OREANDA-NEWS. 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.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our two complementary business cores, Acetyl Chain and Materials Solutions, use the full breadth of Celanese’s global chemistry, technology and business expertise to create value for our customers and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,000 employees worldwide and had 2015 net sales of $5.7 billion.