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Elisabeth Cuneo

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Elisabeth Cuneo is the Editor in Chief of Healthcare Packaging. She has over 15 years of writing experience for B2B magazines in such industries as packaging, processing, and workplace safety. Cuneo is a graduate of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She now lives in Summerville, South Carolina with her husband, three daughters, and two cats.

Regulatory
Bridging the Barcode Divide: Challenges in Medical Device UDI Implementation
GS1 US Barcode Assessment reveals that full UDI implementation is often impeded at the provider level.
July 2, 2025
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.
Adherence/Delivery
Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices
A recent webinar from BD shared important insights into patient fear and anxiety over self-injection and how the right device can ease it.
June 30, 2025
Claire Lageat, BD Clinical and Human Factors Specialist shared expert insights into how needle choice can impact the self-injection experience.
Reuse/Return
Are Take-back Programs The Future of Pharma Packaging or a Miss?
Watch Dorothe Nielsen from Novo Nordisk discuss how take-back programs are one piece of a larger puzzle.
June 25, 2025
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Regulatory
How AI Will Help Brands Transform Packaging Compliance and Speed to Market
RegASK’s AI tool uses machine learning, in partnership with Esko, to deliver clear, up-to-date regulatory information, helping brands keep up with changing rules in different markets.
June 23, 2025
To address the new and evolving regulations within the industry, and streamline packaging development, RegASK recently partnered with Esko, a global leader in integrated software and hardware solutions for packaging and labeling.
Traceability/Serialization
The Requirements of Pharmaceutical Packaging Compliance: System Integration, Investment, and Collaboration
In this Prominent People in Packaging interview, Aladin Alkhawam discusses the challenges and intricacies of implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in the pharmaceutical packaging sector.
June 18, 2025
Alkhawam, who now runs his own consulting service, has dedicated recent years to focusing on the DSCSA regulation, which is set to take full effect soon.
Sustainability
Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging: Uniting for Change
Duncan Flack from Honeywell will discuss the importance of collaboration across the value chain at the Packaging Recycling Summit next week.
June 16, 2025
Collaboration in promoting sustainability in healthcare is a commercial necessity.
Reuse/Return
Novo's Multi-Pronged Approach to Sustainability in Healthcare Starts with Setting Targets
As the healthcare industry seeks various solutions to minimize its environmental impact, many big-name companies are stepping up with ambitious strategies to lead the way.
June 9, 2025
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Reuse/Return
Is a Circular Economy the Most Direct Path to Sustainability in Healthcare?
Diving into the complexities of sustainability within healthcare packaging that include circular economy strategies, takeback programs, and addressing scope three emissions.
June 4, 2025
One of Novo Nordisk's most tangible circular initiatives is its takeback program for used injector pens in Denmark.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
How Moderna Takes a Proactive Approach to Risk in Cold Chain Shipping
Jeff Lander shares how the new cold chain shipping solution gets ahead of risk to prevent product loss, not react to it.
May 27, 2025
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Logistics & cold chain packaging
How Moderna Leverages Real-Time Tracking and Thermal Modeling in Its Logistics
A look at new technologies that allow an “Amazon experience” for pharmacists waiting for life sciences shipments.
May 22, 2025
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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