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we're miles apart in terms of what the end product might need to cost,” Arps said. “In the very early stage of development, device companies must understand the business roadmap to production to ensure that the chosen fabrication method can meet quality, cost and volumes requirements. There is no point going down a development pathway that has no means to scale into production,” Ogura added. But whether clients come to them with the very beginnings of an idea or a product that is ready for full-scale production, the expertise of a contract manufacturer can help turn a drug-device combo from a vision into a reality.
MICROMOLDING ENABLES SOLUTIONS FOR VARIOUS DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS, MAKING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES MORE CONVENIENT, PAINLESS AND EFFECTIVE FOR PATIENTS. “Some people come right at the ground floor where they may have a medical device company that has a current device that doesn’t have a drug incorporated with it but has an idea for it and how can they get there,” Arps said. “They may not have either the facilities, the knowhow, the scalability to do that, and then they can take advantage of the fact that we're a [good manufacturing practices] facility and have done this before. Then we'll take it from there.” M 7 • 2017
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