Aptar Digital Health and Gerresheimer Collaborate to Develop Integrated Solution for Subcutaneous Cancer Therapy
Aptar Digital Health and Gerresheimer Collaborate to Develop Integrated Solution for Subcutaneous Cancer Therapy
Collaboration aims to deliver an innovative solution to improve overall patient treatment adherence and clinical outcomes
Crystal Lake, Illinois, January 4, 2024 - Aptar Digital Health, a global expert in Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), digital Patient Support Programs (PSPs) and disease management solutions, today announced a new collaboration with Gerresheimer, an innovative systems and solutions provider and global partner to the pharma, biotech and cosmetics industries, to develop a tailored solution to support patients and health care professionals in cancer therapy management. By connecting Aptar Digital Health's proprietary SaMD platform with Gx SensAir, Gerresheimer's on-body device for the subcutaneous delivery of large biologics molecules, this integrated solution is intended to improve overall treatment adherence and clinical outcomes. More specifically, it aims to make remote patient monitoring easier, and facilitate the onboarding of patients to new therapies, helping them to better manage adverse effects.
Both companies believe that patient experience in oncology can be improved with innovative subcutaneous injection devices and digital platforms. For pharmaceutical companies, this collaboration is an opportunity to offer a more patient-centric solution, and tackle potential challenges, such as treatment interruptions or discontinuations related to administration issues or adverse effects. This solution will also support the transition from intravenous to subcutaneous administration of oncology drugs.
“We are honored to collaborate with Gerresheimer, a global industrial partner in drug delivery devices,” stated Sai Shankar, President of Aptar Digital Health. “By combining our collective and proprietary expertise in device and software engineering, we believe this collaboration has the potential to deliver innovative solutions for patients, healthcare providers and the healthcare industry.”
“Combining our efforts opens up new exciting possibilities for optimizing the respective drug therapy and improving the quality of life for cancer patients,” said Daniel Diezi, Vice President Digitalization & New Business Models at Gerresheimer. “This collaboration in oncology will lay the groundwork for Aptar Digital Health and Gerresheimer to potentially expand into other therapeutic areas in the future.”
This integrated solution will first be designed for targeted anti-cancer therapies such as PD-1/PDL-1, CTLA-4, with the potential to expand to all therapies delivered subcutaneously.
About Gerresheimer
Gerresheimer is an innovative systems and solutions provider and a global partner to the pharma, biotech, and cosmetics industries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical containment solutions, drug delivery systems and medical devices as well as solutions for the health industry. The product range includes digital solutions for therapy support, medication pumps, syringes, pens, auto-injectors and inhalers as well as vials, ampoules, tablet containers, infusion, dropper and syrup bottles, and more. Gerresheimer ensures the safe delivery and reliable administration of drugs to the patient. With 36 production sites in 16 countries in Europe, America and Asia, Gerresheimer has a global presence and produces locally for regional markets. With over 11,000 employees, the company generated revenues of around €1.82bn in 2022. For more information, please visit www.gerresheimer.com.
About Aptar Digital Health
Aptar Pharma's Digital Health division is part of AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies. Aptar Digital Health creates end-to-end solutions to enhance patient experiences every day, leveraging a holistic ecosystem of digital interventions. Amplified by an industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions, Aptar Digital Health’s offering combines mobile and web apps, connected drug delivery systems, onboarding, training and advanced data analytics services to actively empower patients and create a positive treatment journey. Aptar is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has 13,500 dedicated employees in 20 countries. For more information, please visit www.aptardigitalhealth.com and www.aptar.com.
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