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Dec 13th, 2015
Happy Holidays from PMMI Media Group
Happy Holidays from PMMI Media Group

For the past five years, PMMI Media Group has created a holiday music greeting for our customers, subscribers and friends. This year, PMMI Media Group President, Joe Angel, offers his cover of “Traditions” by Mannheim Steamroller. We invite you to take a few minutes to enjoy the sounds of the season. To listen, visit our “Happy Holidays” page.

T Cell Mesh
Quick Hits: Metal Mesh Containing T Cells Shrinks Tumors
Researchers have shown for the first time that a piece of mesh loaded with cancer-fighting immune cells shrinks solid tumors.
Dec 12th, 2019
New Ebola Vaccine
Quick Hits: Japan Begins Trials on New Ebola Vaccine
Scientists in Japan just launched the country’s first human trial of a new Ebola vaccine from a Belgian subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
Dec 10th, 2019
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Cannabis Packaging market through 2024
New study from Smithers tracks future value of cannabis packaging by sales channel, packaging format, and national market growth.
Dec 10th, 2019
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Quick Hits: Start-Up Develops Psychedelic Mushroom Nasal Spray
In anticipation of legalized psychedelic mushrooms, an Oregon-based company has created a nasal delivery device for microdosing.
Dec 10th, 2019
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New E-Commerce Packaging Group Aims for Two-Way Dialog With Retailers
Several big brand owners have teamed up as the E-com Packaging Council in an effort to help steer the discussions with Amazon, Walmart, Target, and others.
Dec 9th, 2019
The Robotic Nest Filling Machine for Lab is specifically designed to be used in laboratories.
Steriline Presents Robotic Nest Filling Machine for Research Lab
Specifically made for research and development of injectable drugs in nest, the machine is a response to client concerns.
Dec 9th, 2019
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Quick Hits: FDA Launches Crowdsourcing App for Clinicians
CURE ID is an app where health care providers can share information about using approved medical products for unapproved cases.
Dec 9th, 2019
Artificial Neurons on a Silicone Chip
Quick Hits: Neurons on Chips Could Cure Diseases
A team of researchers at the University of Bath has developed the world’s first artificial neurons for use in bio-electronic devices.
Dec 6th, 2019
Packaging for Origin Almond’s almond juice includes an HPP-compatible 38-mm HDPE closure in the company’s signature yellow color.
Two Exceptional Brands Each Gifted with 0.5M Free Closures
A medical food for chemo/radiation patients and a low-sugar, carb, and calorie cold-pressed almond juice impress judges of Silgan Closures’ first Free Closures for a Year competition.
Nov 2nd, 2019
Quick Hits: The Measles Outbreak in Samoa is Escalating
In just six weeks, an outbreak of the world’s most infectious disease has infiltrated over 3,000 people and claimed 42 lives.
Dec 5th, 2019
Attilio Bellman, Director of Business Strategy for Antares Vision; Andrew Pietrangelo, President. North America for Antares Vision; Beasley Reece, CEO of NFLA; and Bart Oates, President of NFLA.
NFL Alumni Org Taps Pharma Traceability Technology for Member Outreach and Engagement
Track My Way platform provides data for ambassador and chapter membership campaigns.
Dec 4th, 2019
CBD Products
Quick Hits: FDA Issues Warning Letters to CBD Makers
The FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies selling illegal cannabidiol products that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Dec 4th, 2019
Administering Flavored Medication
Quick Hits: New Strawberry-Flavored H.I.V. Drugs Improve Infant Compliance
India-based drug manufacturer Cipla just announced a more palatable form of an HIV drug that could save thousands of lives each year.
Dec 3rd, 2019
Treating Bladder Cancer
Quick Hits: Anthrax Could Soon Be Used to Fight Bladder Cancer
Researchers at Purdue University are using anthrax to treat bladder cancer in pet dogs, and it seems to be working.
Dec 2nd, 2019
By scanning a QR code on the bottom of the Friso infant formula packaging, consumers can learn about the product's journey from the farm to their home.
Live from AIPIA: QR Code Accesses Baby Formula’s ‘Grass-to-Glass’ Journey
Nov 26th, 2019
Amazon's Alexa now fills prescriptions.
