Informa Life Sciences is part of the Knowledge and Networking Division of Informa PLC
This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 3099067.
Dr. Jeffrey Givand is currently a Director within the Device Development group at Merck. His primary area of focus is combination product development for parenteral delivery of biopharmaceutical formulations. The scope of his work includes management of combination product development activities ranging from primary container development, injection device concepting, patient market research, molding and assembly development, design verification and design validation through human factors evaluations.
Jeffrey holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and master’s and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The Interplay between User Requirements, Target Product Profile and Delivery Device Design Inputs
Development of high concentration biologic parenteral formulations presents unique challenges to formulation and device development scientists. Employing user-focused research to understand the use environment and capabilities enables clearer definition of product requirements. With this knowledge, development teams are then able to determine the most optimal approach to address these requirements.