Newsletter | August 25, 2025

08.25.25 -- Drug Delivery Innovation: If You Build It, Will Anyone Care?

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Join the PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices Conference 2025, taking place 21–22 October in Vienna, Austria! Centered on the theme Shaping the Drug Delivery Ecosystem, this event explores innovation at the intersection of science, technology, sustainability, and patient experience. Expect powerful keynotes, real-world case studies, expert sessions, and a dynamic exhibition showcasing the future of injectable combination products. Make sure to register!

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Drug Delivery Innovation: If You Build It, Will Anyone Care?

In this article, Fran DeGrazio explains why innovation in drug delivery technologies may not need to be revolutionary, but will no doubt need patient adoption, payor support, and regulatory follow-on to become sticky in the marketplace. 

Connected Devices And Digital Therapeutics In Diabetes Care

The convergence of advanced technologies and advancements in drug delivery is reshaping diabetes care. Digital therapeutics (DTx) deliver therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software and mobile applications.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Solving For The Future Of Drug Delivery

Next-gen therapeutics require equally advanced delivery systems—localized, personalized, and precise—to ensure efficacy, safety, and scalability. Delivery is now a central driver of innovation.

Micronization Technology For Handling Highly Potent API Products

As demand grows, the need for advanced safety measures and reliable manufacturing technologies becomes critical, making it essential to partner with an experienced HPAPI manufacturer.

Delivering On GLP-1 Demand: Combining Device And Supply Strategy

Meeting the demand for GLP-1 treatments requires robust and efficient delivery systems. Review how innovative solutions offer customization, streamlined manufacturing, and formulation compatibility.

Applying Automation To The Manufacture Of Drug Delivery Devices

Automated manufacturing is a powerful but often misunderstood tool available to produce drug delivery and other pharmaceutical devices — whether established designs or innovative new ideas.

Managing Risks In Injectable Drug Delivery

Gain insights pertinent to efficient and effective drug development. Understand and execute a risked-based critical thinking approach related to injectable drug packaging and delivery.

Strategies For Optimal Scale-Up, Tech Transfer Of Oral Small Molecules

Learn about the identification of CMAs, CPPs, and CQAs of drug products and how to predict their impact on formulation and manufacturing processes.

Gliding Towards De-Risked Combination Product Development

Learn about the critical role plunger stoppers play in determining a combination drug product's exposure to extractables and leachables.

Manufacturing For Oral Solid Dose Success

Discover end-to-end CDMO services for oral solid dose drugs, enabling efficient development, manufacturing, and packaging with advanced technologies and global scale.

Process Intensification To Accelerate Biopharmaceutical Commercialization

Explore two projects that a focus on improving efficiency and productivity in biopharmaceutical manufacturing while reducing the cost of goods through process intensification.

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Join Chief Editor Tom von Gunden and Drug Delivery experts to explore innovations in delivering complex and combination therapies, including drugs, biologics, and personalized medicines. Topics include nanoparticles, platform approaches, and delivery challenges for cell and gene therapies. Free registration—sign up today!

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Global Experts In Nanotechnology And Drug Particle Engineering