ONdrugDelivery Magazine

15/11/2023

We’re delighted to present our latest article on the benefits of automation for MDI, nasal spray, and nasal aerosol testing in the latest issue of ONdrugDelivery Magazine. Spotlighting the newly launched Vertus® III+ and DecaVertus® III, our article offers readers an in-depth review of the ever-changing OINDP testing landscape and how these innovative systems are designed to ensure reliable results, every time.

Read it here: https://bit.ly/3QAMF0A

01/08/2023

07/07/2023

"The enFuse could alleviate the challenges pharma companies face when considering large subcutaneous delivery options by accommodating a range of drug viscosities and volumes while utilizing the original container closure. The original container closure and the high-volume capacity could reduce development time for pharma when converting drugs from IV to SC or from SC to SC with an OBDS.” - Mehul Desai, PharmD, MBA, VP of Medical Affairs at Enable Injections

Read more about how the enFuse system could benefit pharma companies in our recent ONdrugDelivery Magazine article: https://lnkd.in/gV6qEcpS

07/07/2023

Join Giorgio Sardo, Senior Design Systems Engineer, in his latest with ONdrugDelivery Magazine, as he dives deep into the world of of plastics in and , and their impact on driving sustainable change.

See the results of tests comparing the performance of sustainable bio-based plastic resins with their fossil-based counterparts in his recent article. Learn more: https://fal.cn/3yvIT

07/07/2023

Chelsea Williams, Nils Weber and Gene Rhode Fuensalida Pantig discuss the potential of collaborative innovation in connected drug delivery when it comes to creating high-impact, low-touch adherence solutions.

07/07/2023

We've just published our 150th Issue! Out now, July's edition of ONdrugDelivery Magazine focuses on "Industrialising Drug Delivery" from cover-to-cover. Read it all here👉 https://bit.ly/3JM8kAj .

All about scaling-up drug delivery systems from concept/R&D through to production at large-scale volumes for market, this edition includes Expert Views from Phil Sampey of Haughton Design, who discusses design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) methodologies; and Matt Burton of IMed Consultancy Ltd, with a guide to entering the UK market, which has become a particularly appealing option amidst delays with the EU's MDR. We also have an exclusive interview with Julien Martins and Dave Philbrick from high-precision metal components manufacturer Paragon Medical, who talked with Guy Furness about the services Paragon provides the drug delivery industry, its wider business operations, the company’s expanded facilities in the US and Europe, and its new Advanced Surgical Innovation Center.

Mads Hansen presents an overview of Stevanato Group’s Standard Autoinjector Assembly Machine platform. From precision mould-maker Igs GeboJagema, Hans Arts, Jan-Willem Den Hollander and Ron Cisliek highlight the value of bringing an industrialisation partner on board early in product development. Jennifer Riter and Victoria Morgan of West Pharmaceutical Services, discuss the importance of choosing the right containment system at the start for successful industrialisation of an injectable drug product. Particle Works' Ben Knappett shows how rapid and cost-effective high-throughput lipid nanoparticle technology formulation can be achieved via a combination of microfluidics with automation. And from Becton, Dickinson and Company, Yacine Haddadi and Hervé Soukiassian show how an RFID-based track & trace model can achieve true unit-level traceability for manufacturers' fill-finish operations.

Enjoy reading this 150th edition of ONdrugDelivery Magazine!

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06/06/2023

The latest issue, focusing wholly on "ORAL DRUG DELIVERY" is out! Ready for you online 👉 https://bit.ly/3NfL8fV.

Inside this issue, which is oral drug delivery from cover-to-cover: an excellent article from Aruna Railkar, Ph.D, PMP of Quotient Sciences, outlining three case studies – one involving solubility enhancement, one modified release, and a paediatric dosage form – to illustrate the formulation challenges in complex drug programmes. Also on paediatric dosage forms, Roquette's Keat Theng Chow explores the latest developments in oral thin films and argues that this delivery modality has substantial untapped potential.

