INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND MEDICAL DEVICES

FORTEQ GROUP

With over 40 years of experience and the skills of more than 800 competent employees forteq offers know-how of functional plastics, gears and transmis-sion systems. Customers choose forteq to convert their ideas into tangible solutions for Automotive, Medical and Consumer products. They rely on our

FORTEQ HEALTHCARE

As a leading provider of innovative solutions for precise and complex drug delivery systems, forteq provides product design, development and indus-trialisation, including contract manufacturing and

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENTSERVICES

forteq Healthcare provides a comprehen-sive design and development service for the Healthcare industry, with a focus on parenteral injection systems, inhalation products and medical devices.

• Creative concept generation• Product & process development• Predictive and simulation software• FMEA - Design & Process• Robust design – product & process• GMP parts / components for clinical trials phase I, II or III• Prototypes & low volume manufacture• Detailed design for manufacturing (DFM)• Design verification & validation• R&D Metrology lab & clean rooms• Specialist gear systems & mechatronics

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING SERVICES

An efficient contract manufacturing service is offered for medium - high volume production and assembly of medical & drugdelivery devices. Low volume productionrequirements including device clinical trials and testing are also catered for.

• Clean room manufacturing (ISO 7, ISO 8)• High precision injection moulding• Two shot moulding (2K)• High speed volume assembly• Printing and ultrasonic welding• Supply chain management• Equipment sourcing and qualification• Process validation• Final packaging• Sterilisation (outsourced)

QUALITY

forteq Healthcare has accreditation for EN ISO 13485:2016 and clean rooms that meet the requirements of ISO 14644, class 7 & 8 and EU GMP class C.

ISO 14644CL. 7 & 8, GMP CLASS C

competences in mould tool engineering, plastic mate-rials expertise and experience in processing compo-nents and assemblies of high quality and reliability.forteq has manufacturing plants in Switzerland, UK, Czech Republic, USA, Italy and China.

final packaging of devices in clean room conditions in compliance with cGMP. forteq’s technology experi- ence includes inhalation, injection devices and combination drug products.

DEVICE EXPERIENCEAND KNOW-HOW

• Metered dose inhalers (pMDI)• Dry powder inhalers (DPI)• Liquid spray inhalers (LSI)• Dose counting systems• Auto injectors & Pen injectors• Needle free devices• Reconstitution devices• Drug implant delivery systems• Diagnostic devices• Surgical instruments• Drug rod inserters• Intrauterine devices (IUD)• Ophthalmic drug delivery

DRUG IMPLANT DELIVERYTECHNOLOGY

MANUAL IMPLANT APPLICATOR Implant size: Ø 1.5 mmMultiple implants; max. length 25 mmSuitable for POC medication

AUTOMATIC IMPLANT APPLICATOR Multiple implantsZero-force on implantsSuitable for self medication

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

forteq has developed a number of injection devices & technologies suitable for the delivery of solid drug implants. The devices can handle multiple implants in the size range of Ø 0.5 - 1.5 mm and up to 25 mm in length,and are suitable for self or POC medication. Typically, these drug implants and devicesare used for the delivery of slow release, potent drugs.

HEADQUARTERSAND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

forteq Nidau AGIpsachstrasse 14CH-2560 NidauSwitzerland

t +41 32 332 73 32f +41 32 332 73 33forteq.ch@forteq-group.com

SALES HEALTHCARE

forteq Nidau AGIpsachstrasse 14CH-2560 NidauSwitzerlandt +41 32 332 73 23 or +41 32 332 73 10f +41 32 332 73 73healthcare@forteq-group.com

www.forteq-group.com

LOCATION OF FORTEQ HEALTHCARE

forteq’s Technology Centre for medical and pharmaceutical device development & manufacturing is located in Nidau, Switzerland. This area is also the centre of the Swiss watch making industry and is easily accessible by rail or car from all the major international airports in Switzerland: Zurich, Basel and Geneva.