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Stay informed with expert insights on digital selfcare, connected drug delivery, and the future of self-medication. The Ypsomed blog is your go-to source for trends, innovations, and thought leadership in the evolving healthcare landscape.
The compass for innovation: Regulatory Affairs at Ypsomed
Acting as the compass for innovation, Ypsomed’s regulatory strategy steers ideas through development to deliver safe, compliant solutions to patients worldwide.
Divergent design philosophies in the wearable injector segment
Wearable injectors come in many shapes and concepts. Our latest blog explores this diversity, and shows how YpsoDose stands out with consistent injection and minimal residual volume in large-volume self-injection.
SmartPilot - the first and only FDA-cleared connectivity solution for autoinjectors
SmartPilot is a digital add-on that transforms the YpsoMate autoinjector into a connected device. It automatically captures injection data, transmits it into the digital ecosystem, and transforms it into insights for patients, healthcare …
Patient-centricity at the heart of innovation
Discover the patient-driven design behind YpsoDose, our wearable patch injector for large-volume biologics. Learn how human factors shaped its intuitive, comfortable, and reliable use—simplifying self-injection for patients at home.
Self-injection device manufacturing in a dynamic world
How did pen-inspired injectors evolve into today’s flexible self-injection platforms? Discover the trends in usability, scale-up, and resilient manufacturing that are shaping the future of drug delivery in a fast-changing industry landscape.
Optimizing high-dose delivery
Subcutaneous injection or high-dose formulations requires optimized solutions. This joint article by Ypsomed and BD explores how YpsoMate 2.25 and BD Neopak™ syringes perform across a range of viscosities.
Sustainable GLP-1 drug delivery
GLP-1 therapies are entering a high-growth phase, driving demand for scalable, sustainable delivery solutions. As formulations evolve, device usability, and environmental impact becomes a key industry challenge.
Connected selfcare: setting a new standard
Whitepaper – How to establish clear measurable outcome metrics that align technology with therapeutic goals and couple robust data generation strategies with holistic patient experience and treatment efficacy.
Automated assembly for fast-track design verification of YpsoMate platforms
Discover how Ypsomed’s innovative in-house assembly system streamlines workflows, enhances precision and slashes verification times, helping customers bring their products to market with speed and confidence.
Advancing large-volume subcutaneous drug delivery
What are the latest trends in large-volume drug delivery? A recent study explores key developments, while Ypsomed’s innovative injection platforms address the challenges of large volumes and high viscosities with patient-friendly solutions.
CE-certified reusable pens: Immediate certification for market access
Discover how Ypsomed’s CE-certified reusable pens, ServoPen and YpsoPen, streamline market access. Our innovative platform model simplifies compliance, accelerates product availability, and provides comprehensive support to pharmaceutical partners at …
High performance in high-dose drug delivery
Discover how Ypsomed’s advanced delivery devices, including YpsoMate and YpsoDose, empower high-dose drug delivery. From viscosities to volumes, our innovative platforms transform patient care and enable pharmaceutical success. Explore the solutions …
A fresh look at how patients interact with pen injectors
How do patients handle pen injectors, and what forces do they apply during use? How can these findings shape the design of future devices to improve comfort and usability, especially for those with dexterity challenges?
Subcutaneous drug delivery: Adapting to high-viscosity, large-volume demands
Explore how Ypsomed is innovating subcutaneous drug delivery to meet the demands of high-viscosity and large-volume formulations.
Reduced injection time and effort for enhanced patient comfort
Discover the latest innovation from Ypsomed: the YpsoMate 2.25 autoinjector, now configurated with an 8 mm needle. Designed to enhance patient comfort and injection efficiency, this new option continues our commitment to improving patient experiences …
Ypsomed’s platform product transformation and approach to strategic partner networking
Over the last 40 years, we have been at the forefront of the development and manufacturing of self-injection systems. How has Ypsomed transformed the market for platform-based self-injection devices?
Device-enabled digital health solutions
White paper – Discover which business opportunities digital health solutions enable for pharmaceutical companies, starting from research and development, expanding to commercialisation through pre-launch, expansion, maturity and loss of exclusivity.
Digital selfcare – Solving patient challenges while delivering business insights to pharma
Article – Discover how digital health solutions make selfcare simpler and easier for patients while also facilitating research and development, market access and commercial success for pharmaceutical companies.
First Deliveries of YpsoMate 1 mL as part of the NetZero Program
Ypsomed supplied first batches of YpsoMate 1 mL with a reduced carbon footprint as part of the NetZero Program in 2023 . This milestone is a key step in the transformation of the platform proven YpsoMate autoinjector into a zero-carbon emission …
Clicking sounds of autoinjectors: A method to assess the audibility considering the spectrum of human hearing
To make sure people with visual and hearing impairments can use the YpsoMate autoinjectors without limitations, the devices are tested at METAS regarding the effectiveness of their acoustic signals.
From Digital Health alchemy to chemistry
Webinar recording – How to get the right mix of ingredients for digital health solutions to successfully reach market and scale while delivering long lasting value to patients.
Digital Health meets patient needs – the power of user testing
Are you looking for digital health solutions that are adopted by patients at the start of therapy and keeps them on the therapy for as long as it is necessary? Dive into the latest insights from Ypsomeds’ Human Factors studies on digital health …
How diabesity is shaping the world of self-injection devices
Innovative peptide hormone molecules for treating diabetes and obesity are fundamentally changing the market for self-injection systems and the demand for pens and autoinjectors continues to increase.
Breaking barriers: Understanding the potential of large-volume autoinjectors
Immerse yourself in the future of subcutaneous drug administration with large-volume autoinjectors. Our comprehensive literature review reveals their transformative potential to break barriers in delivering single large-volume doses.
Milestones in manufacturing: Mastering UnoPen and YpsoPen success
UnoPen and YpsoPen are two of Ypsomed’s platforms developed and customized on behalf of various pharma customers for patients dependent on insulin but also GLP-1, hGH, FSH and PTH. Demand for these devices has now exceeded the total of 100 million …
Digital therapy management from Ypsomed for self-treatment
A message appears on Anna's smartphone; it's time for her next injection. The 19-year-old suffers from psoriasis and has to inject herself regularly with a medication. Anna is a little nervous, because the needle, the prick and the slight pain still …
100 years of insulin
In July 1921, Canadian researchers Frederick Banting and his assistant Charles Best achieved a revolutionary breakthrough: they succeeded in isolating insulin from dogs’ pancreas for the first time and were also able to demonstrate its blood …
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