Transdermal Drug Delivery Videos

1. Defining and Regulating Combination Products: An Evolutionary Journey 10/15/2024

   In this episode of The Combination Products Handbook: The Series, host Tom von Gunden discusses Chapter 1 of The Combination Products Handbook: A Practical Guide for Combination Products and Other Combined Use Systems (CRC Press, 2023) with the book’s editor, Susan Neadle. Given that the initial chapter was penned by the FDA’s John “Barr” Weiner, the discussion focuses on reasons for establishing the historical and regulatory context for combination products early in the handbook’s topic coverage.

2. What Is There to Learn from a Combination Products Handbook? Plenty! 10/15/2024

   In this initial episode of The Combination Products Handbook: The Series, a chapter-by chapter videocast series introducing topics from The Combination Products Handbook: A Practical Guide for Combination Products and Other Combined Use Systems (CRC Press, 2023), host Tom von Gunden discusses the book’s intent with its editor, Susan Neadle. The discussion focuses on the rationale for each chapter and the expert contributions of various chapter authors and co-authors.

3. Combination Products Regulatory Considerations with FDA's Barr Weiner 10/1/2024

   From his roles and experiences in the combination products and combined use systems arena, John “Barr” Weiner offers perspectives on how to approach pre- and post-market activities with regulatory requirements and guidance in mind. Cross-functional coordination, integrated development, and primary mode of action (PMOA) designations are among the considerations Barr reminds organizations to implement thoughtfully as they work to advance combination products within a regulatory landscape.

4. Clarifying The EDDO Focus On Design Outputs, Not Design Inputs 10/9/2024

   In what ways are Essential Drug Delivery Outputs (EDDOs) different from design inputs for combination products? In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event The FDA Guidance on EDDO: What to Know, What to Do, consultant Susan Neadle of Combination Products Consulting Services, LLC explains the difference.

5. Understanding the Difference Between EDDOs and Primary Functions 10/9/2024

   How do Essential Drug Delivery Outputs (EDDOs) differ from Primary Functions – for example, as described in ISO 11608 regarding needle-based injection systems? In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event The FDA Guidance on EDDO: What to Know, What to Do, Alan Stevens,  regulatory head of complex devices and drug delivery systems at AbbVie and formerly at FDA, describes the differences between the two concepts, including how they differently relate to considerations of risk.

6. Relying On Human Factors Clinical Data For Regulatory Approvals 2/17/2026

   In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Injected, Infused, or Implanted: A Penetrating Look At Patient Centricity, Chief Editor Tom von Gunden relays an audience question about increased FDA regulatory scrutiny around human factors. Panelists Jonathan Amaya-Hodes and Shannon Hoste comment on the importance of clinical data in regulatory submissions and in approval pathways. 

7. Selecting The Molecule For Biologics Product Development 4/13/2026

   In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Large Molecule Biologics Delivery: Aligning Formulations, Doses, And Devices, Chief Editor Tom von Gunden asks panelist John Higgins to describe early-stage molecule selection and formulation considerations for determining drugability for biologics. Higgins introduces the guiding importance of the Target Product Profile (TPP). 

8. Effective Supplier Management In Drug Delivery Development With Suttons Creek 9/25/2025

   In this episode of In Combination, Albana Thorpe and Max Lerman from the technical director team at drug delivery product development consultancy Suttons Creek discuss with host Tom von Gunden, chief editor at Drug Delivery Leader, considerations around supplier relationships in product development for combination products and other delivery devices. Albana and Max share perspectives on quality management, documentation, usability testing, regulatory pathways, post-market design changes, and other aspects of supplier controls. 

9. Organizational Readiness For Next-Gen Therapeutics 10/8/2025

   In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Next-Gen Drug Delivery: Rethinking Routes For New Therapies, Carolyn Dorgan, director of technical services at device design consultancy Suttons Creek, outlines key management considerations for biopharma companies developing combination therapies. These include suppliers, partnerships, quality, container closure, and regulatory. 

10. 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.