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June 12 - June 13, 2023
Prefilled Syringes West Coast

SAE Media Group’s 7th Annual Conference
Pre-Filled Syringes West Coast
June 12 - 13, 2023 | San Diego, CA, USA
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SAE Media Group’s 7th Annual Pre-Filled Syringes West Coast Conference will be back for 2023 in San Diego to bring together the device developers, innovative biotech and big pharma. This year’s conference will explore the exciting advances in the combination product drug delivery space and a future outlook exploring how pharma, device developers and regulators can work together to encourage innovation.


With the injectable drug delivery industry rapidly advancing year-to-year, administration using pre-filled syringes, auto-injectors, and pen-injectors are increasingly common. Innovations in device technology, such as connected devices are leading the way in device design in addition to injectable delivery devices for novel and large volume drugs. With the need for self-administration growing, there is an enhanced demand for on-body injectors and digitalised health as well as patient centricity. We are beginning to see environmental sustainability being incorporated into aspects of device lifecycle from design to manufacturing and the use of the device. This year’s conference looks to address these hot topics through case studies and industry insights.


As part of SAE’s leading injectable drug delivery conferences this is a must attend event; not only will the conference bring you key insights to enhance your drug device portfolio, but it will also give you the opportunity to network with key industry players. We hope to welcome you in June 2023!

Watch now: Speaker interview with Nicholas Mandala, Vice President for Medical Devices and Combination Products Technology, Pfizer

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Alex Baker

Alex Baker

Senior Engineer II, Biogen
Amin Sedighiamiri

Amin Sedighiamiri

Associate Director Device Development, AstraZeneca
Angela Muriset

Angela Muriset

Director, Human Factors - Combination Product Development, AbbVie
Aslin M. Rodriguez Nassif

Aslin M. Rodriguez Nassif

Senior Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
Cecile Gross

Cecile Gross

Category Manager Parenteral, Nemera
Daniel Branco

Daniel Branco

Board Member, Medicinia
Daniel Branco

Daniel Branco

Board Member, Medicinia
David Morra

David Morra

Director, Devices and Digital Health, Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme
Doug  Bryans

Doug Bryans

President and CEO, Bryllan LLC
Frank Leipold

Frank Leipold

VP Product Management, Haselmeier GmbH
Gabrielle Gehron

Gabrielle Gehron

Scientific Support Manager, Datwyler
Gary Burns

Gary Burns

Founder at eAgile, eAgile a CCL Healthcare company
John Merhige

John Merhige

CEO, Credence MedSystems
Karthik Vaideeswaran

Karthik Vaideeswaran

Associate Vice President, Eli Lilly And Company
Khaudeja Bano

Khaudeja Bano

Vice President, Combination Product Quality, Amgen
Larry Atupem

Larry Atupem

Business Development Manager, Zeon Specialty Materials
Natalie Abts

Natalie Abts

Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech
Nicholas Mandala

Nicholas Mandala

VP Medical Devices & Combination Products Technology, Pfizer
Porsche Bennett

Porsche Bennett

Acting Team Lead, General Hospital Team, Food and Drug Administration
Ravi Kaushik

Ravi Kaushik

Vice President, Patient Integrated Care Innovation Platform, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Scott Nunn

Scott Nunn

Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc
Shota Arakawa

Shota Arakawa

Researcher , Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc
Shrikar Tatapudi

Shrikar Tatapudi

Human Factors Engineer, UserWise
Son Tran

Son Tran

Associate Director, Device Engineering, Gilead Sciences
Tina Rees

Tina Rees

Associate Director, Human Factors, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Yusuf Oni

Yusuf Oni

Associate Director, Bristol Myers Squibb

Alex Baker

Senior Engineer II, Biogen
Alex Baker

Alex Baker works in Biogen’s Device Development group as a Senior Engineer II, Technical Lead based in Cambridge, MA. Alex previously worked at Veranex (formerly Ximedica), a medical device consulting company, where he was a Senior Product Development Engineer developing capital medical equipment, leading the launch of two class II medical devices, and contributing to technical deliverables for other projects. Prior to Veranex, Alex was a Senior Systems Engineer at Eli Lilly and Company, leading technical development for an electro-mechanical, mobile app, and cloud-based system. Alex has additional experience with autoinjectors, insulin pens, requirements/risk management, and Design Verification and Validation.

Amin Sedighiamiri

Associate Director Device Development, AstraZeneca
Amin Sedighiamiri

Amin Sedighiamiri has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with more than 12 years of technical leadership experience, including product innovation and commercialization across multiple industry segments, like medical device, combination product, automotive and water management in Europe and the US. Currently, he is Device Development Engineering Manager in Dosage Form Design and Development organization of AstraZeneca where he is leading combination product development as well as smart drug delivery device technology development projects.

Before joining AstraZeneca, Amin worked as Sr. Engineer in Delivery, Device and Connected Solutions Organization of Eli Lilly and Company, where he led cross-functional teams of engineers to develop connected solutions for drug delivery devices.

He is also Board Member and Technical Programming Committee Chair at Medical Plastics Division in Society of Plastics Engineers.