Regular contributor, powder characterisation specialist Granutools, explains how its instruments go beyond the standards, enabling keener insights and more repeatable analyses.

Evonik showcases EUDRACAP, its non-animal-derived platform of functional, ready-to-fill capsules for fast-track development of sensitive drugs. The HPMC capsules are functionalised with a coating based on the company's EUDRAGIT polymers.

Staying with capsules, Susana Ecenarro Probst, VP R&D at Qualicaps, introduces the company's TiO2-free hard capsule platform and discusses the challenges involved in replacing TiO2.

We have Expert Views in this issue from: Lonza Group's head of multliparticulates Jonathan Cape, who provide his insights into optimising release profiles by maximising the coating integrity of MR microspheres; ACG World's VP R&D Dr.Jnanadeva Bhat and Manali Dalvi, who describe how patients are benefitting from advances in capsule technology including solid-in-solid and liquid-in-solid applications; and Richard Ball of I Holland Ltd. takes us through advanced tablet design techniques and how these increase production success.

Also supporting this issue, highlighting a game-changing solubilisation product with applications in enabling and enhancing oral formulations, is Captisol (a Ligand technology).

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22/05/2023

"DELIVERING INJECTABLES: DEVICES & FORMULATIONS" - It's out! ONdrugDelivery Magazine, Issue No. 147 is 100% focused on parenteral drug delivery. The full content can be found here 👉https://bit.ly/42ZwfUr

Inside Issue No. 147:

Aptar Pharma and Datwyler's articles both focus on Container Closure Systems (CCS), with Aptar's piece focusing specifically on cold-storage considerations. Team Consulting and Key Tech each contribute excellent Expert Views tackling different aspects of emergency use injectors.

Deepu Asok of Pfizer, with his first appearance in ONdrugDelivery provides his valuable Expert View on test method validation for combination products, focusing on injection devices.

From ten23 health, the issue features a nice article on the importance of an integrated offering across drug product development and manufacturing.

Appearing on our pages for the first time, we're pleased to welcome IMed Consultancy Ltd, sharing valuable expertise on how to maintain patient safety amid delays with the EU MDR.

Ypsomed's article, in the context of wearable injectors versus autoinjectors, discusses how patient and treatment factors influence SC dosing preferences. Nemera introduces its pen injector platform, PenVario, in the context of its end-to-end service offering. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical provides experimental data on its OXYCAPT advanced primary container material as applied to gene and cell therapy products. And Owen Mumford focuses on connectivity and human factors testing, with a feature about UniSafe autoinjector, a connected companion device for the UniSafe 1 mL safety device.

It's another superb issue. Read it all here 👉https://bit.ly/42ZwfUr

We're very grateful for additional support for this issue from Celanese Corporation, Credence MedSystems, DCA Design International Ltd, Enable Injections, SHL Medical, and West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - all key players offering products and solutions in and around parenteral drug delivery.

Enjoy it!

Remember - you can find ALL of our injectable drug delivery topic-tagged content in one place by simply visiting our home page and clicking the INJECTION link on the top menu.

(Next up, out within the next three weeks, we switch routes of administration, with the publication of our annual issue focusing wholly on "Oral Drug Delivery"!)

03/04/2023

The March/April issue is out! - "Skin Drug Delivery: Dermal, Transdermal & Microneedles" - ONdrugDelivery Magazine Issue 144. Ready to read here 👉https://bit.ly/3K96ZCG

Inside this issue: an excellent Expert View from Springboard giving an overview of the microneedles landscape and describing how numerous technologies have been inspired by nature; an Early Insight about a new needle-free injection device from medical device start-up NovaXS Biotech; feature articles from uPATCH, about its novel microneedle technology and applicator and URSATEC about preservative free dermal dispensing; and an Interview with Aptar Pharma VP Dr Stefan Hellbardt, who discusses the increasing demand for airless systems in the dermal drug delivery market.

Valued additional support for this issue, highlighting their role as key players in the skin/dermal drug delivery space are: Celanese Corporation and DCA Design International Ltd.

Enjoy!