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COVID-19
Where's my Vaccine?
unPACKed with PMMI podcast tackles why distribution of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine isn't matching its breathtakingly fast approval.
PMMI
Jan 27th, 2021
Automation, specialty devices and personalization are trends leading the way in pharma/med device investments.
Business Intelligence
Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments
Kim Overstreet
Jan 26th, 2021
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Home
Report: Innovative New Machinery at PACK EXPO Connects
PMG Staff
Jan 25th, 2021
Orgain has grown to include an expansive line of nutritional products.
Home
Orgain Grows with New Plant-Based Nutrition Powder
Kim Overstreet
Jan 22nd, 2021
Companies in the life sciences industry need a granular view of the flow of products traveling through the supply chain, from the initial supplier to the patient.
Logistics/supply chain
Consequences of Supply Chain Blind Spots and Solutions in New Survey
Melissa Griffen
Jan 22nd, 2021
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Bumble Bee CEO One-Minute Video: How To Communicate Through Crisis
Jan Tharp, CEO of Bumble Bee Seafood, has navigated turbulent waters. Recently, Jan sat down with OEM's Stephanie Neil during PACK EXPO Connects to discuss her journey to the top of this revamped CPG. Watch this 'Management Minute' with Jan.
Bumble Bee Foods
Jan 20th, 2021
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COVID-19
How FDA Food Supply Data Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
In the latest FDA Voices post, Dr. Stephen Hahn and Frank Yiannas, M.P.H. discuss how the new data analysis tool, 21 FORWARD, is helping food and agriculture workers receive vaccines.
Keren Sookne
Jan 20th, 2021
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Logistics/supply chain
Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Covid-19
MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi visited with Keren Sookne, Healthcare Packaging, during PACK EXPO Connects to re-examine how life science companies think about the supply chain.
Jan 19th, 2021
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Report: Innovative New Pharma & Medical Devices at PACK EXPO Connects
PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the pharma category.
PMG Staff
Jan 14th, 2021
Machinery & Materials
The Syringe-Closure-Wrap label for prefilled syringes irreversibly indicates any first opening and thus enhances user certainty and patient safety.
Supplier Submitted
Schreiner MediPharm: First-Opening Indication Label for Pre-Filled Syringes
Schreiner MediPharm
Jan 27th, 2021
Automation, specialty devices and personalization are trends leading the way in pharma/med device investments.
Business Intelligence
Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments
Kim Overstreet
Jan 26th, 2021
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Inspection
CEIA: Three Metal Detection Systems for the Pharmaceutical Industry
CEIA
Jan 15th, 2021
The R&D product portfolio is meant to address and overcome longstanding challenges, from early stage powder characterization and formulation development to scale-up and production support.
Supplier Submitted
Korsch and Medelpharm Partner to Introduce R&D Equipment Portfolio
Jan 15th, 2021
Markets
Randy Backich, regional sales manager, Northeast United States, NJM.
Supplier Submitted
NJM Appoints Randy Backich as Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast United States
Jan 26th, 2021
Orgain has grown to include an expansive line of nutritional products.
Home
Orgain Grows with New Plant-Based Nutrition Powder
Kim Overstreet
Jan 22nd, 2021
Companies in the life sciences industry need a granular view of the flow of products traveling through the supply chain, from the initial supplier to the patient.
Logistics/supply chain
Consequences of Supply Chain Blind Spots and Solutions in New Survey
Melissa Griffen
Jan 22nd, 2021
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Supplier Submitted
Placon Steps into 2021 with WorldStar Award
Placon
Jan 20th, 2021
Logistics & Cold Chain
PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll down the assembly line.
Supplier Submitted
Partnership to Build Cold Chain Monitoring into Pharma Manufacturing, Packaging, Distribution
Jan 25th, 2021
Companies in the life sciences industry need a granular view of the flow of products traveling through the supply chain, from the initial supplier to the patient.
Logistics/supply chain
Consequences of Supply Chain Blind Spots and Solutions in New Survey
Melissa Griffen
Jan 22nd, 2021
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Supplier Submitted
Cold Chain Technologies Introduces Storage Solutions to Ensure Proper Temperature Controls For Covid-19 Vaccines, Supporting “Last Mile” Delivery
Cold Chain Technologies
Jan 6th, 2021
With Carrier Pods monitored by Sensitech, container refrigeration units are made to deliver temperature control within +/- 0.25 degrees Celsius and temperatures down to -40 degrees Celsius.
