Articles by Tom von Gunden

31. Understanding The Global Regulatory Landscape For Combination Products 8/14/2025

    In this videocast episode, host Tom von Gunden discusses Chapter 14 of The Combination Products Handbook (CRC Press) with the book’s editor Susan Neadle, along with chapter coauthors Stephanie Goebel, Cherry Malonzo Marty, and Viky Verna. The group provides overviews of the commonalities and variances in regulatory definitions and guidances for combination products across global jurisdictions and agencies. 

32. Crossing The Blood-Brain Barrier To Target Tumors With CNS Pharmaceuticals 7/31/2025

    Targeting glioblastoma (GBM) and other malignant brain tumors brings with it the long-standing challenge of crossing the blood-brain barrier, or BBB. In this episode of Sit and Deliver, host Tom von Gunden talks with CEO John Climaco and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandra Silberman from CNS Pharmaceuticals about intravenously crossing the BBB to deliver classes of drugs, such as taxanes, proven in treating solid tumors in other locations. 

33. Leveraging Nanoparticles For High Drug Load Delivery With Nanoform's Christian Jones 7/28/2025

    In this episode of Supplier Horizons, host Tom von Gunden talks with Chief Commercial Officer Christian Jones of nanoparticle technology developer Nanoform about innovation in drug and biologics delivery. The discussion covers aspects of patient centricity such as aging populations, in-home self-administration, and personalized medicine. It also focuses on the use of nanotechnology in the delivery of high concentration formulations via oral and subcutaneous routes of administration. 

34. Leveraging Combination Products For Biologics Delivery 7/22/2025

    In this episode of The Combination Products Handbook: The Series, host Tom von Gunden discusses Chapter 12 on biologics delivery with chapter author Manfred Maeder and the book’s editor, Susan Neadle. Manfred and Susan comment on the challenges of moving large molecule formulations into combination products while considering product stability, usability, and supply chain.

35. Charting The Waters Of Drug Delivery Innovation With Suttons Creek 7/11/2025

    In this episode of In Combination, the technical leadership team from device consultancy Suttons Creek joins host Tom von Gunden to discuss trends in the patient landscape driving innovation in drug delivery, including combination products and therapies. The conversation covers patient self-administration, emerging modalities, and key considerations in product development, regulatory pathways, and the supply chain.

36. Drug Delivery For Various Molecules And Modalities 6/24/2025

    In this episode of Sit and Deliver, host Tom von Gunden talks with Merck VP of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Supply Allen Templeton about formulation and device considerations for combination products and other delivery systems deployed across a range of molecule types and sizes. The conversation takes them from small molecules, through peptides and mAbs, to large molecule biologics, across various routes of administration including oral, injectable, and inhalation.

37. Trends And Advances In Inhalation Delivery With Kindeva's Stephen Stein 6/16/2025

    Stephen Stein, scientific director of inhalation products at Kindeva, joins Supplier Horizons host Tom von Gunden in a discussion of opportunities and challenges for inhalation product development. The topics discussed include ensuring bioequivalence in generics, reducing environmental impact from propellants, and advancing inhalation-based delivery of vaccines and combination therapies.

38. Surveying Analytical Tools For Combination Product Testing 6/10/2025

    In this episode of The Combination Products Handbook: The Series, host Tom von Gunden discusses Chapter 11 on analytical testing with the book’s editor, Susan Neadle, and chapter coauthor Jennifer Riter. Susan and Jennifer discuss various analytical methods for testing compatibility, performance, stability, and safety when combining drugs or biologics with delivery devices and device constituent parts.

39. Treating Chronic Conditions Via Long-Acting Implants With Vivani's Adam Mendelsohn 6/3/2025

    The popular GLP-1 agonists employed in treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes are commonly administered via weekly injections. In this episode of Sit and Deliver, host Tom von Gunden talks with CEO Adam Mendelsohn of Vivani Medical about enhancing patient adherence and convenience via long-acting, controlled release implants delivering medications for chronic conditions.

40. Vector Approaches To Reaching CNS Targets With Vect-Horus' Jean-Manuel Péan 5/23/2025

    A long-standing challenge in delivering therapeutic treatments for CNS (central nervous system) disorders is how to overcome drug permeability constraints imposed by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this episode of Supplier Horizons, host Tom von Gunden talks with Chief Scientific Officer Jean-Manuel Péan from Vect-Horus, a developer of vector-based, platform delivery technologies, about addressing that challenge in targeting disorders such as autism, dementia, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, sclerosis, and CNS tumors.