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Packaging/Filling
COVID-19 Test Kit Cartoning Line Increased Productivity to Meet Urgent Testing Needs
ESS Technologies supplied three Model VC30 cartoners to create a complete COVID-19 test kit packaging line, increasing the manufacturer’s production capacity when it was critically needed.
Cold chain/temperature control
Part 2: COVID-19 Squeezes the Cold Supply Chain
Cold chain/temperature control
Part 1: Logistics in the Vaccine Rollout
COVID-19
3 Key Takeaways from the EMA Clinical Trial Guidance Update
Supplier Submitted
NuTec Employs Epson Cleanroom SCARA Robots to Automate Medical Syringe Manufacturing, Including a COVID-19 Medical Application
COVID-19
Steriline’s Aseptic Filling Machines On The Front Line For COVID-19 Vaccine’s Production
To satisfy requests for filling lines, Christmas break at Italy-based Steriline was replaced with double work shifts to satisfy the current global need.
Package design
Film Technology Protects COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Strips
The new QuickVue SARS Antigen test from Quidel incorporates active packaging technology to protect from moisture and other environmental conditions that could otherwise impact accuracy.
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.
COVID-19
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Reaches Canada With FedEx Express Canada, Innomar Strategies
As the first vaccine to arrive in the Northwest Territories, the Moderna Vaccine will be distributed through the FedEx network and Innomar storage facilities.
Cold chain/temperature control
Vaccine Freezers Powered Partially by Solar, Wind Power
For ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage and transportation, a new entry in the cold chain market can power freezers off the grid. In related news, ULT freezers were purchased for Puerto Rico and U.S. Embassy vaccines efforts.
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.
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.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Lockdowns and Restrictions Drive Demand For ‘Body And Mind’ Formulations
SIRIO Europe anticipates manufacturers seeking CDMOs that can quickly develop complex formulations offering both body and mind benefits to fulfill consumer demands.
COVID-19
A&M Cold Storage Helps in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution via Carrier Pods and Lynx Capabilities
Carrier Pods provide 24/7 remote and secure monitoring, with an integration with the Lynx digital platform.
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.
COVID-19
SeaCube Acquires Carrier Pods to Meet Global Vaccine Distribution Needs
These 200 Carrier Pods will be monitored by Sensitech to reduce risks with mobile cooling systems.
Automation/Robotics
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #1: COVID-19 Use Cases for Mobile Robotics
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #1, how robots can tackle tasks to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19
Thermal Packaging for Operation Warp Speed’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
Cold Chain Technologies' thermal packaging systems should help ensure that vaccines with strict refrigeration requirements reach their destinations safely and securely.
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.
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.
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.
Traceability/Serialization
ARxIUM Completes Expansion of UNC Health Pharmacy Operations
Installation of systemwide inventory management application provides tracking of COVID-19 medications.
COVID-19
Robopac's Part in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Human-centered and environmentally conscious efforts on the part of Robopac and Pfizer provide an environmentally friendly packaging and transporting system for the vaccine.
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...'
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.
COVID-19
Report Predicts Vaccine Nationalism, CDMO Expansion, AMR and Dual Sourcing in 2021
The CPhI report looks ahead to a post-pandemic 2021 with pharma manufacturing capacity and payment structures shifting as new sourcing strategies emerge.
COVID-19
RB Medical Supply: New Platform Connects Patients to Vaccines
ArmorVax vaccine app and website to support communities through COVID-19 and flu season.