Last week Team attended the 2011 PDA Universe of Prefilled Syringes and Injection Devices event in Basel. This is recognised as the premier event focussed on parenteral delivery and this year a record number of 620 delegates from around the world came to network, renew friendships, get industry updates and learn about new products and technologies.
Team had a stand (or booth if you are from the US) and were pleased to welcome many of our existing clients and partners together with a large number of new faces. I was privileged to be a member of the scientific planning committee and to deliver a keynote address at the opening plenary session.
The main theme of the conference was intended to be device usability – and this certainly was a major interest for many participants. However two other topics were high on the agenda, both during discussions around the show and in many of the presentations; these were the use of cyclic polyolefin primary containers instead of glass and the delivery of high volume, high viscosity doses. A number of presentations (mine included) mentioned the rise of the COC and COP prefilled syringes now being offered by several manufacturers and also the proliferation of patch pumps/bolus delivery devices.
All in all a very lively and interesting conference, which stimulated a lot of very useful and thought-provoking discussion. We look forward to the 2012 PDA Universe of Prefilled Syringes and Injection Devices event in Las Vegas.
You can see the slides from my keynote presentation below:
Parenteral Drug Delivery in the Future: A View of Developments, Implications and Opportunities
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