Quick Hits: New Features Turn Amazon’s Alexa into a Pharmacist
Amazon’s virtual assistant can now order prescription refills and instruct patients when to take their medications.
Nov 27th, 2019
Pharma Counterfeit Drug Market Growing by 20% Per Year
$200 Billion Pharma Counterfeit Drug Market Growing by 20% Per Year
This alarming growth is twice the rate of the legitimate pharmaceutical market, and accounts for 2.5% of the total global pharma market.
Nov 26th, 2019
Toshiba Cancer Screening Device
Quick Hits: New Device Screens for 13 Types of Cancer
Toshiba has developed a new technology that can detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood with 99% accuracy.
Nov 26th, 2019
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Case and Pallet Packaging Under A Serialization Mandate
Capturing high quality aggregation data during the case-packing and palletization operation is essential to efficient operations under a serialization mandate. And what happens when aggregation data is inaccurate?
Nov 25th, 2019
Male Birth Control
Quick Hits: Male Birth Control Coming Soon to India
The world’s first injectable birth control for men has completed clinical trials and now faces regulatory approval.
Nov 25th, 2019
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TriFlex “to promote joint health,” comes as functional beverage, functional food in the form of soft chews, and caplets. Cartons, rigid containers with tamper-evident seals, and flexible pouches offer the consumer a variety of packaging and delivery systems. PMMI’s research predicts the move from rigid containers to flexible pouches, but there are still plenty of vitamin bottles on the shelf at GNC.
E-Commerce and Personalization Drive Packaging Changes in Nutraceuticals
E-Commerce is necessitating a movement away from rigid plastic and glass containers, while personalized supplement packs gain steam.
Nov 22nd, 2019
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Global Packaging Research
Overall value of packaging in Asia will hit $377.5 billion in 2019. It will be the fastest growing major world region to 2024 reaching $458.2 billion in that year, according to a new study from Smithers
Nov 22nd, 2019
MiSight
Quick Hits: New Contact Lens Curbs Nearsightedness in Kids
The FDA just approved the first contact lens that slows the progression of myopia in kids between the ages of 8 and 12 years old.
Nov 22nd, 2019
Super Antibiotics
Quick Hits: New Super-Antibiotics Can Kill Superbugs
Scientists in Hong Kong have developed a new family of antibiotics strong enough to neutralize antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Nov 21st, 2019
45% of global consumers use a smart device to monitor a health condition.
Will Smart Technology Help Seniors with Pharma and Healthcare Compliance?
RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and QR enabled packaging are on the forefront of technology solutions in the healthcare industry for pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, with 45% of global consumers using a smart device to monitor a health condition.
Nov 21st, 2019
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Association membership hits an all-time high with induction of 2019 Fall Class
Association membership hits an all-time high with induction of 2019 Fall Class
Nov 21st, 2019
The redesigned package (right) brought a 29% source reduction by weight.
Recycling and source reduction
News from HLP Klearfold at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 was the introduction of their new Klearfold® RPET100 clear plastic folding cartons made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET.
Nov 19th, 2019
Ebola Vaccine
Quick Hits: EU Approves Human Ebola Vaccine
In a new first, Merck’s Ebola vaccine received a “conditional marketing authorization” from the European Union.
Nov 20th, 2019
90% of all fatalities, 85% of all citations and 90% of dollars applied as fines are related to hazards of the Focus 4.
OSHA’s “Focus 4” Safety Hazards
According to OSHA, 90% of all fatalities, 85% of all citations and 90% of dollars applied as fines are related to hazards of the Focus 4 - falls, caught-in or between, struck-by hazards, and electrocution.
Nov 19th, 2019
Copper Bed
Quick Hits: Copper Hospital Beds Kill Bacteria
A new study found that hospital beds made of copper contained significantly fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds.
Nov 19th, 2019
Dr. George Frodsham
Quick Hits: Blood-Cleaning Magnets to Begin Human Trials
A British doctor created a blood filtering system that uses magnets to draw deadly conditions out of the body.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Omnichannel advances drive supply chain innovation
The explosion of e-commerce has consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies rethinking day-to-day processes across their entire enterprise, according to a new white paper from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Nov 19th, 2019