Technology Scouting Eric Haulotte

3rd Annual Fermentation Protein Conference Summary

Mini-tablets are solid dosage forms with a diameter ≤ 3 mm and separated into subunits of conventional tablets. Production methods are similar to standard tablets, but the only difference is the use of multiple punches. They have advantageous for use in patients suffering from swallowing difficulty and receiving multiple drug treatments.

Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies, such as insect bites, and asthma. Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergen in an attempt to change the immune system's response.

Pharmacy on Demand. The Pharmacy on Demand (PoD) platform synthesizes drugs in a continuous flow manner to provide medications on demand. Researchers at MIT have designed a compact, and portable PoD system capable of synthesizing and formulating multiple drugs as liquid dosage forms.

Nutritional genomics, also known as nutrigenomics, is a science studying the relationship between human genome, nutrition, and health. People in the fieldwork toward developing an understanding of how the whole body responds to food via systems biology, as well as single gene/single food compound relationships.

Dissolving Microneedle Patch. Dissolving microneedle patch is a substrate of polymers that dissolve in vivo blended with active ingredients and molded into the shape of fine needles. The patch form can be placed directly on the skin.