Human factor testing is beneficial early on in the design process, rather than as a confirmation at the end. Here’s how testing for usability and desirability helped spark three generations of drug delivery devices. West Pharmaceutical Services has multiple generations of its SmartDose products under its belt since it started working on the drug delivery […]
West Pharmaceutical Services launches two elastomer products
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) yesterday said it launched two new elastomer products, the 4040/40 formulation elastomer and an extension of its AccelTRA component program. The 4040/40 formulation was created using customer insights to improve performance and reliability. It comes in two stopper designs in 13mm and 20mm sizes with a universal design to deliver high functionality […]
West Pharmaceutical Services launches NovaPure drug-delivery system
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) said today that it’s launching the NovaPure 3mL cartridge components with its NovaPure product line for delivery of higher-volume injectable drug-delivery systems. The Exton, Pa.-based company also announced that its SmartDose Gen. II 10mL injector for subcutaneous drug delivery is available for commercialization as well. West’s NovaPure portfolio currently includes stoppers and […]
7 MD&M East exhibitors you need to know
MD&M East is one of the largest medical device manufacturing events on the East Coast. Its organizer Informa Markets expects more than 8,000 advanced manufacturing professionals at this year’s event – June 11–13 in New York City. A show such as MD&M East allows officials from medtech companies large and small to network with the constellation […]
West Pharmaceutical Services expands Asia Pacific region operations
West Pharmaceutical Services (Exton, Penn.) announced that it has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region by opening a new sales office in Korea. The new office is part of West’s recent purchase of the distribution business of GIS Korea, which was previously West’s distributor in the Asia Pacific region. “We are excited to […]
West Pharma’s SmartDose will deliver scPharmaceuticals’ edema drug
scPharmaceuticals’ (NSDQ:SCPH) has signed a development agreement to incorporate West Pharmaceutical Services’ (NYSE:WST) SmartDose drug delivery system with Furoscix, a drug that scPharmaceuticals developed to treat edema in heart failure patients. Burlington, Mass.-based scPharmaceuticals recently completed preliminary feasibility studies of the drug-device combination. The testing included drug stability in the pre-filled cartridge, drug compatibility, and […]
FDA: West Pharma recall of Vial2Bag fluid transfer systems is Class I
The FDA recently labeled a select recall of West Pharmaceutical Services‘ (NYSE:WST) Vial2Bag fluid transfer systems over device functionality issues as Class I. Class I designations, the FDA’s most severe, are used when there is a reasonable probability that product use could cause serious adverse health consequences of death. The West Whiteland Township, Penn.-based company’s Vial2Bag […]
What’s ahead for the drug delivery market in 2019?
Cindy Reiss-Clark, VP & GM of West‘s (NYSE:WST) global biologics business, comments on the drug delivery trends that stood out from 2018 and what she’s keeping an eye on in the coming year. What were the trends that drove the biopharma and drug delivery markets in 2018? Many of 2018’s key trends revolved around increasing […]
West Pharmaceutical boosts its analytical services with new technology
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) has expanded its analytical services capabilities with new equipment to help address the pharmaceutical industry’s packaging and drug-delivery concerns, the company said today. West specifically highlighted its addition of an ion mobility quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer – an instrument that combines chromatography, ion mobility and mass spectrometry. The company also added a […]
Anika CEO retires after two decades; president assumes corner office | Personnel Moves – March 13, 2018
Anika Therapeutics (NSDQ:ANIK) announced this month that CEO Charles Sherwood plans to retire after working for Anika for nearly twenty years. Joseph Darling, who has been Anika’s president since July 2017, will take his place in the corner office. Darling has previously served in executive leadership roles across an array of medtech companies like Abbott (NYSE:ABT), Baxter (NYSE:BAX) […]
