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Melissa Griffen

Melissa GriffinMelissa Griffen, who has recently taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of Contract Manufacturing and Packaging, also provides content for Healthcare Packaging and ProFood World Magazine. She started as an Editorial Intern at PMMI Media Group in 2019 and has been with the company ever since. Melissa was also a technical writer for Shotbox, a crafts startup company founded by the co-creator of Cricut. She graduated with a degree in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University in 2020.

Aseptic/Sterile
Kindeva Installs new microBatch for Aseptic Fill/Finish
The fully automated, gloveless production cell is designed for regulatory compliance, maximum product yields, and fast changeovers.
May 3, 2024
The solution Syntegon has presented to Kindeva is its newly developed Versynta microBatch production cell.
Aseptic/Sterile
Kindeva Installs new microBatch for Aseptic Fill/Finish
The fully automated, gloveless production cell is designed for regulatory compliance, maximum product yields, and fast changeovers.
April 18, 2024
The fully automated Versynta microBatch production cell with gloveless isolator and integrated air treatment is designed for highly potent drugs for small patient groups.
Medical Device/Packaging
Navigating LVI Device Integration in Pharma: 9 Considerations
At Pharmapack 2024, Teva Pharmaceuticals provided insight into large-volume delivery system integration tactics.
April 4, 2024
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Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Warning: Exactech Shoulder Implants at Risk of Oxidation
Company declines to initiate voluntary recall. FDA continues to review and evaluate risks on product packaged in defective bags.
March 14, 2024
The Equinoxe Shoulder System by Exactech up until August 2021 were packaged in defective bags and may be at risk of oxidation.
Cannabis
Canadian Cannabis Producer Transitions Select Products to Hemp Packaging
The cannabis producer estimates it will save over 83,000 lb of plastic from ending up in landfill with its hemp packaging initiative.
February 29, 2024
Tilray, Canadian cannabis producer, transitions to sustainable hemp packaging options.
Nutraceuticals/Dietary
Anti-alcohol Flush Gummy Launches in Colorful Standup Pouch
New take on Alcohol Flush medication reaches the market through packaging testing and supply chain collaboration.
February 27, 2024
This anti-Alcohol Flush medication takes on a new form with colorful gummies--an easier way to combat Alcohol Flush symptoms.
Market Trends
Sanofi Supports Employees Diagnosed With Cancer and Illnesses
The drugmaker guarantees employees one year of salary and support after cancer diagnosis.
February 15, 2024
Sanofi supports its employees with cancer and other diagnoses through a new program.
Market Trends
New Pharmapack Index Reports Highs in Drug Delivery Innovation
Index indicates continued resurgence in R&D confidence with France seeing the biggest rise in delivery innovation scores.
February 2, 2024
The 2024 event was designed to help harness industry potential for leading devices and packaging, reflecting Europe’s role as the hub of global device and packaging innovation.
Pharmaceuticals
Consumer Perspective on Package Design Explained Through Eye-tracking Technology
Eye-tracking technology offers health and beauty brands insights for package redesign and use of specialty coatings. Nature’s Way recently participated in a study on the topic.
January 24, 2024
Eye-tracking technology provides insight into consumer trends with specialty coatings for multivitamins.
Cannabis
Incentivized Program Increases Cannabis Packaging Recycling
A Massachusetts cannabis company has set a program in place to encourage consumers to redeem, recycle, and allow the company to even reuse the plastic packaging in certain cases.
January 18, 2024
Cannabis packaging recycling program takes off in Massachusetts.
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Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Package Design
Through the Line: At-home Test Kits
With at-home testing becoming normalized after the pandemic, manufacturers should break down the entire process—from receiving the kit to obtaining the results—and consider how packaging can simplify the process.
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Package Development
Packaging Recycling Professionals Gathered in Person and Remotely for this Year's Packaging Recycling Summit
The Barcode Assessment revealed that while most manufacturers are now labeling medical devices with barcodes containing the mandated UDI, healthcare providers aren’t consistently scanning those barcodes at the point of care.
Regulatory
Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation
Claire Lageat, BD Clinical and Human Factors Specialist shared expert insights into how needle choice can impact the self-injection experience.
Adherence/Delivery
Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Medical Device/Packaging
Through the Line: Patient Centric Autoinjector Pen