 

Angela Muriset

Director, Human Factors - Combination Product Development, AbbVie
Angela Muriset

Angela joined AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, as Director of Human Factors in 2022. At Abbvie, she shares leadership responsibilities for the human factors team as well as contributes to on-going pipeline work as a human factors project lead. Prior to AbbVie, Angela led the Evanston, IL office of Design Science Group, a consulting firm that specializes in optimizing the usability of medical products. Prior to Design Science, Angela worked for over a decade in medical device and combination product development. She holds a BS in Psychology and an MS in Human Factors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Aslin M. Rodriguez Nassif

Senior Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
Aslin M. Rodriguez Nassif

Aslin started at Pfizer as a Senior Scientist in January 2020. She has been part of the formulation team from the beginning, contributing to the process development for various modalities. Aslin has been an integral member of the gene therapy group and has been working toward understanding the impact of X-ray radiation on AAVs and LNP products. In addition to gene therapies, she has also supported particle characterization and further optimization studies for the formulation of mAB-like molecules.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Aslin completed her post-doctoral studies at Vanderbilt University and has a background in biophysics and protein interactions.

 

Cecile Gross

Category Manager Parenteral, Nemera
Cecile Gross

Cécile Gross is Marketing Global Category Manager at Nemera, focusing on Parenteral Devices. She oversees the product portfolio strategy, development and life-cycle for safety system, pen injector and on-body injector platforms. She has an experience of more than two decades in the Medical Device Industry, marketing BtoB technological products and implementing product lifecycle management for various kinds of devices. Graduated in International Business, she completed her initial training with a master’s degree in Marketing and Management in the Healthcare Industry at IMIS Institute, Lyon France.

Daniel Branco

Board Member, Medicinia
Daniel Branco

Daniel Branco is a Digital Therapeutics expert with 20+ years of experience developing patient-facing digital tools and technologies. His first projects, still in the 90’s, included the very first medical website in Brazil, an Atlas of Human Histology; and Medicinal, the first Q&A portal to connect doctors and patients online in Brazil. A neurologist and PhD in neuroscience, Daniel developed brain mapping techniques for epilepsy and brain tumor surgery planning at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital. A Wharton MBA, Daniel founded Medicinia, a Digital Biomarkers & Therapeutics company that develops projects with pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis and Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

Daniel Branco

Board Member, Medicinia
Daniel Branco

Daniel Branco is a Digital Therapeutics expert with 20+ years of experience developing patient-facing digital tools and technologies. His first projects, still in the 90’s, included the very first medical website in Brazil, an Atlas of Human Histology; and Medicinal, the first Q&A portal to connect doctors and patients online in Brazil. A neurologist and PhD in neuroscience, Daniel developed brain mapping techniques for epilepsy and brain tumor surgery planning at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital. A Wharton MBA, Daniel founded Medicinia, a Digital Biomarkers & Therapeutics company that develops projects with pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis and Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

David Morra

Director, Devices and Digital Health, Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme
David Morra

David comes with over a decade of experience developing complex combination products and home use digital solutions within large, medium, and start-up organizations. David has led R&D, Regulatory, and Quality organizations through development, clinical testing, FDA approval and clearance, and ultimately commercialization of these solutions in a variety of disease states and risk profiles.

During this presentation, David plans to share his experience and lessons learned across these various programs to explain where connected delivery has been, and where it is going in the future. Come to learn about common watch outs and understand the network of groups needed to bring connected delivery systems to the market.
 

Doug Bryans

President and CEO, Bryllan LLC
Doug  Bryans

Doug is responsible for the operating strategy and overall performance of the company. He is a pharmaceutical industry executive with 25 years of progressive responsibility in contract manufacturing. Dr. Bryans came to Bryllan from Catalent Pharma Solutions where he was the VP/GM of the Blow Fill Seal business and senior leader of Catalent’s global sterile business unit. Dr. Bryans has held senior positions in Operations and Quality with significant experience in establishing compliant contract operations and supporting customers with their product development and growth. Dr. Bryans has worked with the FDA and other regulatory bodies to implement Quality systems plans to assure compliant site’s and business units. His international experience includes site expansions and managing cross-functional multi-national teams expanding global capacity in Europe, US, and South America, gaining site and product approvals for a wide range of global customers. He has a broad skill set of knowledge in the disciplines of P&L management, manufacturing/supply chain, Quality, and product development. Dr. Bryans holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Paisley in Glasgow, Scotland and US Patent Number 6,156,339, Process for preparing solid pharmaceutical formulation, approved in 2005.

Frank Leipold

VP Product Management, Haselmeier GmbH
Frank Leipold

Frank is a product and business model innovator, with a track record of developing and launching new medical devices and therapies. He lead the first AI project at a global dialysis provider, resulting in a clinical decision support system for physicians. Its quality and success was based on the abundance of patient data available in dialysis, reinforcing the need for collecting data at the point of care. He holds a BSc from TH Nuremberg and an MBA from University of Cambridge.

Gabrielle Gehron

Scientific Support Manager, Datwyler
Gabrielle Gehron

Gabrielle is a Philadelphia-based Scientific Support Manager who joined Datwyler Pharma Packaging in 2022. From 2015 to 2019, she attended Widener University and completed her Bachelors' and Masters' degrees in Biomedical Engineering. She has since worked in the pharmaceutical packaging industry, helping major drug companies determine how to safely and effectively package their drug products. Gabrielle has taken a special interest in many related topics, including the process of PERFECTing delivery systems, as well as the benefits of increased degrees of automation in the manufacturing process.

Gary Burns

Founder at eAgile, eAgile a CCL Healthcare company
Gary Burns

Gary has over 25 years of international management experience, including large private and public sector projects, such as Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Concourse and Europe’s largest mail processing facility at Heathrow. Gary brings extensive Fortune 400 corporate leadership experience to eAgile: he served as an executive at Siemens and Avery Dennison. For the last 15 years, Gary has managed and led companies in the RFID industry, and he has been awarded many international patents for RFID, robotics, and automation. Gary earned his B.S. in engineering management at Western Michigan University. Gary serves on the Executive Advisory Board for Michigan State University’s Axia Institute.

