ASME Technical Dinner
Sept. 16, 2004
Engineering a New Generation of Drug Delivery Systems
Broadly speaking,
the mission of the drug delivery industry is to improve the quality of life for
patients by making products that are easier to use, are more effective, or
eliminate discomfort. Aradigm Corporation, based in Hayward, CA, is developing
two device-based product lines to meet this mission. One is AERx, a
sophisticated pulmonary delivery system that allows for a wide range of drugs to
be administered via the lungs. The other is Intraject, a needle-free injector
that promises to reduce or eliminate the pain associated with injections. An
overview of each of these products will be provided, along with some in-depth
discussion of key engineering accomplishments.
Speaker: Peter D. Noymer, Ph.D., Aradigm Corporation Peter D. Noymer is a Senior
Manager in the Systems Development department at Aradigm Corporation. He has
played substantial roles in the development of the AERx system for pulmonary
drug delivery and the Intraject needle-free injector. Prior to joining Aradigm,
Peter taught and conducted research in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon
University and was the recipient of the department's Professor of the Year
award. He holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton University and M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical
Engineering. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 publications in the
areas of heat transfer, spray technology and drug delivery.
Details:
Location: The PRIME Hotel Sunnyvale(formerly The Wyndham) 6:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 p.m. Dinner: Roast Beef or Italian Lasagna (vegetarian); 8:00 p.m. Guest
speaker
$25 ASME Members / $15 Students / $30 Non-members (+ $5 for attendee without
RSVP)
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credit card with our new service:
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Directions: Take 101 to Lawrence North over 237; Just after the overpass, turn
left at Baylands Park/Moffet Park; then turn left into Caribbean Corporate
Center. Hotel is at the end of the driveway.
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