Scandinavian Health Ltd (SHL) - OEM / ODM Manufacturer of Drug Delivery Devices

SHL is the world's largest privately owned developer and manufacturer of high-end drug delivery systems supplying leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms.

Our extensive product line includes pen-injectors and auto-injectors which are regarded as being some of the most innovative devices on the market today. SHL's range of injectors includes disposable and reusable pens with either fixed or variable dosing. Our company has invested extensively in R&D for new product development focusing on "next generation" injectors and inhaler systems.

SHL, founded by a Swedish entrepreneur in 1989, manufactures in both Taiwan and China with design centers located in Sweden, Taiwan and the USA. Global offices are strategically located throughout the world, quickly responding to customer needs in their time zones.

By providing turnkey solutions, from innovative concepts to state-of-the-art mass production, SHL offers time-to-market that is streamlined for our demanding clients, continually utilizing the strength and experience of international collaboration.

AUTO-INJECTORS

One of SHL's latest auto-injection device platforms is the Disposable Auto-Injector Hypak® (DAIH), which can be custom designed and produced to suit the needs of demanding customers. The company's objective is to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of medical treatment by enabling patients to self-administer drugs with devices that satisfy the high demands of functionality using an ergonomic and aesthetic design.

The award-winning patented DAIH device, designed and manufactured by SHL, was recently released in Europe by the world's leading biotech company. Millions of these disposable devices are now produced every year.

Features and functions:

• Single use and disposable
• Fixed dose delivery
• Visual inspection window allows for confirmation of injection completion
• Audible confirmation for start and finish of injection
• Hidden needle pre- and post-injection
• Unique safety feature preventing premature activation, which will not allow injection unless tip of device is pressed fully against the skin of the patient
• Sequence control system ensuring patient safety and effectiveness

DRUG DELIVERY DESIGN INNOVATION AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Our primary design center is located in Stockholm, Sweden, where over 45 experienced engineers use their comprehensive knowledge and the latest methods in concept creation to develop product enhancements and breakthrough products. Our swift prototyping capabilities ensure that our concepts reach full-scale production in rapid time.

Our constant investment in our R&D services has helped develop our global reputation of excellence in concept creations:

• Quality Function Deployment (QFD) studies
• Ergonomic design
• Material and component evaluation
• Design For Manufacture (DFM)
• Risk management technical documentation
• Design History File (DHF)
• Strict protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

SHL AUTOMATION - TESTING AND ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Our automation department has over 100 specialist engineers and experienced project managers. They manufacture and develop automation equipment for our customers including advanced testing equipment and assembly equipment for injector devices.

• Fully-automatic / semi-automatic injector assembly machines
• Filling machines for drug delivery
• Forming testing machines
• Inspection testing machines
• Push force testing machines
• Torque testing machines

Each automation project is customized to meet the needs of our customers, as our meticulous attention to quality ensures precise, consistent and repeatable assembly and testing.

WORLD-CLASS CAPABILITIES AND PROCESSES

As SHL continues along the path of rapid growth, the company is quickly developing a worldwide reputation for molding excellence. Vast lines of Krauss-Maffei high-precision molding units work around-the-clock at SHL's newest facility, "Taoyuan One", in Taiwan. These ultra-modern molding machines enable SHL to produce a broad range of innovative devices.

Our company has invested heavily in the capabilities and processes required by our customers to seamlessly produce drug delivery systems focusing on: molding, tool making, assembly, metal machining, spring manufacturing, design, scale up, QA and QC, metrology, process validation and project management.