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Silk may be basis for smoothest microneedle system yet

Silk isn't just for fabric anymore. Tufts University researchers have determined that its unique properties contribute to a versatile, more precise and safer microneedle drug delivery system. An

Georgia Tech, CDC to pursue microneedle patch for polio vaccine

The Georgia Institute of Technology wants to prove that it's scientifically and economically feasible to use a dissolving microneedle patch on the skin to deliver a polio vaccine. GIT's...

Sanofi fuels microneedle trend with flu vax

The muscle aches associated with flu shots may become a thing of the past. Gearing up for the height of flu season this winter, Sanofi Pasteur has started U.S. shipments of its flu vaccine that uses

Analyst: Fluzone Intradermal 'delivers the goods' in a patient-friendly system

PharmTechTalk blogger Patricia Van Arnum calls the FDA's recent approval of a supplemental biologics license application for Fluzone Intradermal a "step forward" for patient-friendly drug delivery.

FluGen lands $7.8M for microneedle vaccine delivery patch

FluGen has raised $7.8 million to fund early clinical development of a vaccine-delivery patch, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The lead investor in the round was Knox, a firm led by wealthy

Pills and eyedrops are so last century

Pills, eyedrops, needles are so clunky and old-school, blunt tools that wreak havoc along the way to their targets or fail to reach their targets entirely. Or, as the headline to Carolyn Johnson puts

Chinese microneedle company wins Silver from WSJ

Here's an update on a Chinese company we pointed to in September. Suzhou Natong Bionanotechnology is developing what the company is calling a Functional MicroArray drug delivery device made out of

Michelson Diagnostics markets microneedle imaging tool

Microneedles have been highly touted in the drug delivery industry as of late. Hundreds of them can be placed on a single patch. They’re pain-free because they’re so small and do not hit

Chinese company big on microneedles

The Wall Street Journal, in its report on Suzhou Natong Bionanotechnology’s microneedle technology, hits on an interesting problem in the drug-delivery world: Is it a device or a drug? Since

Biomarker samples could be obtained via microneedles

In another microneedle breakthrough, scientists believe they have found a way to take blood samples and check for biomarkers without a traditional blood test, much to the relief of needle-fearers