Expanding The Boundaries Of Sub-Cutaneous Injections

By Ahmed Besheer, Head Formulation Development, Lonza

Innovations in formulations and injection devices improve compliance and quality of life for patients using new antibody formats.

The field of biologics is undergoing a significant change as it increases its focus on identifying new diseases to target, novel constructs to treat those diseases and innovative administration devices that include self-administration technologies to improve compliance and patient quality of life.

Patients who have diseases that demand regular administration of these new antibody treatments, on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, will see the significant benefits from these self-administration innovations, as their lives will not be highly impacted from constant travel to the doctor or the hospital. These formulation and device innovations will also have a positive impact on how well patients are able, or willing, to comply with the administration schedule as it becomes less disruptive to their lives.