 

John Merhige

CEO, Credence MedSystems
John Merhige

John A. Merhige is Chief Commercial Officer at Credence MedSystems, leading the Company's commercial activities and external collaborations. Previously, John was Vice President, Market Development at Sanofi. He came to Sanofi upon its acquisition of Pluromed, which John joined in its early stages and where he was a member of the executive management team leading the Company’s sales and marketing efforts. Prior to Pluromed, John founded Prelude Devices to target early-stage medical device technologies for development and commercialization.

Karthik Vaideeswaran

Associate Vice President, Eli Lilly And Company
Karthik Vaideeswaran

Dr. Karthik Vaideeswaran is an Associate Vice President of R&D in the Delivery, Device and Connected Solutions organization of Eli Lilly and Company. He leads an integrated science, technology and commercialization team comprising of surface, analytical and polymer scientists, biomedical, materials, mechanical and chemical engineers as well as experienced project management professionals who collaborate internally/externally to (a) develop and deliver the container closure systems and delivery device solutions for all the molecules in the Eli Lilly product portfolio, (b) pursue next-generation delivery device platforms including connected solutions for Lilly’s emerging delivery & device needs and (c) probe and understand the science & physiology of drug delivery and the underlying surface & interface phenomenon at a mechanistic level.

Khaudeja Bano

Vice President, Combination Product Quality, Amgen
Khaudeja Bano

Khaudeja is a Physician with a Masters in Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical engineering Certification, a Database Administrator and a certified Project Management Professional.

She is an Abbott President’s award winner, avid Toastmaster and Coach. Khaudeja has more than 25 years’ professional experience, including clinical practice. She has held several global medical positions at Guidant, Abbott, and AbbVie Inc. Her career includes global medical / clinical and safety leadership roles in devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and combination products.

She currently serves as the chair for the Post Marketing Safety working group for the Combination Product Coalition (CPC).
 

Larry Atupem

Business Development Manager, Zeon Specialty Materials
Larry Atupem

Larry Atupem is the Business Development Manager at Zeon Specialty materials with responsibility of Cyclic Olefin Polymer business in North America. He also assists with ZEON’s strategic interests in the region looking for new opportunities in the diagnostic space. He has over decade of experience in multiple industries spanning from pharmaceutical science, thermal packaging, and thermoplastics. He holds a B.S. in Chemical & Biological Engineering from Tufts University and MBA from Boston University

Natalie Abts

Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech
Natalie Abts

Natalie Abts is the Head of Human Factors Engineering at Genentech, where she manages the team that conducts all human factors activities for Genentech’s drug delivery devices. Prior to joining Genentech, Natalie worked in medical device consulting for seven years with the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare. Natalie has specialized experience in planning and executing both formative stage usability evaluations and validation studies for medical devices and combination products on the FDA approval pathway. Natalie holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering with a focus on human factors and ergonomics from the University of Wisconsin, where she was mentored by Dr. Ben-Tzion Karsh.

Nicholas Mandala

VP Medical Devices & Combination Products Technology, Pfizer
Nicholas Mandala

Nick has spent more than 20 years in cross functional roles in the device and combination products industry including systems development, clinical manufacturing, manufacturing and process engineering, validation, and combination products quality assurance. He joined Pfizer in 2017 and currently leads the team responsible for lifecycle management of drug delivery devices, implantables, SaMDs, connected devices, and IVDs. His organization’s responsibilities include device strategy, design and development of medical devices and combination products, post market surveillance, and post market innovation and sustainability. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.

Porsche Bennett

Acting Team Lead, General Hospital Team, Food and Drug Administration
Porsche Bennett

Porsche Bennett is the acting Team Lead for the General Hospital Team in the Division of Drug Delivery and General Hospital Devices, and Human Factors at the FDA. Prior to her role as team lead, Porsche was a lead reviewer on the injection devices team, determining safety and effectiveness of combination products as well as postmarket safety and compliance. Before joining FDA, Porsche worked at AstraZeneca as a Device Quality Engineer leading design and development compliance of combination products. She hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and M.S in industrial and systems engineering from North Carolina State University.

Ravi Kaushik

Vice President, Patient Integrated Care Innovation Platform, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Ravi Kaushik

Ravi joined Takeda in 2021 as the VP, Global Program Leader, PDT Integrated Care Solutions where he has formed a GPT to drive patient centered integrated care solutions with devices/digital innovations to help drive better patient outcomes while growing the PDT business (initially focusing on IG home infusion therapy).
Ravi was most recently the CEO for TransAsia Biomedical Ltd. (a large IVD company) where he led & drove the Strategy, Product Development & Launch Execution, Leadership Team Management, Business development & growth with P&L Responsibility (~ $120MM).
Earlier, Mr. Kaushik was with Medtronic as the Group Marketing Director, APAC & Country Director, India for the Diabetes business (insulin pump & CGM). He drove strategic growth for the ~$100 MM business and led innovative patient centric business models to improve solutions and services for Diabetes patients (value-based healthcare) across the APAC region.
Prior to that, Mr. Kaushik was at Baxter International (Baxalta-Shire) as Director for Strategy & Healthcare Innovation function for the Emerging Asia/India markets. He provided strategic leadership, identifying, and executing key market and patient centric innovation programs while aligning these initiatives with the global company strategic plan. He also led the commercial (P&L) of the $70MM Baxalta India when it was spun off from Baxter in 2015.
Earlier, Mr. Kaushik was at GE Healthcare as the Director of Global Upstream Marketing (Maternal Infant Care), Emerging Markets leading multiple teams of product managers for disruptive medical device product innovation, driving market creation with organic growth across Asia & Africa.
Prior to that Mr. Kaushik was with GE LED Lighting as a Global Product Marketing Manager, in Cleveland, USA leading several new product innovations in LED lighting for retail display.

