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  1. 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.

  2. How Subcutaneous Delivery Can Help Patients Manage Chronic Conditions

    Read more about how to improve your patients’ outcomes, avoid costly delays to launch, and provide a better return on investment.

  3. Is It Ever Too Soon To Start Your Performance Testing Assessment?

    Developing a safe and effective injectable combination product involves performing risk assessments, establishing a set of Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs), and performing design verification testing.

  4. Key Considerations For Selecting Fill/Finish Manufacturing Technologies

    Obtaining information and proactively mapping out your fill/finish strategy early can de-risk an investment in equipment or processes, ensuring you meet your long-term needs.

  5. Selecting A Vial Container Closure System With The DeltaCube™ Modeling Platform

    Understand a system approach that facilitates data-driven selection and optimization of vial container closure system components.

  6. Why Connect An Auto-Injector To A Smartphone?

    Why would a person with diabetes want to link their auto-injector to the Internet? Given that smartphones are so central to our everyday lives, it could be argued that the better question is: Why not? 

  7. Elastomer Plungers With Barrier Film For COVID-19 Vaccines

    Minimize the risks of accelerated drug development processes and the potential use of new vaccine platform technologies with the use of an elastomer plunger laminated with FluroTec™ barrier film.

  8. Gaps In Reconstitution Process Filled By Water-For-Injection Syringe

    The recent rise in biopharmaceutical drugs has sparked renewed interest in lyophilization as a way to bring injectable biologics and other drugs to market more quickly.

  9. Best Practices For Ensuring Quality In Biologic Products

    New biologic therapies have new challenges in their packaging and delivery systems because of their complexities, higher stability risks, and larger sizes. 

  10. Prefillable Syringe Plungers: A Solution For Low Temperature Storage

    Review a study with 1 mL long glass and polymer-based syringes and with 2.25 mL glass syringes. Explore the impacts on plunger movement, container closure integrity, and break loose and extrusion force.