Prefilled syringes are gaining strong acceptance in the market as drug delivery systems for injectable drugs. They have become a preferred device for parenteral administration of drugs, mainly used for treatment of chronic conditions requiring patients to self-administer medication several times a week. The rising demand for prefilled syringes is driving the manufacturers to introduce improvements in technology related to the material of prefilled syringes, and lubrication technology to reduc

Targeted therapeutics and companion diagnostics are the pillars of personalised medicine. Personalised medicine is a genome-based therapeutic approach that aims to adopt customised treatment for each individual. It uses aspects of genetic testing for checking potential abnormalities and tailoring the treatment so as to make it as individualised as the disease itself. Targeted drugs have been fast to overshadow the traditional drugs, which favour the concept of one-size-fits-all. This has prim

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease of the brain which leads to loss of memory and cognitive functions. With ageing world population, the number of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease is expected to increase in the future. There is a huge unmet need in the market owing to lack of effective, disease-modifying drugs. Alzheimer’s treatment is a high risk, high reward market. Drugs currently available in the market have reached maturity; patents of leading

Neurostimulation devices are gaining acceptance as therapy alternative for certain chronic conditions such as pain. These devices have also found use in management of movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. The currently available neurostimulators mainly focus on spinal cord stimulation (SCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and sacral nerve stimulation (SNS). The market is still niche, with limited number of devices available in the ma