Resource Centre
Discover a wealth of knowledge and insights from the experts at StarFish Medical. Our Resource Centre offers product development tips, reviews of new and cutting-edge technologies, and in-depth articles on regulatory updates and compliance in medical device development.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Nick Allan and Joris van der Heijden tackle the fascinating challenge of targeted drug delivery. When administering drugs to specific areas in the body, how can we be certain they reach the intended target? Nick shares an exciting example involving an intranasal device designed to deliver drugs precisely to the olfactory cleft—an area located between the eyes.
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Nick Allan and Joris van der Heijden dive into a critical concept in drug delivery and biopharmaceutical development: shear stress. Understanding shear stress, especially when dealing with delicate therapies like cell and gene treatments or mRNA vaccines, can have profound effects on drug viability and efficacy. Nick walks us through how shear stress is identified, measured, and mitigated during product design and development.
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Nick Allan and Joris van der Heijden delve into the fascinating world of drug delivery systems, focusing on the innovative use of nebulizers. While traditional methods like pills and injections dominate the landscape, nebulizers offer a unique, efficient, and non-invasive alternative for administering medications.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Joris and Nick explore the fascinating ways microbes and nature inspire medical innovations, showing how these tiny organisms play an outsized role in advancing healthcare and biotechnology. From lifesaving antibiotics like penicillin to revolutionary technologies like CRISPR-Cas9, they dive deep into the surprising and transformative contributions of microbes to medicine, shedding light on their critical role in shaping modern science and improving patient outcomes.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Joris van der Heijden and Nick Allan explore one of the most critical challenges in drug delivery device design: shear stress. When designing systems for biologics and gene therapies, avoiding shear stress is essential to ensure the viability and activity of biomolecules like proteins, antibodies, and viruses.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Joris van der Heijden and Nick Allan explore one of the most innovative approaches in drug delivery: olfactory drug delivery. This cutting-edge method targets the olfactory region of the nose, offering a direct pathway to deliver drugs into the brain while bypassing the blood-brain barrier. Unlike traditional intranasal delivery, this highly specialized technique uses neural pathways to achieve precise and effective results.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Joris van der Heijden and Nick Allan discuss an advanced category of combination devices: drug activation devices. Unlike drug delivery devices that transport medication to specific locations, drug activation devices ensure the drug becomes active precisely where it is needed in the body, reducing systemic side effects and enhancing therapeutic effectiveness.
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Drug Delivery Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Challenges explores effective delivery devices and solutions for advanced CGT therapies and their unique challenges.
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In this episode of Bio Break, Joris and Nick explore the increasingly important world of drug-device combination products, discussing what they are, why they matter, and the unique challenges associated with their development. As modern pharmaceuticals become more complex, the role of engineered medical devices in delivering these therapies safely and effectively has never been more critical.
