Table 2.
Companies developing microneedles for vaccine delivery.
Company | Type of Microneedle | Disease | Company Website |
---|---|---|---|
Micron Biomedical | Dissolving microneedle | Inactivated rotavirus | [79] |
3M (Kindeva) | Hollow microneedle | Cancer vaccines | [80] |
BD Technologies (BS Soluvia) | Stainless steel microneedles | Influenza | [81] |
Flugen | Metal microneedles | Influenza | [82] |
Debiotech | Hollow microneedles | COVID-19 | [83] |
Verndari (Vaxipatch) | Stainless steel microneedle | Influenza, COVID-19 | [84,85] |
Nanopass (MicroJetTM) | Silicon microneedles | Influenza, Polio, Varicella-Zoster, Cancers, Hepatitis B, COVID-19 | [86] |
BioSerenTach Inc. | Dissolving microneedles | Vaccine | [87] |
Sorrento therapeutics (Sofusa®) | Nanotopographical imprinted microneedles (coated) |
Immuno-oncology | [88] |
Vaxxas (NanopatchTM) | Coated microneedles array patch | Influenza, COVID-19 | [89] |
Quadmedicine | Dissolving microneedles | Influenza, Canine Influenza | [90] |
Vaxess | Dissolving microneedles | Influenza, COVID-19, skin cancer | [91] |
Raphas | Dissolving microneedles | HPV, Polio, Tdap, HBV, IPV, and Hepatitis B | [92] |