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31. West Expands NovaGuard™ Platform of Products for Safe and Effective Injectable Drug Delivery 7/2/2013

    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of components and systems for injectable drug delivery, today announced the expansion of the NovaGuard portfolio of needle safety products.

32. West And Janssen Biotech Agreement To Develop A New Self-injection Technology 9/5/2012

    West Pharmaceutical Services announced an agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. to collaborate on the development and manufacturing of an innovative self-injection product. 

33. Holistic QbD: A Key To Improved Profitability And Sustained Competitive Advantage With Sterile Pharmaceutical Products 8/9/2012

    Pharmaceutical companies are faced with assuring that new quality and compliance paradigms can be met while facilitating profitability to continue adequate business reinvestment. By Fran DeGrazio, Vice President, Global Research and Development, Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

34. Sterilization Of Ready-To-Use Components 12/2/2011

    Inadequate aseptic processing operations, human error, high endotoxin levels, microbial contamination and insufficient sterility testing have all generated FDA warning letters.

35. Biopharmaceutical Company Selects West's NovaPure 1mL Long Plunger For First Commercial Drug Launch

    A small biopharmaceutical company looking to launch their first drug was seeking recommendations for packaging solutions for one of their pre-clinical drugs. They needed an experienced supplier that fully understood the challenges of delivering a biologic drug to the market.

36. A Step Change In Pharmaceutical Glass Packaging Innovation

    Valor Glass represents a significant, and much needed, step forward for glass innovation. Review the findings and learn how an aluminosilicate formulation can lower your glass vials' extractables profile.

37. Addressing Glass Particulates In Injectable Drug Formulations

    Learn how a new vial design that is capable of reducing the propensity for glass particulate generation on filling lines is enabling a significant, positive impact on product quality and safety.

38. Gene Therapy: Maintaining Sterility At Low Temperature Storage

    A gene therapy for pediatric Spinal Muscular Atrophy required a leak and break-resistant container which maintains sterility over product shelf life, through freeze and defrost cycles.

39. Industrialization And Scale-Up Of Drug Delivery System

    A pharma company and its product design partner were in need of a contract manufacturer able to support its device development, injection molding, tooling, logistics, and scale-up automation strategy. 

40. Benefits Of QbD: Considerations For Drug-Device Combination Products And Partnerships

    Quality by Design (QbD) achieves quality through understanding of all components and processes, with a detailed understanding of risks and how they can be mitigated.