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EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs

Guy Villax - EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 | Hovione

We are in countdown to the election of EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021, the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs and Guy Villax, CEO of Hovione, is a candidate. 

Vote and support Guy Villax, as no Portuguese has ever won this global award.

Guy Villax, CEO of Hovione, won the Portuguese election and is one of 38 candidates who, on June 10 – a special day in Portugal as we celebrate the Day of Portugal across all the Portuguese communities around the globe – can be chosen by the jury and supported by anyone who wants to participate in the open voting.

Vote and support Hovione. Support Guy Villax.

Saving lives is the driving force behind family pharma business Hovione.

 

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Integrated approach simplifies development, reduces risk, and supports scalable manufacturing. Hovione and Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd.’s (IDC) lead single-use nasal dry powder device is now available for commercial partnerships. Hovione and IDC have completed the device design and established initial device manufacturing and supply capability, enabling pharmaceutical partners to leverage existing capsule filling infrastructure. This approach simplifies development, reduces cost and risk, and helps shorten timelines to the clinic and commercialization. “This milestone marks an important step in the evolution of our collaboration with IDC — from device innovation to a fully integrated intranasal drug delivery platform,” said Márcio Temtem, Ph.D., Vice President, Strategic Business Management, Hovione. “As the industry looks for faster, more reliable ways to bring complex therapies to patients, integration becomes critical. By bringing together nasal particle engineering science, formulation manufacturing and filling, and device technologies into a single offering, we enable a more seamless and predictable development journey, accelerating the path to market for intranasal therapies.” The nasal delivery device enables broad and targeted nasal deposition flexibility while delivering maximum usability and reliability. With a patented design and manufacturing process established, the platform is available for partnering with pharmaceutical companies on an exclusive basis as part of Hovione’s integrated offering for inhalation and nasal drug development and manufacturing. Additionally, IDC’s Managing Director, Stephen Knowles Ph.D., said the companies are now “well-advanced” with the development of a multi-use device to support an even wider range of therapies and patient needs. Read the full article at ContractPharma.com    

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