug Delivery Gets Smarter August 28, 2018

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin reviews some of the innovative and novel technologies developers are deploying to make self-injection easier and improve patient adherence.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Injection Devices: Manufacturers Focus on 21st Century Technology While Still Tackling Traditional Challenges March 14, 2018

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin highlights some of the key companies in the injectable delivery market that are focusing on advanced technology as well as the more traditional challenges related to breakage, leaching, and needlestick prevention.

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.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Formulation Development & Manufacturing - CDMOs Offer Speed, Advanced Technologies, & the Ability to Handle More Potent APIs April 4, 2017

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with some of the industry’s leading CDMOs to highlight their capabilities in the areas of speed, quality, technology, and handling of complex APIs.

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.

PREFILLED SYRINGE STERILIZATION - NO2 Sterilization: A Flexible Solution for Prefilled Syringes October 6, 2014

Evan Goulet, PhD, and Elizabeth Robbins report on the Noxilizer RTS 360 Industrial NO2 Sterilizer that provides surface sterilization of prefilled syringes with a range of material compatibility and low levels of residuals using its rapid, room-temperature process.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Outsourcing Formulation Development & Manufacturing: Early-Stage Partnerships Are On The Rise April 2, 2014

Contributor Cindy H. Dubin asked leading CMOs and CDMOs to describe the value-added services they offer with respect to formulation and manufacturing. Solving challenges of insufficient solubility, poor stability, identifying excipient candidates, and particle design topped their list of offerings.

SPECIAL REPORT - Prefilled Syringes & Parenteral Contract Manufacturing: Improving for Flexibility & Customization April 30, 2013

Special Feature: Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with prefilled syringe manufacturers as well as contract parenteral manufacturers who share their thoughts about the delivery challenges associated with high-viscous, high-volume formulations.

MARKET REPORT - Survey Suggests Global Innovation to Recover Much More Quickly Than Expected in 2023 February 9, 2023

After a brief fall in 2022 to a score of 6.5 – the first decline since its inception in 2018 – the index has surged to a record score of 7.4. This sudden recovery in scores over a little more than 8 months bodes extremely well for device and packaging manufacturers in the year ahead, suggesting a strong global recovery in industry outlook and confidence.

Schott AG & Credence MedSystems Form Strategic Collaboration Agreement October 1, 2020

Credence MedSystems and SCHOTT AG have recently formed a collaboration for the application of Credence Companion technology with SCHOTT’s prefillable syriQ glass and SCHOTT TOPPAC polymer syringe systems…..

AUTOINJECTOR PLATFORM - Identifying New, Enhanced Device Delivery Solutions for Chronic Diseases January 14, 2020

Karima Yadi, MSc, and Lionel Maritan, MSc, believe identifying enhanced needle solutions and offering integrated system solutions to serve the chronic disease market is a great step toward addressing improved patient outcomes and adherence.

DEVICE DESIGN - Autoinjector Design Adjustment to Control Needle Insertion & Initial Injection Speed – Could This Positively Impact Drug Delivery? August 30, 2019

Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard, and Séverine Duband explain how controlling the needle insertion speed can reduce the shock on the prefilled syringe, which can reduce the risk of glass breakage, and will allow a smooth transition to syringe emptying.

CONTAINER CLOSURE SYSTEM - Recent Prefillable Syringe Developments Mirroring Increasing Biotech Drug Product Demands May 31, 2018

Stefan Verheyden says the container closure system has become a decisive factor for sustained market success, with autoinjectors and injection pumps as growing areas of interest.

INJECTABLE MICROEMULSIONS - Prolonged-Release Injectable Microemulsions: Opportunities for Pain Treatment June 4, 2014

Rajesh Dubey, PhD, and Luigi G. Martini, FRPharmS, MBA, indicate available technologies do not support development of certain formulations to treat pain; however, microemulsions with their unique features, can provide a viable alternative to develop such formulations.

LYOPHILIZATION PACKAGING - Packaging Freeze-Dried Substances - There Are Options January 8, 2014

Thomas Otto believes a specialized CDMO can provide efficient solutions to the many challenges surrounding lyophilized substances. But it should be ascertained they have packaging, manufacturing, and lyophilization expertise.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Aptar Pharma: From Self-Injection to Auto-Injection November 20, 2013

Pierre Carlotti, Vice-President of Marketing and Communication for Aptar Pharma Prescription Division, talks about the market for auto-injectors and some relevant market trends, and explains how his company went about designing and developing a novel auto-injector.

ADVANCED DELIVERY DEVICES - The Reconstitution Revolution October 15, 2013

Alan Shortall believes with dual-chamber syringes and other emerging device technologies now addressing key market requirements for intuitive reconstitution and injection, the pharmaceutical market for therapies suitable for reconstitution and mixing at the point of delivery is poised for significant rates of growth.

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