Overall, Ravi has 25+ years of global leadership experience in strategic product and business model innovation in various roles/industries ranging from Healthcare (MedTech & Pharma), LED Lighting, & Industrial companies globally. Ravi has proven himself as a disruptive innovator, strategic thinker, inclusive and execution driven leader in business analytics, strategic planning, global marketing, new product & business model innovation.

Over the past decade, Ravi has been recognized globally as India’s Top 20 Healthcare CEOs (Transasia) in 2020, Global transformative leader award (Medtronic) in 2018, Emerging Market Growth Leader award (Medtronic) in 2018, Healthcare Innovation speaker at World Federation of Hemophilia Congress (2016), Global CEO Award for “Imagining the possibilities” Business Model Innovation at Baxalta (Shire) (2015), CEO Award for Patient Centricity (GE Healthcare, India) in 2012

Mr. Kaushik holds an MBA from the prestigious Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) in Chicago. Mr. Kaushik also has graduate degrees of Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and Bachelors’ in Mechanical Engineering from MS University, Baroda, India.

 

Scott Nunn

Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc
Scott Nunn

Scott Nunn is responsible for Device Engineering at Gilead Sciences in Foster City, CA. Scott is passionate about developing products to improve patient’s lives. Gilead’s combination product portfolio includes both development and commercial combination products developed to treat grievous illnesses.

Scott has been working in the pharmaceutical industry for 16 years and has experience in development of various parenteral drug delivery devices. In his free time, Scott enjoys spending time with his family, working on home renovation projects and spending time outdoors.


 

Shota Arakawa

Researcher , Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc
Shota Arakawa

Mr. Shota Arakawa is a research manager of R&D Division.
He gained a Diploma in Science in 2007 and a Master Degree of Science in 2009 from Osaka University. Since April 2009 he has been working for Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. and in charge of macromolecular science, especially in synthesis of polymers and material development. Since 2012 he has joined a development team of multilayer plastic vial & syringe for biologics.
 

Shrikar Tatapudi

Human Factors Engineer, UserWise
Shrikar Tatapudi

Shrikar is a Human Factors Engineer and a project lead at UserWise. He is involved in designing human factors/UX research studies, study protocols, moderating study sessions, and assisting with human factors strategy. He is experienced in working on a diverse set of research problems ranging from ergonomic capability assessments to designing smart human-machine interfaces (HMIs). As a UserWise consultant, Shrikar brings his out-of-the-box thinking and a strong work ethic to further human-centered design efforts, making medical products safe and easy to use.

Son Tran

Associate Director, Device Engineering, Gilead Sciences
Son Tran

Son Tran is an Associate Director at Gilead Sciences with 17 years of device development experience. He is responsible for the development of the Sunlenca injection kit which is Gilead’s first combination product approved for long-acting HIV treatment in combination with other antiretroviral. Additionally, he is leading process improvement initiatives for the company’s design control process. His past experience includes development and commercialization of a variety of different combination products ranging from on-body injector to novel injection needles for ocular implant. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Utah.

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, Credence MedSystems
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Tina Rees

Associate Director, Human Factors, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Tina Rees

Tina Rees is the Associate Director of Human Factors at Regeneron, where she leads a team of human factors engineers that manage all aspects of human factors integration across the development and commercialized platforms. Prior to Regeneron, she also led Human Factors at Ferring Pharmaceuticals and was a Principal Research Scientist in Human Factors at Eli Lilly. She has experience with a wide variety of combination products and medical devices and has participated in a number of submissions resulting in approval of combination products and clearance of medical devices. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Research from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and was a Midwesterner until her move to the East Coast 5 years ago.

Yusuf Oni

Associate Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
Yusuf Oni

Dr. Yusuf Oni is an Associate Director at Bristol Myers Squibb where he is involved in all aspects of primary packaging & device development in the parenteral product development space. Prior to joining BMS, Yusuf was a Senior Engineer with the Materials Science and Technology group at BD Medical. There, he led the design and development of material solutions for various medical products and packaging applications. Yusuf is also involved in academic instruction. He currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty in the Biomedical Engineering department at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Yusuf holds a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (with a concentration in Materials Science) from Princeton University.

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Conference agenda

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8:00

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Co-Chair Opening Remarks

Scott Nunn, Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc

Natalie Abts, Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech

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9:10

New Alternatives for Subcutaneous Drug Delivery and Human Factors Implications

Tina Rees, Associate Director, Human Factors, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

  • Reviewing the current landscape of emerging technologies to support parenteral drug delivery
  • Assessing industry challenges in the emerging technologies space and potential ways to overcome these
  • Assessing the impact of new technologies on human factors testing
  • Special considerations and developing a successful human factors strategy
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    9:40

    Leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Launches RFID-Embedded prefilled Syringes to Enhance Patient Safety

    Gary Burns, Founder at eAgile, eAgile a CCL Healthcare company

  • RFID Embedded Pre-Filled Syringes and the Prevention of medication errors
  • Enhancing Patient Safety and Clinician Efficiency
  • Key Step toward the Autonomous Hospital Pharmacy
  • RFID Value Creation Across the Continuum of Care
  • Filling a Critical Role in Hospital Inventory Management
  • End to End Supply Chain Visibility and Chain of Custody
  • And much more!
     
