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Microneedles are tiny self-administered patches that offer a convenient and painless way to deliver medicines across the skin barrier. They outperform oral methods and can potentially replace hypodermic needles in many applications. Thermostable microneedles do not rely on costly and complex cold chains, which can improve global access to essential medications. Until we achieve regulatory approval of microneedles we are stuck with hypodermic needles.

ECOSHIFT is committed to helping smallholder cocoa farmers in Thailand improve efficiency by boosting yields, increasing incomes, and reducing poverty levels. Smallholder farms are family enterprises, and ECOSHIFT coaching will create opportunities for spouses and youth who can benefit from improved farming systems that produce diversified crops. Our strategy to improve yields and incomes for smallholder farmers is based on a hands-on approach.

SROI prioritizes social and environmental values with financial metrics, providing a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of projects.

EUDR compliance presents an opportunity to empower smallholder cacao farmers in Thailand by building a sustainable, verifiable supply chain.

3 Indian companies take silk proteins out of the lab and into the commercial market with medical, biomedical and cosmetic products.

Over 60% of kids fear of needles. Trypanophia spans across age groups. Painless microneedles can make medical experiences anxiety-free.

The microarray patch is poised to transform drug delivery, painlessly and reliably releasing medicinal compounds across the skin barrier.

Thermostable microneedles will cut cold chain and shipping costs, providing safe, equitable global access to vaccines and other medicines.

Guest post by Dr. Ana Leite Oliveira and Viviana Ribeiro discussing multiple applications of natural silk proteins. From tissue engineering and pharmacology to the food industry, cosmetics and electronics, silk sericin and fibroin demonstrate incredible potential.

Anabela Veiga discusses natural silk proteins fibroin and sericin and how they can be applied in biomedical and other applications.

Recently identified applications for silk proteins are driving biomedical research, launching skincare brands, and fuelling industrial uses.

It’s estimated that most kids, up to 50% of adolescents, 30% of young adults and 16% of adults, have needle phobia.

Consumers want to know where products come from and how sustainably they are created.

Sustainable initiatives reduce environmental impact and improve social equity with inclusive governance that positively impacts communities.

Legacy mindsets harm businesses and individuals. What succeeded in the past is not likely to succeed in the future.

Every morning, around 11am, the fog lifts, and I carry my Feathercraft kayak to the dock. This section of Lake Alqueva is calm as I paddle out. There are only a couple of boats on mooring buoys here in Aldeia da Estrela, the occasional fishing boat on weekends, and not much more. Lake Alqueva, Portugal, is a paddler's paradise. Filled with islands and endless bays, exploring by sea kayak reveals the hidden gems.

Without traceability, consumers cannot use their collective purchasing power to drive and reward more responsible production.

This article was originally published in ONdrugDELIVERY July 29, 2021. It is reprinted here with permission of Frederick Furness...

Your lungs pull in air to fuel the oxygen needs of your bloodstream, repair muscles, allow movement and push out carbon dioxide.

If somebody had shown me a video of life under lockdown when I was 18, I would have thought it a scene from a sci-fi movie.