Improving drug delivery to the eye with Celanese EVA polymers

DALLAS and BOSTON, Mass. (September 15, 2016) – Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will present “Driving Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Innovation with EVA” on Tuesday, September 20 at the 2016 Targeting Ocular Disorders Conference in Boston, Mass.

“Celanese is working with its customers to develop state-of-the-art drug delivery systems using our pharmaceutical material solutions,” said Susan Rahe, global business director, Celanese EVA polymers business. “VitalDose® EVA polymers offer pharmaceutical companies flexibility in product design to supply excipients that can be formulated to meet demanding release criteria and regulatory requirements.”

“Our broad medical and pharmaceutical polymer portfolio is creating comfortable and easy-to-use drug delivery devices and implants,” said Kelsey Achenbach, strategic marketing manager for the Celanese EVA polymers business. “Improving patient care has led to recent innovations in our EVA polymer portfolio that are creating broader device and implant design options to meet changing drug delivery needs.”

During the presentation Achenbach will focus on how VitalDose® EVA polymers can be a solution in solving patient needs in ophthalmic drug delivery, mainly patient compliance, drug dosing and sustained drug release to various parts of the eye. The presentation will highlight the following Celanese product:

• VitalDose® EVA – a controlled-release excipient ideal for use in pharmaceutical drug delivery implants that require a consistent release of active ingredients. VitalDose® EVA polymers may be used alone or in combination with other excipients and/or additives to achieve desired release-rate profiles.

Celanese Presentation
Topic: “Driving Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Innovation with EVA”
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 
Time: 12:20 – 12:35 p.m. Eastern Time 
Presenters: Kelsey Achenbach, Strategic Marketing Manager, Celanese EVA polymers business

A special discount code has been created to save on standard registration pricing. To take advantage of this promotion, reference promotion code DOTCOOP16 when registering for this conference.

For more information on Celanese’s medical and pharmaceutical solutions for medical technology applications, visit healthcare.celanese.com.