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Lilly's Unified Mindset For A Global Parenteral and Device Manufacturing Network

Eli Lilly and Company's one-team mindset aims to templatize facility design while remaining nimble enough to react to new manufacturing breakthroughs.

How To Stop (Most) Medical Device Recalls Before They Happen

Supplier quality failures are a leading cause of medical device recalls. This article distills a practical framework for managing supplier quality, from standard off-the-shelf items to custom contract-manufactured components.
A Case Study: Control Strategies For A Multi-Dose Pen Injector

A case study highlighting the importance of drug and device team alignment on control strategy, defining what to control and which controls can and should be implemented.
Control Strategies For Injectable Drug Delivery Combination Products

Defining combination product CQAs across drug and device enables an end-to-end control strategy that improves product quality from the start of development.

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Package With A Purpose
Packaging shapes how devices are understood, handled, and used. A human-centered approach surfaces critical info sooner, reduces errors, and strengthens safety and usability.

Safeguarding Biologic Integrity Through Enhanced Component Compatibility

For sensitive biologics and viral vectors, risk extends beyond simple contamination. Utilizing inert barrier films on contact surfaces reduces compound migration and adsorption, maintaining dosage accuracy.

Optimizing Syringe Performance For Reliable Drug Delivery

Reliable drug delivery requires precision. Maintaining a robust seal throughout a product’s shelf life is essential to preserve sterility and ensure patient safety during self-administration.

Maintaining Sterility Through Precise Component Design And Manufacture

Prioritizing high-quality component design and manufacturing excellence can mitigate risks, ensure long-term container closure integrity, and avoid the costly delays associated with non-compliance.

How Regulatory Is Becoming An Increasingly Valuable Asset

Build regulatory strategy into your company from day one — not as support, but as a core driver of value, risk management, and successful commercialization.

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Medical Device Supply Chain Management (Metals, Electronics)

At SMC Ltd. we understand your desire to have a single point of contact for your full medical device. With SMC’s demonstrated strength in IQ/OQ/PQ validation, our network of established and qualified suppliers, and our experience in custom manufacturing, we have the comprehensive resources in place to manage your program from conceptual design to final distribution.

Pressure Relief Valves (For Plastic)

The IMH Pressure Relief Valves for plastic incorporate a simple, press-in design for easy installation. With features including metal to metal seating, the valves provide low leakage, highly repeatable cracking pressure, and compatibility with a wide range of fluids and gases.

Non-Magnetic Capacitors: High Q, C0G/NP0, X7R

Components with a copper barrier and a tin finish on top provide a fully non-magnetic component to be used in medical applications where non-magnetic components are required.

Caplugs Custom Medical Molding

Caplugs has been a global leader in plastic molding with six different molding processes and thousands of material options. The in-house team of engineers works with customers throughout their comprehensive process to design a unique solution process from creating concepts and rapid prototyping to packaging and inventory management.

In Vitro Diagnostics

Battelle brings together deep experience in bioinformatics, biologics, chemistry and related fields to deliver innovative in vitro technologies with unparalleled accuracy and detection limits — all at unprecedented speed and with significant cost savings.

Daikyo Crystal Zenith^® Luer Lock Syringe Systems

Quick Time To Market, Significantly Lower Risk

Daikyo Crystal Zenith^® Luer Lock syringes are designed to fit a variety of standard drug delivery devices, and compared to glass they offer unprecedented strength, durability, and protection.

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IDEX Health & Science, LLC

We are component and system-level experts who understand the critical inter-dependencies between microfluidics, fluidics, optics, and integrated sub-assemblies. We specialize in the complete optofluidic pathway to help you avoid project risks and are uniquely positioned to solve even the most demanding challenges in a wide array of applications.

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