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    Successfully Implementing Effective Post Market Surveillance Processes for Injectable Devices

    Khaudeja Bano, Vice President, Combination Product Quality, Amgen

  • Discussion of key PMS and medical device vigilance concepts and requirements
  • Guidance on compiling PMS reports and periodic safety update reports for combination products
  • Case studies on effective approaches for efficient report maintaining for injection devices
  • Insight into utilising surveillance feedback to identify areas of continuous improvement
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    Morning Coffee

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    11:10

    Collaboration to Meet Market Demand for Dual Chamber Drug/Device Combination Products: Combining Innovation in Drug Delivery Devices and Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing

  • The need for various Dual Chamber solutions to meet ‘Ready-to-Use’ requirements
  • Trends in Dual Chamber applications: Reconstitution and Sequential injection
  • Credence MedSystems and Bryllan: The collaboration provides product developers an end-to-end partnership for syringe innovation and flexible fill finish capability
  • Accelerated scaling approaches to meet increased demand for clinical and commercial capacity for dual chamber syringe technologies
  • Doug Bryans, President and CEO, Bryllan LLC

    John Merhige, CEO, Credence MedSystems

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    11:40

    ISO Standards for Needle Injection Systems and Insights into FDA Review

    Porsche Bennett, Acting Team Lead, General Hospital Team, Food and Drug Administration

  • Recommended use of ISO 11040-4:2015, ISO 11040-5:2012, ISO 23908:2011, and ISO 11608:2022 for FDA submissions
  • Considerations for device information to submit for combination products
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    Taking a Platform Approach for Combination Product and Injection Device Development

    Nicholas Mandala, VP Medical Devices & Combination Products Technology, Pfizer

  • What delivery systems and devices are suitable for platforms and tailoring for a range of delivery volumes
  • How can platforms be used to maximise product success: a case study
  • What is the impact of regulations: looking at ISO11608 and updates
  • Strategies for advancing and implementing a platform approach
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    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    Delivering Large Volume at Home with a Sustainable Wearable Injector Platform

    Cecile Gross, Category Manager Parenteral, Nemera

  • Challenges of large volume drugs for the industry
  • Addressing chronic diseases with large volume drugs
  • Challenges for delivering large volume injections at home
  • Drivers for designing a sustainable platform to address all these challenges
  • Necessity of a patient-centric approach
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    Device Development Strategies for Long Acting Injectables

    Son Tran, Associate Director, Device Engineering, Gilead Sciences

  • Review of how HIV treatment has evolved over time
  • Key considerations for development of long-acting formulations
  • Challenges to establishing effective delivery devices for long acting injectables
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    A Glass Alternative: ZEONEX® and ZEONOR® Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP) for Pre-Filled syringes

    Larry Atupem, Business Development Manager, Zeon Specialty Materials

  • Key Benefits of COP for Medical Devices
  • Case Study on Delamination: COP Syringe vs Glass Syringe
  • Case Study on Protein Adsorption/Aggregation and its effect on Immunogenicity
     
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    Afternoon tea

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    Making a Material Choice: Polymer vs Glass

    Yusuf Oni, Associate Director, Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Assessing the current landscape of primary packaging material for pre-filled syringes and injectable drug delivery devices
  • Comparison of glass and polymer materials
  • Exploring the challenges for drug stability and safety: permeation behaviour, difference regarding their break resistance and siliconization
  • What should be considered when selecting polymer vials?
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    Latest data for multilayer plastic vial

    Shota Arakawa, Researcher , Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc

  • Multilayer plastic vial
  • Oxygen barrier for stabilization of biologics
  • Ultraviolet light barrier for stabilization of biologics
  • Extremely low inorganic extractables & pH stability
  • Low risk of breakage at extremely low temperature

     
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    Assessment of the Impact of X-ray Screening on Product Quality for Biotherapeutic Products

    Aslin M. Rodriguez Nassif, Senior Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.

  • Evaluation of the risk of exposure of biological products to X-ray radiation during transportation
  • Evaluation of the impact of potential X-ray exposure to different biotherapeutic modalities
  • Quality Attributes assessment after X-ray radiation
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    Co-Chair Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Scott Nunn, Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc

    Natalie Abts, Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech

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    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Co-Chair Opening Remarks

    Scott Nunn, Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc

    Natalie Abts, Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech

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    9:10

    Successful Digital Integration of Medical Devices and Life Cycle Management

    David Morra, Director, Devices and Digital Health, Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme

  • Reviewing developments in connected combination products over the past year and looking forward: How to capture novel opportunities in digital health
  • Optimising human-centred design and strategies for producing devices tailored to improve adherence
  • Regulatory considerations for the integration of digital components and ensuring compliance
  • What is the future for digital systems and increasing acceptance?
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    Using Patient Centric Design to Develop a Connected Digital Device Solution

    Daniel Branco, Board Member, Medicinia

  • Optimising digital strategies to deliver successful smart devices and connected platforms
  • Key patient and user considerations for the design of digital devices and connected platforms
  • Addressing the challenges in development and review of connected combination products and other digital health products
  • Outlook on the future of connectivity and wearable devices: how can more connected combination products be approved?
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    Meaningfully CONNECTING with Patients for Home Infusion Therapy!

