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Implantable Drug Delivery…are we there yet?

Explore a brief history of implantable technologies and the current state of the art in this presentation. The research will highlight where the market has moved toward adoption and where barriers remain, and the presentation will suggest trends and flags to watch for as the field evolves.
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Defining Implantable Drug Delivery

Learn the basics and the difference between internal and external drug delivery devices.

The Importance of Implantable Drug Delivery

Implantable drug delivery can offer clear clinical value to both physicians and patients in "hard to reach" anatomical areas.

The Market at a Glance

Understand the current state of the implantable drug delivery market.

Future Outlook

Discover the challenges and opportunities of implantable drug delivery devices.

Featured Expert


  • Breck Petrillo

    Director, Commercial Business Development and Sales, Medical Device, Pharma/Drug Delivery, Data Science, Health
    Breck brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare technologies. He has expertise in product realization, hands-on development and engineering, project planning and management, operational leadership, and strategizing for commercialization. He ensures exceptional customer engagement by understanding the complex challenges of each client and delivering efficient, collaborative solutions.

  • Tony Duong, Ph.D.

    Lead Drug Delivery Scientist
    Dr. Duong has 14 years of experience performing polymer and lipid nano/microparticle drug delivery research and building agile biomedical research teams with competitive intellectual property strategies. His experiences in academia and industry have allowed him to develop a unique understanding of nanoscience combined with a knowledge of the patent landscape to form competitive intellectual property strategies. At Battelle, he has led technical efforts on several programs, bringing together business development and technical teams spanning national security, environment and agriculture, and heath.

  • André LaFreniere

    Vice President, Medical Device Solutions
    André LaFreniere leverages his 20 years of experience in healthcare technology to advance opportunities and solve challenges in healthcare. Andre’s product development and commercialization knowledge spans collaborations with commercial clients across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare systems to solve complex problems and change healthcare for the better. 

  • Chris Kocheran

    Director, Commercial Business Development and Sales, Health
    For over 6 years, Chris has supported the execution of commercial programs in medical device technologies and life sciences research as a member of Battelle’s operational team. His collective experience has allowed Chris to understand the attributes common to successful programs that allow complex technical programs to be delivered on time and on budget. Within his current role, Chris applies these lessons learned to new development projects to ensure a balance of problem solving (often involving innovation) and adherence to the operational boundaries (financial, temporal, etc.) of the program.