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Feasibility studies

Evaluate and optimize your customised drug containment solution

From good idea to optimum performance at scale

For some drug products in development, standard primary packaging options will not satisfy the requirements of the specific application. In this situation, you need a custom solution, and you may have already sketched out some ideas. Now is the time to assess whether these ideas are technically feasible, before finding ways to optimise production at scale and achieve best performance for safe drug storage and administration.

Detailed issues need to be examined: the dimensions and tolerances of the containment solution, the filling process, how the containment solution performs as a storage and transport mechanism, what secondary packaging is necessary, and how the drug will be administered to the patient. All these complex issues need to be discussed at length and resolved to be confident that your customised drug containment solution will fulfill the specific demands of the drug product application.

A feasibility study offers a fast track to solving these complex issues. The study typically results in a product definition that can be used to prepare for production at scale, and includes technical drawings, system descriptions, feasibility comments, and a proposal for commercial development of the containment solution. SCHOTT Pharma has the knowledge and experience you need to guide you safely along your feasibility journey.

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Making the most of SCHOTT Pharma’s materials

FIOLAX® is the world’s leading pharmaceutical glass. Together with TOPAS®, we introduced the use of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) in prefillable syringes, which is now the leading polymer solution. So when we offer an expert opinion on drug containment materials, you can be sure it’s based on experience and expertise.

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Designing container-closure systems

SCHOTT Pharma has hands-on knowledge of glass, polymer, and elastomer components, including their dimensions, performance, and tolerance limits. More importantly, we understand how to make sure these components work effectively together as a system.

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Optimising for efficient fill and finish

As a leading global manufacturer, SCHOTT Pharma understands how to optimise containment and secondary packaging solutions for efficient fill-and-finish processing. By addressing manufacture and assembly issues at the design stage, we ensure you can deliver consistently high-quality products at scalable production volumes.

Guiding you towards the best possible solution

You can rely on SCHOTT Pharma for objective and impartial advice on drug containment systems. Our experts understand the relative advantages of different materials and how to combine components into effective solutions that can be produced economically at scale.

Choice of materials

Our hands-on experience of materials research and manufacture in both glass and polymer ensures an unbiased approach to component selection.

System thinking

We select components not simply for their inherent characteristics, but for their ability to work effectively together as a high-performance system.

Expert insight

SCHOTT Pharma’s deep pool of knowledge has been accumulated over decades by professionals working on a wide range of projects.

Designing for scalability

We use our experience of high-volume manufacturing to identify and optimise the factors that will deliver premium quality production and filling at commercial scale.

Feasibility studies: How to proceed

SCHOTT Pharma’s team of specialists offers support and advice about the feasibility of your drug containment solution. We provide guidance and a complete process that will take you from initial request to effective solution.

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1. Get in touch

Tell us about your current needs using the contact form below or phone us directly.

2. Clarification of requirements

A product expert will discuss further details with you to clarify product requirements and other boundary conditions, then advise and create a customized proposal and timeline for your feasibility study.

3. Study execution

Upon receipt of your order, we will conduct the feasibility study and document the options investigated and our recommended solution.

4. Implementation

We will follow up on the recommendations of the feasibility study by creating prototypes to maintain your development schedules.

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Dr. Bertram Kimmerle

Head of Research and Development

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