    Ravi Kaushik, Vice President, Patient Integrated Care Innovation Platform, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

  • As patients manage their home infusion therapy with combination devices– we need to strive to make digital companion apps and voice enabled (hands free) – become part of their daily routine
  • We can share the progress we are making on these efforts and learnings we have
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    Morning Coffee

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    11:10

    Sustainability Implications in Electro-Mechanical Devices

    Karthik Vaideeswaran, Associate Vice President, Eli Lilly And Company

  • Discussing the shadow effect of incorporating connectivity into injection devices
  • Assessing electro-mechanical device production to final use and end of life, and areas to be reviewed
  • Examining secondary packaging and opportunities for reducing plastic use
  • How can the pharma industry and other stakeholders collaborate to overcome challenges and advance sustainability?
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    Panel Discussion: Promise, Challenges and Considerations for Developing Smart Injectables for Clinical and Commerical Operations

  • How can we generate value from connected devices? Examining what additional benefits connectivity brings
  • How can we utilise connectivity to decentralise healthcare, disease management and more?
  • Does the patient really benefit from connected health or is it a push by payers and device manufacturers? Identifying the connected features that provide beneficial user guidance and patient adherence
  • How does connected devices and digital health fi t to user needs?
  • Amin Sedighiamiri, Associate Director Device Development, AstraZeneca

    Ravi Kaushik, Vice President, Patient Integrated Care Innovation Platform, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

    Karthik Vaideeswaran, Associate Vice President, Eli Lilly And Company

    David Morra, Director, Devices and Digital Health, Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme

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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    Formulating Design Inputs to Develop the Right Device for the Right Patients

    Alex Baker, Senior Engineer II, Biogen

  • Synthesizing user research and task analyses to formulate validation-ready user needs
  • Crafting Use Cases to define features, align stakeholders, and drive lower-level requirements
  • Balancing must-have and nice-to-have requirements and planning for future generations of product
  • Choosing the right device platform for a specific drug and patient population
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    “Go Digital” The Solution to a Problem or a Problem Without a Solution?

    Frank Leipold, VP Product Management, Haselmeier GmbH

  • Solution development based on patient needs versus utilization rates in the real world
  • Experiences and challenges, developing connected solutions for patients performing self-injection at home
  • New connected devices and solutions
  • Learning from other industries
  • The importance of partnerships
     
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    Incorporating Patient Centricity into Product Design

    Angela Muriset, Director, Human Factors - Combination Product Development, AbbVie

  • Carrying out human factors and usability studies to understand patient needs and preference
  • Strategies for successfully implementing patient centric design into device development
  • Assessing the impact of patient centricity on dosage form design and lifecycle improvements
  • Reviewing user needs, technical requirements, commercial requirements, and development requirements for key decision criteria
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    Afternoon Tea

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    A Meta-Analysis of Shipping Simulation of Elastomeric Plungers for Syringe and Cartridge Barrels

    Gabrielle Gehron, Scientific Support Manager, Datwyler

  • Evaluation of shipping simulations on plungers in various conditions
  • Variety of factors can affect success during shipping simulations, including:
  • Component dimensions
  • Storage conditions
  • Elevation
  • Number of pressure cycles
  • Glean important lessons about performance testing through meta-analysis

     

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    Adaptable Human Factors Studies

    Natalie Abts, Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech

  • Choosing the type of human factors assessment to meet your development goals
  • Novel methods for early stage studies
  • Combining efforts across projects to streamline development
  • Adapting study designs to address the unexpected
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    Insights & Implications from U.S. FDA-UserWise Training Decay

    Shrikar Tatapudi, Human Factors Engineer, UserWise

  • An overview of Training Decay and why it matters
  • What does the FDA say about Training Decay
  • Insights and revelations from UserWise’s FDA-backed training decay research study
  • How could our findings affect future regulatory policy
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    Co-Chair Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Natalie Abts, Head of Human Factors Engineering, Genentech

    Scott Nunn, Director, Device Development, Gilead Sciences, Inc


    Senior Engineer II
    Biogen
    Associate Director Device Development
    AstraZeneca
    Director, Human Factors - Combination Product Development
    AbbVie
    Senior Scientist
    Pfizer, Inc.
    Category Manager Parenteral
    Nemera
    Board Member
    Medicinia
    Board Member
    Medicinia
    Director, Devices and Digital Health
    Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme
    President and CEO
    Bryllan LLC
    VP Product Management
    Haselmeier GmbH
    Scientific Support Manager
    Datwyler
    Founder at eAgile
    eAgile a CCL Healthcare company
    CEO
    Credence MedSystems
    Associate Vice President
    Eli Lilly And Company
    Vice President, Combination Product Quality
    Amgen
    Business Development Manager
    Zeon Specialty Materials
    Head of Human Factors Engineering
    Genentech
    VP Medical Devices & Combination Products Technology
    Pfizer
    Acting Team Lead, General Hospital Team
    Food and Drug Administration
    Vice President, Patient Integrated Care Innovation Platform
    Takeda Pharmaceuticals
    Director, Device Development
    Gilead Sciences, Inc
    Researcher
    Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc
    Human Factors Engineer
    UserWise
    Associate Director, Device Engineering
    Gilead Sciences
    Credence MedSystems
    Associate Director, Human Factors
    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
    Associate Director
    Bristol Myers Squibb

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    Sponsors


    CCL Healthcare

    Sponsors
    https://cclhealthcare.com/

    CCL Healthcare excels in pharmaceutical labeling for injectables for vials, syringes, prefilled syringes, and autoinjectors. Our expertise covers labels, cartons, patient instructions, and smart labeling solutions, enhancing patient experience and adherence. With our high-speed RFID packaging line management, we enable encoding with speeds of 700 injectable items per minute, ensuring peak performance for hard-to-tag items through custom RFID product design. Contact us to discuss how we can enhance your injectable solutions with smart labels and packaging.


    Datwyler

    Sponsors
    https://healthcare.datwyler.com/

    Datwyler provides high-quality, system-critical elastomer components and has a leading position in the global healthcare market. Within the healthcare solutions business area, Datwyler develops, designs, and manufactures solutions for injectable packaging and drug delivery systems to facilitate customers to create a safer medical environment of tomorrow. Looking back onto more than 100 years of history, Datwyler is a reliable partner, now and in the future!


