What's Trending Online: February

Check out what's trending at the Healthcare Packaging website this month.

Hello and welcome to Healthcare Packaging's monthly video series called What's Trending Online. This is a countdown of the most read articles on our site.

Here they are.

Number 6, Fernway Cannabis automates labeling for various markets. Read this case study to learn how a dual head carton labeler helps the company maintain speed, precision, and premium quality.

Number 5, inclusive design starts with deep research into the disease population. Watch my video interview with Lucy Baldwin from Ensera Design as she shares the importance of understanding the lived experience of the end user.

Number 4, how rising GLP-1 use is impacting more than just healthcare. Learn how this expanding segment is creating a barrier to growth in other industries.

Number 3, the global medical device contract manufacturing market is predicted to soar. Rising demand for advanced, cost-efficient medical technologies and the increasing shift by OEMs toward outsourcing is causing the market to take off.

Number 2, that's our 10 trends and takeaways from PharmaPack 2026. The rise in patient-centric design, sustainability, and the GLP-1 boom dominated presentations.

And the number one article on our site is a column from the SPMC, that's the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council, titled Balancing Sustainability and Sterility: A Risk-based Path Forward for Healthcare Packaging.

There you have it. You can read or watch all these full articles and much, much more on our website.

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