Bernard McGarvey, formerly of Eli Lilly, spoke with us about first principles of engineering in pharma, following his keynote ‘Engineering First Principles Applications to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.'
MIT engineers have designed a new hydrogel material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics – in addition to drug-delivering reservoirs.
US drug giant Pfizer hopes that its collaboration with student
engineers at New Jersey's Rowan University will help lessen the
environmental impact of its best selling arthritis drug Celebrex
(celeboxib).