    Haselmeier

    Sponsors
    https://haselmeier.com/en/

    o Haselmeier, the drug delivery device business of medmix, designs, develops and manufactures advanced drug delivery systems such as pen injection systems and autoinjectors. Patient comfort and customers’ needs are always at the heart of the company’s practices. With its broad portfolio of technologies and services, Haselmeier delivers user-friendly injection systems that enable patients to self-administer their medication reliably and accurately. Haselmeier is known for its excellent and long-standing track record in providing these innovative drug delivery devices based on its proprietary IP business model. The company collaborates closely with its customers in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Medmix, with its precision injection molding capabilities and expertise in liquid micro-dosing plus financial strength and global footprint, helps Haselmeier accelerate innovation in healthcare. With more than 100 years of expertise in the development and manufacture of drug delivery devices, our global footprint, nearly 250 distinguished and motivated experts, more than 200 patents granted, and numerous patents pending, Haselmeier remains committed to developing innovative solutions that support our customers and help improve the health of millions of people worldwide.



    Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

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    https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/products/abd/oxycapt.html

    Mitsubishi Gas Chemical is a leading company in the field of oxygen barrier and absorbing technologies. Based on these technologies and experiences, we have successfully developed multilayer plastic vial and syringe having excellent oxygen, ultra violet and water vapor barrier. The products make it possible to replace glass with plastic for injectable drugs.


    Nemera

    Sponsors
    http://www.nemera.net

    As a world-leading drug delivery device solutions provider, our purpose of putting patients first enables us to design and manufacture devices that maximize treatment efficacy. We are a holistic partner and help our customers succeed in the sprint to market of their combination products. From early device strategy to state-of-the-art manufacturing, we’re committed to the highest quality standards. Agile and open-minded, we work with our customers as colleagues. Together, we go the extra mile to fulfill our mission.



    ZEON

    Sponsors
    https://www.zeon.eu/

    o ZEON’s Zeonex® and Zeonor® cyclo olefin polymer (COP) allow for advanced, break-resistant syringes, vials and lyophilization containers for protein-based biopharmaceuticals, high viscosity drugs, and contrast media. They also offer high purity, “glass-like” transparency, sterilization, low water absorption, and superior moldability, as well as overcome protein adsorption and ph shift concerns. Please visit our booth and discover why COP is an excellent choice for drug storage and pre filled syringes.


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    Boston Analytical

    Exhibitors
    http://www.bostonanalytical.com

    Boston Analytical is a cGMP compliant, FDA/DEA registered, ISO/IEC-17025:2005 certified analytical laboratory located in Salem, NH. Boston Analytical provides testing services to Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device companies worldwide including Analytical Testing and Method Development, Microbiological Testing and Environmental Monitoring Services, Biologics, Stability Testing & ICH-compliant Storage, Nitrosamines Testing and Extractables & Leachables Studies.



    Credence MedSystems

    Exhibitors
    http://www.credencemed.com

    Credence MedSystems is an innovator in injectable drug delivery devices. Credence’s philosophy of Innovation Without Change results in products that impress and protect end-users while preserving pharma’s existing processes, sourcing strategies and preferred primary package components. The Companion® family of syringe systems includes proprietary needle-retraction technology, reuse prevention and other critical safety and usability features in Staked and Luer needle formats. The Dual Chamber platform offers single-step mixing and injection for drugs requiring reconstitution at the time of delivery. Additional products such as metered dose devices, multi-length staked needles and other novel devices address the needs of specific therapeutic markets.


    Exela

    Exhibitors
    https://www.exelapharma.com

    Exela Pharma Sciences, established in 2005 is a US based specialty pharmaceutical company located one hour west of Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Lenoir, North Carolina. Exela has two distinct and separate business units, a Finished Drug Products organization, manufacturing proprietary and generic sterile injectable products and a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Both businesses leverage significant cGMP sterile injectable manufacturing capabilities with capacity in liquid vials, lyophilized vials, pre-filled syringes, and IV bags. Exela has a proven track record of program execution under intense time pressures with exceptional service.

    The CDMO business is fully capable of meeting the manufacturing of pharmaceutical and biotech industry needs. Exela offers end to end contract manufacturing capabilities, from analytical development to large scale cGMP manufacturing, along with automated inspections, labeling and packaging services. Exela can also provide a dedicated team to address your warehousing, storage, and global distribution needs. Exela has the capacity for commercial supply in the tens of millions of units.

    For more information, or to receive a quote on our CDMO services, please contact Matt Delaney, VP Business Development for Exela at 512-922-2839, or by email at: gdelaney@exela.us.



    Kymanox

    Exhibitors
    http://www.kymanox.com

    Kymanox is a life science professional services organization that offers engineering, scientific, project management, quality, and regulatory support to companies exclusively in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and combination product industries. With its diverse team of experts, Kymanox helps clients navigate commercialization challenges that arise throughout a product’s life cycle – from early development to post-market – with optimized safety, quality, efficacy, and accessibility. Kymanox was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina USA. For more information, please visit www.kymanox.com.



    Owen Mumford

    Exhibitors
    http://www.owenmumford.com

    Owen Mumford Pharmaceutical Services is a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of injectable drug delivery systems for the pharmaceutical, biotech & generics industries. These include single dose and multidose reusable and disposable auto-injectors, pens and syringes for subcutaneous and intramuscular administration. Our innovative products are designed to meet both the need of our pharmaceutical partners and their patients by facilitating ease of use and improving safety and patient compliance. Our devices are also designed with aim of reducing complexity and risk for the pharmaceutical & biotech industry in the development of their combination products.

