West Pharmaceutical Services, an injectable drug administration technology provider, has introduced two new products meant to improve drug delivery safety. The LyoSeal cap is all-plastic and provides instant sealing for lyophilized drug products. West designed the LyoSeal to minimize risks involved with established lyophilization processes while maintaining the necessary sealing requirements. The NovaGuard SA Pro […]
University of Virginia has a smartphone-controlled artificial pancreas
Danielle Kirsh, MDO Assistant Editor University of Virginia researchers are making strides when it comes to developing an artificial pancreas that can be controlled using a smartphone. The FDA approved the UVA-developed artificial pancreas for testing in 2012, and UVA received a $3.4M grant from the National Institutes of Health in 2013. The device is currently […]
