Article | September 15, 2026

The People Who Turn An Idea Into A Deliverable Product

By Bettine Boltres

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Building certainty under uncertainty is the defining challenge of drug and device development. Whether the work starts with formulation strategy or design reviews, the underlying priorities converge around the same demanding questions: How do you develop something effective and technically viable without constraining future options? How do you demonstrate consistent, real-world safety rather than controlled-environment performance? How do you construct a regulatory story that holds up to scrutiny across requirements, risk management, and traceability?

This article maps the shared priorities across drug development and device engineering functions, offering a framework for recognizing common ground across disciplines that often operate in parallel without fully acknowledging it.

Explore the full article to see where those priorities align.

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