Supplier Submitted
A&M Cold Storage Helps in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution via Carrier Pods and Lynx Capabilities
Jan 4th, 2021
Issues
Automation, specialty devices and personalization are trends leading the way in pharma/med device investments.
Business Intelligence
Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments
Kim Overstreet
Jan 26th, 2021
PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll down the assembly line.
Supplier Submitted
Partnership to Build Cold Chain Monitoring into Pharma Manufacturing, Packaging, Distribution
Jan 25th, 2021
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Home
Bumble Bee CEO One-Minute Video: How To Communicate Through Crisis
Bumble Bee Foods
Jan 20th, 2021
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COVID-19
How FDA Food Supply Data Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Keren Sookne
Jan 20th, 2021
Quick Hits
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Quick Hits
Wearable Sensor Detects COVID
Tim Hayes
Jan 27th, 2021
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Quick Hits
Cornea Implant Helps Blind Man See Again
Tim Hayes
Jan 26th, 2021
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Quick Hits
New Urine Test Precisely Diagnoses Prostate Cancer
Tim Hayes
Jan 25th, 2021
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Quick Hits
Shark Mark Cuban Launches Generic Drug Business
Tim Hayes
Jan 22nd, 2021
Products
The Syringe-Closure-Wrap label for prefilled syringes irreversibly indicates any first opening and thus enhances user certainty and patient safety.
Supplier Submitted
Schreiner MediPharm: First-Opening Indication Label for Pre-Filled Syringes
Schreiner MediPharm
Jan 27th, 2021
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Inspection
CEIA: Three Metal Detection Systems for the Pharmaceutical Industry
CEIA
Jan 15th, 2021
At any time, users would be able to access real-time records of their immunizations within the app.
COVID-19
RB Medical Supply: New Platform Connects Patients to Vaccines
RB Medical Supply
Dec 7th, 2020
Production of a metal-free syringe: The pin used to shape the cone with the new technology is no longer made from the tungsten usually used or an alternative metal, but instead of a specific ceramic.
Medical device packaging
Gerresheimer: Syringes for Biotechnologically Manufactured Active Ingredients
Gerresheimer
Dec 3rd, 2020
Supplier News
The Syringe-Closure-Wrap label for prefilled syringes irreversibly indicates any first opening and thus enhances user certainty and patient safety.
Supplier Submitted
Schreiner MediPharm: First-Opening Indication Label for Pre-Filled Syringes
Schreiner MediPharm
Jan 27th, 2021
Chad Tyler
Supplier Submitted
Pharmaworks Appoints Director of Sales
Pharmaworks
Jan 27th, 2021
Randy Backich, regional sales manager, Northeast United States, NJM.
Supplier Submitted
NJM Appoints Randy Backich as Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast United States
Jan 26th, 2021
Gregg Olah has joined LLFlex’s Packaging Segment sales team as Director of Sales—Hampden, industry veteran Alan Lake has joined LLFlex’s Packaging Segment sales team as Business Development Manager and Balla Murillo also has joined LLFlex as a Business Development Manager.
Supplier Submitted
LLFlex Hires Three New Executives for Packaging Segment
Jan 21st, 2021
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Traceability/Serialization
Serialization 101
Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.
Kim Overstreet
Jan 13th, 2021
Medical Supplies Packaging Delivery Design From Antalis Packaging
Adherence/Delivery
Improving Home Care with Thoughtful Shipper Redesign
When the last mile includes the doorstep, design accommodates patients with limited dexterity post-surgery or diagnosis.
Keren Sookne
Jan 11th, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Quotables and By the Numbers to Start the Year
Quotes and stats on clinical trial demographics, modes of transportation, the personalized medicine market, and more...
Keren Sookne
Jan 7th, 2021
Jay Timmons, president and CEO of National Association of Manufacturers.
Business Intelligence
National Association of Manufacturers Calls for Political Action from VP Pence
CEO Timmons: “This is not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in and work so hard to defend.”
National Association of Manufacturers
Jan 6th, 2021
View Product Demos On Demand
Sponsored
View Product Demos On Demand
Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.
Jan 7th, 2021
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Medical device packaging
Med Device Market Shifting Business Models to Automation and Technology
Four out of five medical device companies interviewed for a new PMMI white paper believe automation and other technological advances are one of the biggest changes to manufacturing in recent years.
