DRUG DELIVERY SUPPLEMENT
Contents DRUG DELIVERY SUPPLEMENT REGULARS
Drug Delivery Supplement Picture the pharma industry; its contract and development manufacturing organisations (CDMOs); the major players invested in research and development; its supply chain specialists and experts in serialisation - with its many moving parts the industry, for the unaffiliated, can be almost impossible to imagine. Though difficult to imagine, these parts work in tandem with each other to run an industry which ultimately serves billions of patients; something of which many of us may not appreciate. Within life sciences pharma can often be viewed on the outside, as an industry wholly dependent on itself and one which medical devices, medtech and digital health have rarely played their part. Of course the increasing advancement of technology has now paved the way for greater collaboration from pharma and the rest of life sciences – and for my money, drug delivery may be the sector where this is most prevalent. Take our lead feature in this supplement in which Nemera outlines how a recent digital add-on for ophthalmology is helping patients to improve adherence to treatment. It’s an example of the innovative way technology can benefit both patients and pharma companies. Apply digital reminders to a clinical trial where patients must remember to take their medication at set times of the day and you get results which are more accurate and which better serve the company. But this is just one example of the many innovations that are occurring in one of the industry’s fastest growing sectors. And within this supplement you’ll find just a brief snapshot of those advancements.
20: COVER STORY Nemera explains why its e-Novelia add-on is benefitting patient adherence to ophthalmologic treatments. 22: PAEDIATRICS Cambrex examines the challenges in developing and administering oral doses for the paediatrics market. 26: Q&A Reece Armstrong chats to Lonza to find out about its new portfolio for dry-powder inhalation (DPI) capsules. 28: CASE STUDY Technoflex outlines its new technology for reconstituting drugs in a simpler way.
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