Systemic vulnerabilities exist in thermal uniformity assurance, steam penetration verification, regulatory fragmentation, and tech harmonization.
- What Patients Actually Want From Connected Drug Delivery
- Beyond Connectivity: Where Digital Technologies Create Real Value In Drug Delivery
- Engineering Better ADCs, Part 1: MoA, Conjugation Chemistry, And More
- From Albumin To Oncology: Can Chemical Engineering Unlock Solid Tumor Delivery?
- A Practical Framework For Selecting Long-Acting Injectable Platforms Across Therapeutic, Product, And Delivery Constraints
- Using Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound To Open The Blood–Brain Barrier
- Engineering Medical Devices To Improve Oral Delivery Of Biopharmaceuticals
- Oral Combination Therapies: Navigating Development Complexities
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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Capsule Formulation Development: From Dosage Forms To Filling
Capsules are tasteless and easy to take, offer streamlined development timelines, and simplicity of manufacturing. Discover capsule formulation development and the benefits of capsule dosage forms.
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Delivering Market Success For Pharma Partners From Concept To Patient
The development of drug delivery devices that are innovative, intuitive, patient friendly, and patient safe must address certain areas of concern that are particular to both biologic and biosimilar therapies.
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Patient Adherence With A Novel Dosage Form
A sprinkle formulation helps patients with tremors or dysphagia take medication more easily, improving adherence, comfort, and care through a novel, FDA-approved oral granule format.
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A Pathway For Regulatory Success For Devices In Combination Products
Ready to improve your submission success rate? Define clear submission goals, ensure cross-functional collaboration, and proactively manage evolving regulations to achieve a successful path to market.
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When Glass Vials Fail At Low Temps, Consider A Cyclic Olefin Polymer System
If the glass vial for a biologic drug experiences breakage, or does not maintain container closure integrity, a cyclic olefin polymer (i.e., Daikyo Crystal Zenith COP) system may be the solution.
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Customized Release Through Dispersed Dosage Formats
Typically, dosage format is based on the target product profile: how the developer envisions the product best addressing a clinical indication by maintaining population-wide efficacy.
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Lyophilization vs. Liquid Formation: Why Lyo Offers Advantages
Lyophilization offers some alluring advantages in today’s complex market, but its challenges require innovation and expertise to surmount.
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Streamlining The Path To Market For Generic Drug-Device Combinations
Developing g-DDCPs is a complex and time-consuming process. By using a risk-based approach, manufacturers can streamline the development process and bring g-DDCPs to market more quickly.
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Bilayer Tablet Manufacturing: An Overview
Bilayer tablets offer a number of benefits for patient care; understanding the challenges that accompany their formulation is key to enabling their successful commercialization.
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Enabling Long Lasting Clinical Outcomes In Coronary Stenting
Polyester amides (PEAs) bring several desired and differentiating properties to drug-eluting stent (DES) applications for treating coronary artery disease (CAD).
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.

