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During the week of June 24 – 28, the West Ambassador Interns had the opportunity to mentor a group of high school seniors from the Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy. The students were participating in a practicum at West as a requirement for graduation. During the week, each intern was assigned a S.T.E.M. student who shadowed the interns’ daily activities. We taught them about our respective departments and the responsibilities we have as part of the West team. The students also received lab tours and participated in a telepresence Lunch and Learn with the Scottsdale, Ariz., facility to learn more about West and its products.
On the last day of their practicum, the students gave presentations to the intern mentors as well as other West employees about what they had learned during the week. It was fun meeting these S.T.E.M. students and seeing how working with us benefited them during their presentations. It was surprising to discover how much the interns could learn from the S.T.E.M. students. During intern team brainstorming meetings for a project we are working on this summer, we were surprised to learn how much information and how many good ideas the students had to offer us. The week was a rewarding experience for all those involved.
Experimental characterization of an elastomer plunger in a particular pre-filled syringe system is essential to help pharmaceutical manufacturers determine whether that plunger is suitable for intended use. The strategy for a characterization study must consider relevant factors, in particular, compatibility with drug product and the ability to enable consistent delivery of drug product (dosage and time), by a clinician or by an autoinjector.
West celebrated 40 years of successful operations in Kovin, Serbia during the month of October 2021. The West Kovin manufacturing facility specializes in the manufacturing of stoppers and plungers for disposable syringes.
Combination products open up new vistas when it comes to delivering innovative therapies to patients in need, but teams bringing these products to the market face a number of significant hurdles. Recent surveys conducted by West at workshops held in PA and AZ revealed some of our customers’ biggest challenges. This is the final of our three blogs focused on these challenges — and how West can help Simplify the Journey™ when it comes to developing a combination product.
We recently sat down with Dr. Bettine Boltres, our contact for scientific affairs and technical solutions for glass. In her role she is supporting pharmaceutical companies to address glass-related topics from a scientific perspective and to gain a deeper understanding of the material that holds their valuable drug products. Having done this for many years, we wanted to know what the most frequently asked questions are that she encounters. Please read Part 1 of our two-part series around the 10 most commonly asked questions around glass vials:
The rise in type 2 diabetes has sparked a variety of treatment options, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. GLP-1s are a class of injected drugs (additional oral options are currently in development) that “mimic the action of GLP-1 and increase the incretin effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, stimulating the release of insulin.”<sup>1</sup> Commonly used when oral treatment alone is not enough, the benefits of GLP-1s include a reduction of glucagon and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), weight loss and a low risk of hypoglycemia.<sup>2</sup>
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