Using targeted delivery systems to generate therapeutic agents directly within tumors has implications for how oncology drugs are discovered and developed.
- Turning A Historically Limited Modality Into A Respiratory Drug Opportunity
- Why Delivery Is Defining The Next Era Of Neuromuscular Therapeutics
- Inquiries In Inhalation, Part 2: Having A Nose For Innovation
- Inquiries In Inhalation, Part 1: The Breadth Of Breath
- PLGA: A Workhorse Polymer Behind Modern Depot Long-Acting Injectables
- Designing Nanoparticles: Why Size Comes First
- Why Operational Readiness Is The Missing Piece In Biosimilar Adoption
- From Vial To Prefilled Syringe: Mastering The Development Transition
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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Closing The Care Gap: Clinician Assistive Technologies
This technology addresses workforce shortages and growing medical complexity by helping healthcare providers manage rising demands, improve efficiency, reduce errors, and extend care access.
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Meeting The Growing Demand For Pre-Filled Syringes
The market for pre-filled syringes is growing rapidly. Learn more about the benefits for consumers, providers, and manufacturers, and the importance of partnering with a reliable fill finish facility.
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How To Ensure Correct Component Selection When Outsourcing To A CMO
A CMO-recommended lyophilization stopper was contributing to several operational inefficiencies, including sticking and interlocking of stoppers during filling operations. Requalification work was required to make a change.
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Using FT-IR To Identify Contaminants In Drug Delivery Systems & Combination Products
Learn how formulation, device, quality, and engineering teams can strengthen contamination-control strategies, improve delivery reliability, and reduce product-quality risk throughout the drug-delivery lifecycle.
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Maintaining Superior Viral Vector Recovery In Cell And Gene Therapy Applications
A study assessing the stability of vials aimed to determine if the vial material had any influence on the viral titer and particle counts of the AAV serotypes.
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Insights Into Drug Delivery Device Manufacturing From Development Through Commercialization
Biologics and other targeted therapy techniques are creating opportunities for innovative device solutions that meet the needs of specific patient groups. As these therapies often require low annual volumes, the associated device manufacturing strategy must also fit commercial expectations, even at those volumes.
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High-Dose Delivery: Integration And Performance
High-viscosity therapies bring new delivery challenges. Explore how needle, syringe, and device design affect injection performance, reliability, and user experience.
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Taking A Best Practice Approach To Contamination Control
Implementing the EU GMP Annex 1 requires a holistic, evolutionary Contamination Control Strategy built on standardization, data analytics, and continuous improvement for a zero-defect mindset.
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Avoiding The Pitfalls Of LNPs And Complex Formulations
Explore the necessary components of a smooth tech transfer for LNP-based drugs, including the variables that impact LNP formulation and the outsourcing strategies needed to avoid common pitfalls.
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Age-Appropriate Pediatric Formulation Development
There is a significant variability in the pharmacokinetics of the same drug and dosage form between pediatric and adult populations, and the factors impacting drug bioavailability are different in children.
TOM'S TAKES ON DRUG DELIVERY
TALKING WITH TOM VIDEOCASTS
DELIVERED BY DEGRAZIO
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Unpacking The FDA Draft Guidance On Container Closure Systems
In this article, Fran DeGrazio reflects on the significance of the FDA Draft Guidance on Container Closure Systems, the first update since 1999. DeGrazio places the CCS draft guidance in the current context of science-based and risk-based product development for combination products and other injectable drug product delivery systems. She also addresses the integration of CCS guidance into the development organization’s QMS (Quality Management System).
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Why Human Factors Are Critical To Drug Delivery Device Success
In today’s highly competitive biopharma market, successful therapies prioritize the patient experience. Increasingly, patients expect to receive advanced therapies at home or in decentralized care settings, which require delivery methods that are easy to use and comfortable.
This collection explores how drug delivery teams can incorporate patient-centricity across development, from early human factors strategies to modality selection, ensuring safe, effective therapies that translate to real-world care.