Kim Overstreet
Jan 4th, 2021
View Product Demos On Demand
Sponsored
View Product Demos On Demand
Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.
Jan 7th, 2021
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Package design
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #2: Tampons in a Whimsical Ice Cream Pint
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #2, feminine care company Rael launches a unique recyclable carton in stores and online.
Dec 31st, 2020
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Logistics/supply chain
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #3: Pandemic Shapes the Future Supply Chain
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #3, five megatrends that will shape the future of business and the world.
Dec 30th, 2020
LOLI Beauty uses recycled, recyclable, and refillable food-grade glass containers for its micellars (e.g., tonics, toners, and serums) and its balms and powders.
Home
Home Compostable Bags for Zero-Waste Beauty Brand
As part of its holistic strategy to ‘stir up a clean + conscious change,’ D2C superfood beauty company LOLI uses less than 0.5% plastic in its packaging, opting instead for glass jars, paperboard, and compostable courier bags.
Anne Marie Mohan
Dec 30th, 2020
The Respimat® re-usable inhaler by Boehringer Ingelheim was awarded as the winner of the “Eco-design” award. The inhaler can be used with up to six cartridge refills. Crucially, this helps reduces plastic waste and CO2 emissions by up to 73% and 71% respectively compared to conventional inhalers.
Adherence/Delivery
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #4: 2020 Pharmapack Award Winners
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #4: pharma and med device packaging advancements.
Dec 29th, 2020
A medical worker prepares a syringe to administer the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19
Cold Chain Doubts Delay Vaccine Distribution in Germany
Vaccines sent to certain German cities may have reached up to 7 C higher than the acceptable temperature range in transportation.
Melissa Griffen
Dec 28th, 2020
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COVID-19
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #5: Preparing the Supply Chain for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #5: supply chain considerations amid the deadly pandemic.
Dec 28th, 2020
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Medical device packaging
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #6: Nurses Reveal Their Packaging Pain Points
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #6: we cover the ever-popular nurses’ panel at HealthPack, in which device packaging is reviewed from the user perspective.
Dec 25th, 2020
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Package design
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #7: Annual Package Design Gallery
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #7: the Annual OTC Package Design Gallery, including trends on the aisles.
Dec 24th, 2020
The rapid success of LastObject’s reusable cotton swabs shows that the market is ready for alternatives to single-use products. The tip is made of Thermolast M from Kraiburg TPE to meet requirements of durability, cleaning, and skin contact.
Sustainability
A TPE for sustainable cotton swabs
LastSwab meets EU Directive which bans single-use plastic products ahead of time.
Melissa Griffen
Dec 23rd, 2020
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Traceability/Serialization
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #8: CDMO Speeds Line with L4 Serialization
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #8, we cover one CDMO’s implementation of an open-source serialization system.
Keren Sookne
Dec 23rd, 2020
Inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the wrap can be used as packaging or can be shrink-wrapped onto surfaces to fight the spread of MRSA, salmonella and more.
Package design
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #9: Anti-Microbial Wrap Offers Promise
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #9, we cover research from McMaster University on a new wrap inspired by lotus leaves.
Keren Sookne
Dec 22nd, 2020
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Packaging/Filling
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #10: Ramping COVID-19 Test Medium Production
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #10 is this article about Thermo Fisher’s journey to ramp test medium to the millions per week for public health needs.
Keren Sookne
Dec 21st, 2020
Passing the MORE Act should fund loan programs for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and increase industry equity.
Cannabis
Bill to Legalize Marijuana at Federal Level Passed by US House, but Awaits Senate Approval
Comprehensive bill to remove marijuana from Controlled Substances Act and end federal prohibitions on the plant, opening industry up to business and legal process benefits.
Melissa Griffen
Dec 18th, 2020
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COVID-19
HDA Statement on FDA Authorization of First COVID-19 Vaccine
'While we acknowledge the hard work and determination that got us to this moment, we also recognize that this is just the first step...'
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)
Dec 17th, 2020
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines marks an unprecedented supply chain event for the widespread distribution of extremely expensive and temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Black Swan Event Accelerates Digital Transformation and Urgency for Tech-Enabled Reusables
The newest Inner Loop article from the Reusable Packaging Association says smart reusable packaging solutions are available to optimize resilient supply chains and facilitate daunting challenges of COVID-19 business swings and vaccine distribution.
Dec 15th, 2020
Healthcare Packaging
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