UofSC, industry partners develop pharmacy manufacturing technology
The new automated system – using Yaskawa Motoman’s robots and Siemens processing power – will help Nephron Pharmaceuticals solve one of the industry’s toughest problems.
Researchers and students from the
Siemens processing power – will help Columbia-based company
Nephron Pharmaceuticals solve one of the industry’s toughest problems: how to automate labor-intensive syringe-filling of small batch products safely and efficiently.
Traditionally, pre-filled syringes are filled by hand in clean-room environments. In recent years, stringent federal regulations have made this process increasingly difficult on individual workers tasked with standing in a clean room for hours on end performing the same repetitive motions. This new system will allow Nephron and future customers like hospitals to create safer products and provide workers with the ability to perform more productive tasks.
Sky Medical Technology
Developing life-changing medtech
Matt Watts, head of Product Research & Development at Sky Medical Technology, talks through the collaborative R&D process behind the geko device.
The medical technology (medtech) industry has rapidly developed in the last decade, offering new and innovative ways to address some fundamental medical challenges. Matt Watts is head of Product Research & Development at
Sky Medical Technology, a British medtech company that has created the first NICE-approved, bioelectronic muscle pump activator of its kind indicated for use in the U.S. for venous thrombosis (VTE) prevention across all patients, including non-surgical patients, alongside clearances for blood flow increase and oedema reduction.