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 devices […]
Diversity in medtech is up: This top West executive has seen it
Medtech isn’t the male-dominated field it was decades ago and Karen Flynn, chief commercial officer at West Pharmaceutical Services, is here to tell you about it. Karen Flynn’s 35-year career in healthcare saw her rise through Cardinal Health and spinoff Catalent Pharma Solutions before joining West Pharmaceutical Services in 2008. Flynn has been West’s chief […]
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. Get the full story at our sister […]
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 overall performance within […]
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 regulatory […]
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. Get the full story […]
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) and Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN). […]
West Pharma reveals new wearable SmartDose injectors
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) unveiled two new wearable injectors today from its SmartDose drug delivery platform as part of the annual PDA Universe of Pre-filled Syringes and Injection Devices meeting in Vienna, Austria. West’s first-gen SmartDose device is a user-loaded injector designed to deliver high volumes of viscous drug products. Get the full story at our […]
Meet 5 companies developing novel drug-delivery devices
At the 7th annual Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery event, presented by The Conference Forum, device companies gathered to tout their drug-delivery technologies and learn from each other’s mistakes and successes. Among them were needle-free injectors, patch pumps, auto-injectors and other novel delivery devices. Moderated by Pfizer‘s (NYSE:PFE) senior director of device strategy, Mathias Romacker, companies including Insulet (NSDQ:PODD), West Pharmaceutical […]
West Pharma posts Street-beating Q3 earnings, sales
Shares in West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) rose today after the company beat expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Exton, Penn.-based company posted profits of $51 million, or 69¢ per share, on sales of $398.2 million for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, for bottom-line growth of 36% on sales growth of 6% compared […]
