MICRONEEDLES

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Chi Hwan Lee

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

SKIN-MOUNTABLE FLEXIBLE NEEDLE PATCH FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY

Chi Hwan Lee and Eun Kwang Lee introduce a skin-mountable flexible needle patch and discuss its applications in non-invasive drug delivery applications.

SKIN

Dr Jung Dong Kim

Raphas

DISSOLVABLE MICRONEEDLES: APPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Jung Dong Kim and Do Hyeon Jeong discuss dissolvable microneedle technology and its myriad uses.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Moe Wehbe

Microdermics

AN INTRADERMAL PLATFORM BUILT FOR INDUSTRY AND PATIENTS

Moe Wehbe, Iman Mansoor and Sahan Ranamukha discuss the potential of intradermal injection for modern medicines and its advantages over the subcutaneous route.

EARLY INSIGHT

Dr Mark Prausnitz

Micron Biomedical

SIMPLIFIED DRUG AND VACCINE DELIVERY USING MICRON’S MICRONEEDLE PATCH

Devin V McAllister, Sebastien Henry and Mark Prausnitz introduce the company’s dissolving microneedle patch technology, which has global potential, including in the developing world, across a range of vaccine and therapeutic applications.

SKIN

Dr Faz Chowhury

Nemaura Pharma

TERIPARATIDE MICRO-PATCH™: A SOLID MICRONEEDLE PRODUCT NEARING CLINICAL TRIALS

Faz Chowdhury details a Micro-Patch™ solid formulation of the parathyroid hormone analogue, teriparatide, for the treatment of osteoporosis.

MICRONEEDLES

David Scott

Nemaura Pharma

VACCINE DELIVERY USING THE NEMAURA SOLID DOSE INJECTOR

Joanne Broadhead and Karmen Cheung report an investigation into the delivery of two vaccines using Nemaura Pharma’s solid-dose injection technology.

MICRONEEDLES

Luis Tissone

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

THE RAPID EVOLUTION OF THE TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY INDUSTRY SPAWNS INNOVATION

Luis Tissone outlines technological developments behind microneedle design including the use of advanced liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and two-component injection technology, and explores the advantages this route offers over traditional intramuscular routes.

TRANSDERMAL

Megan Greth

ARx

THE CRITICALITY OF ADHESIVE SELECTION FOR OPTIMAL TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Megan Greth and Gozde Karabiyik discuss why selecting the right adhesive for body-worn drug delivery systems – be they transdermal patches or wearable injection devices or pumps – is critical for a successful outcome.

TRANSDERMAL

Pierre Michelet

GEKA Healthcare

MICROBRISTLE APPLICATOR (MBA™) SYSTEMS FOR TOPICAL AND TRANSDERMAL DRUG APPLICATION

Pierre Michelet, Karl Hartstock-Martin, and Moritz Beyhl present the innovative technology of microbristle applicators (MBA™) for a more precise and hygienic application within topical and transdermal treatment. MBA™ comprises a platform of moulded, pure plastic applicators with very fine bristles to apply liquid and semi-liquid formulations.

MICRONEEDLES

Dr Lisa A Dick

3M Drug Delivery Systems

MEETING EVOLVING BIOLOGICS & SMALL MOLECULES NEEDS

Lisa A Dick provides a run-down of the concept, design and development of the company’s microneedle drug delivery platform, both hollow and solid needle arrays, including recent clinical trials of the hollow-needle device.

MICRONEEDLES

Dr Jung Dong Kim

Raphas

Q&A: SUCCESSFUL MASS PRODUCTION OF AN INNOVATIVE DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY

Jung Dong Kim answers questions about the company, its capabilities, and the mass production of an innovative dissolving microstructure drug delivery technology.

MICRONEEDLES

Dr Marion Sausse Lhernould

Novinject

HIGHLY CUSTOMISABLE HOLLOW POLYMER MICRONEEDLE SOLUTIONS

Marion Sausse Lhernould, Serge Tailler, Michel Deleers and Alain Delchambre present a hollow microneedle delivery device manufactured using a novel proprietary process.

MICRONEEDLES

Dr Richard Toon

Nemaura Pharma

DERMAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICS

Faz Chowdhury and Richard Toon describe one of the company’s key technologies for the delivery of biologics, the Micropatch™.

TRANSDERMAL

Dr Alan Smith

4P Therapeutics

NOVEL TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES

Alan Smith outlines the stages of Type 2 diabetes treatment, progressing to extenatide and insulin injections, and makes the case, using clinical data, for the transdermal route as a viable alternative to injections.

MICRONEEDLES

Dr Paul Vescovo

Debiotech

YOUR SOLUTION FOR SUCCESSFUL INTRADERMAL DELIVERY

Paul Vescovo and Laurent-Dominique Piveteau discuss the design of the Debioject™ microneedle device and inserter, and its applications, particularly in intradermal delivery of vaccines.