    For more information please visit https://www.ompharmaservices.com/



    R+D Custom Automation

    Exhibitors
    https://rdcustomautomation.com/

    R+D Custom Automation, a member of the Krones Group, has been a full-service automation & robotics system integrator serving the Life Sciences Industry exclusively for over 45 years. As a specialty equipment manufacturer R+D has gained prominence by integrating proven technologies into custom & platform-based solutions, solving the most complex production challenges for manufacturers in this space, including Medtech, Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies. Our custom offering covers a wide bandwidth of processes, including Assembly, Filling, Testing, Bag Making/Forming, Mold-Side Automation, Labeling, Kitting, Tray Handling, Pack-Out & Sealing, among others. Our filling expertise extends beyond the typical, bringing to the marketplace solution platforms for your low, medium, and high-volume requirements. R+D goes beyond providing just the automation, and that starts with our Process Development Segment. Through early partnership, we are with you from the very beginning of your process development, providing prototype & proof of concept solutions through every maturing production step along the way, into semi-auto, moderate and high-volume needs. From our humble beginnings in 1977 to our present-day state of the art facility in southern Wisconsin, R+D has become a premiere provider of automation equipment for the most recognized Life Sciences companies in the world.



    Raumedic

    Exhibitors
    http://www.raumedic.com

    RAUMEDIC serves Pharma / Biopharma / Cell and Gene Therapy - with first class tubing for fluid transfer and fluid handling applications.

    Benefit from Raumedic's 70+ years of experience as a single source tubing supplier - with an in-house materials department, in-house product development and tried and trusted manufacturing expertise at five different production sites in three countries.

    With Raumedic as your supplier, you can count on:

    Standards compliance and validation

    Biocompatibility

    Low extractable values

    Increased flow rates / Cell Growth yield

    Discover innovative tubing from Raumedic - In stock and ready to ship!

    • Standards compliance and validation

    • Biocompatibility

    • Low extractable values

    • Increased flow rates / Cell Growth yield

    • Platinum cured Silicone Tubing

    • Platinum cured Braided Silicone Tubing (high pressure)

    • Thermoplastic Elastomer Tubing (TPE)

    • Tubing sets - bespoke customer design



    SCHERDEL Medtec

    Exhibitors
    https://medtec.scherdel.com/

    At SCHERDEL Medtec, we don’t just provide solutions, we provide care. Making components for the medical industry offers the unique privilege to our employees and the community.

    We’re proud to provide crucial, essential medical components to the people who need them. Scherdel employees understand that we manufacture more than just springs, we manufacture pieces of hope and health to individuals in need. At SCHERDEL Medtec, we believe that healthcare consists of two equal parts health and care.,

    The focus of our expertise is in the drug delivery device market sector. We supply 100’s of millions of springs and precision stampings for peninjectors, autoinjectors, syringe needle safety systems and other drug delivery devices. In addition to manufacturing these essential components, Scherdel also offers world class product development tools and expertise in numerical simulation and best in class engineering software tools.

    SCHERDEL Medtec, is part of the SCHERDEL Group. With about 5,800 employees at 32 locations world wide, the SCHERDEL Group is a family-owned, leading company in the field of metal-forming with core competence in the production of engineering springs, stamping parts and assemblies for the pharmaceutical market as well as of vehicle components.



    teamtechnik

    Exhibitors
    https://www.teamtechnik.com/en/medtech

    At teamtechnik, we have been living automation since 1976. As part of the Dürr Group, we are specialists in assembly and functional test systems. Globally, with more than 1,100 Employees, teamtechnik develops sophisticated production systems for high-tech products in the fields of e-mobility, medical technology and new energy. Our slogan… WE LIVE AUTOMATION.

    Our customers have to manufacture sophisticated injection products in large quantities. This requires highly accurate assembly and functional test processes. teamtechnik has developed a unique expertise in this area and provides reliable assembly solutions for pre-assembly, final assembly and function testing - the complete production chain from a single source.


    Media Partners


    Medical Design Briefs

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    http://WWW.TECHBRIEFS.COM/SUBSCRIBE/MDB/SMIEAST21

    Medical Design Briefs (MDB) is the only publication for the medical OEM market dedicated to medical product design engineers and managers. We offer timely, accurate, quality content and editorial, and we report on engineering-related topics that are at the core of the latest medical technologies. From materials to manufacturing, we dive into the technical side of bringing medical devices to market. From biosensors to cybersecurity, we keep our fingers on the pulse of the hottest trends and topics that may augment or disrupt medical technology.


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    ONdrugDelivery provides 30,000 readers throughout global pharma/biopharma, with the latest, most pertinent industry information and intelligence about the drug delivery-related ideas, technologies, services and products the sector is developing. Established in 2004, and trusted throughout the industry for its high quality contributions from leading drug delivery experts, ONdrugDelivery is a must for pharma / biotech industry professionals who need to know what’s going on in drug delivery. Subscribe online today to the print or free digital edition: www.ondrugdelivery.com/subscribe.


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    https://www.pharmanetwork.digital

    PHARMAnetwork is a company specialized in publishing for the pharmaceutical industry. PHARMAnetwork has developed publications for CMO, CDMO and professionals working in the life sciences. PHARMAnetwork designs specialized studies for pharmaceutical companies, contract service providers and investment firms. PHARMAnetwork magazine covers, every aspect of pharmaceutical value chain, the change and developments in the intersection between pharmaceutical industry and outsourcing industry. We perform interviews and write articles whose thematic strategies, organizations, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, innovation in the pharmaceutical development and contract manufacturing. https://www.pharmanetwork.digital

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