Case Study  ·  Pipeline Risk Assessment

Preparing containers for tomorrow’s drugs.

A global medical device manufacturer wanted to know how drugs reaching the market in 3 to 15 years might interact with oxygen inside its containers. Prescouter ran multiple rounds of expert interviews and pinpointed sensitive drug classes, additives and formats.

The Client

The client is a global medical device manufacturer whose products include drug containers. It wanted to understand the physicochemical sensitivities of drugs and formulations coming to market over the next 3 to 15 years.

The Challenge

New drugs.
New sensitivities.

The client needed to understand the risks of oxygen interaction, and any other stability challenges, that new and upcoming drug formulations could face within its container products.

  • Oxygen

    Oxidation risk

    Which drugs are most sensitive.

  • Stability

    Other parameters

    Physicochemical risks beyond oxygen.

  • Horizon

    3 to 15 years

    Drugs still in development.

Our Approach

Expert interviews, round after round.

Expert interviews
Primaryformulation expert interviews

Ask the formulators

Experts flagged formulations in development that may be sensitive to oxygen and other parameters.

Risk mapping
3-15year pipeline horizon

Map the sensitivities

We identified drug classes prone to oxidation and the oxygen-sensitive additives in their formulations.

Deep dive
ADConcology deep-dive focus

Go deeper on ADCs

Further interview rounds clarified how ADC storage and administration preferences shape formulation.

The Outcome

A clearer view of oxygen risk.

Prescouter identified drug classes potentially sensitive to oxidation and showed how oxygen-sensitive adjuvants and additives can affect formulations. Deep-dive interviews on oncology ADCs clarified how storage format (lyophilized or liquid) and route of administration (IV or subcutaneous) influence formulation choices.

  • Risk

    Oxidation-prone classes

    Drug classes to watch.

  • Formulation

    Additive effects

    Oxygen-sensitive adjuvants and additives.

  • Focus

    Oncology ADCs

    Storage and administration trends.

A container is part of the formulation whether anyone designs it that way or not. Anticipating what tomorrow’s drugs need keeps packaging from becoming the weak link.

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