INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY ARTICLES
4 Opportunities For Advancing Drug Delivery
In this article, Fran DeGrazio identifies four prime opportunities for drug delivery developers to move the dial of innovation into 2026 and beyond. These avenues for advancement include diagnostics, patient tolerability, microdosing, and analytical methodologies.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY VIDEOS
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.
In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Eying The Drug Delivery Regulatory Landscape: The 'Must See' Watch List For 2026, Chief Editor Tom von Gunden invites panelists Fran DeGrazio, Barr Weiner, and Rumi Young to identify and comment on their most important takeaways from their panel conversation. They point to platform thinking, post-market manufacturing, and the representation of combination products in regulatory guidances.
What changes in approaches to risk management will the addition of ISO 14385 trigger? In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event New FDA QMSR: Its Role in Part 4 Compliance for Combination Products, consultant Ed Bills of Edwin Bills Consultant discusses when and how organizations will now need to address risk management within the context of design development and controls.
In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Innovations In Drug Delivery: Opportunities For Enhancing Familiar, Mature Approaches, Courtney Evans, principal consultant at Suttons Creek, comments on drug delivery technology advancements, particularly around the challenge of greater reliability. Her commentary begins with the market introduction of epinephrine autoinjectors and moves to more recent advances in nasal spray alternatives.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY RESOURCES
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![GettyImages-1346675635-lab-tablet-research-team]( "Simultaneous Spray Drying For Innovative Dry Powder Inhaler Combination Formulations")
Dr. Kimberly Shepard, a principal R&D engineer at Lonza, offered insights on recent innovations pioneered in spray drying. Shepard also discussed spray drying technologies capable of combining small-molecule APIs with biotherapeutic molecules.
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![GettyImages-1266602356-Powder Inhaler Patient]( "Intranasal Drug Product Development—From Formulation To Scale-Up Manufacturing")
Explore the key advantages of intranasal drug delivery, including its potential to rapidly treat conditions like migraines and headaches, and deliver medications directly to the brain.
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![Kindeva]( "Promising Early Results For New High-Performance DPI")
This report discusses the benefits of the αeolus technology, a passive, high-performance, high-consistency dry powder inhaler platform concept, and the preliminary performance data from early-stage development.
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![combination]( "Combination Products: Market Trends And Regulatory Considerations")
Combination products provide significant avenues for increasing patient adherence and overall efficacy. This collection outlines the opportunity and identifies strategies for gaining regulatory approval.
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![GettyImages-1294339670-lab-cleanroom-PPE-computer-team]( "Simultaneous Spray Drying For Combination Dry Powder Inhaler Formulations")
Three combination case studies are demonstrated, in which bevacizumab is paired with erlotinib, cisplatin, or paclitaxel in a dry powder inhaler formulation.
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![GettyImages-1426603202-scientist-research-lab]( "Application Of A Novel Temperature Shift Process For Particle Engineering")
Spray drying of amorphous dispersions improves solubility and bioavailability, enabling supersaturation in the intestine and driving higher absorption rates when compared to crystalline drug forms.
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![GettyImages-1213498599-lab-research-microscope]( "Complex Molecules, Complex Problems")
The support of an experienced CDMO is critical to overcoming complexity when working with highly potent APIs and when solving solubility challenges.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY SOLUTIONS
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![Blow Fill Seal Packaging]( "Blow-Fill-Seal Packaging Systems For Large Volume Nebulizers And Humidifiers")
Large volume humidifiers and nebulizers – typically in sizes from 250 – 1000mL – can be specifically designed to fit existing delivery devices. Custom designs to facilitate the control of humidification in oxygen delivery can be developed.
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![GettyImages-1600719545 lab]( "Innovative Formulations And Higher Drug Loads Across The Life-Cycle")
Advanced particle engineering enhances the performance and life-cycle of therapeutics. Superior bioavailability, higher drug load, and improved stability are enabled for small and large molecules.
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![Nasal spray, allerfies, common cold-GettyImages-2147519597]( "Nasal Drug Delivery")
How integrated analytics, formulation, and manufacturing enable fast‑acting, noninvasive nasal therapies while helping teams align delivery needs, regulations, and performance goals.
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![ulab thumb]( "Battelle uLAB")
This comprehensive suite of services encompasses the entire spectrum of user research, starting from the conceptualization of study designs to meticulous data analysis and comprehensive reporting.
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![GettyImages-884796056-solubility-test-pill]( "Pharmaceutical Development")
Developing an optimized formulation tailored to your API nanoparticles is critical to unlocking their full potential.
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![iStock-493302504-scientist-lab-development]( "Pre-Formulation And Material Sciences")
Our formulation development and material sciences experts have over 30 years’ experience in pre-formulation and solid state characterization.
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![GettyImages-1268574717-food-inspect-ship-package]( "A/L/P Assembly, Label And Packaging")
Integrated device assembly, labeling, and packaging solutions streamline pharma delivery, ensuring compliance, scalability, and patient-centric design from clinical trials to commercial production.
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![Biological drug products]( "Blow/Fill/Seal Packaging Systems")
Weiler Engineering’s ASEP-TECH® Blow/Fill/Seal machines are ideal for processing temperature sensitive products such as biological and protein-based materials – providing a level of enhanced sterility assurance.
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![Getty Images-823447656-vector-viral-lab-AAV-cell-development]( "Global Experts In Nanotechnology And Drug Particle Engineering")
Discover the nanoparticle engineering, formulation and GMP manufacturing services that can drive forward your market success and unlock the power of “small."
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![inhaler-GettyImages-2233485493]( "Pulmonary Drug Delivery")
Modern inhalation platforms, improved formulations, and greener propellants speed development and strengthen respiratory performance, with key factors guiding device choice and clinical readiness.
