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Epifluidics technology could be deployed in clinical settings or in the home to monitor patients remotely.

Patch Analyzes Sweat to Monitor, Diagnose Health Issues

Epifluidics technology could be deployed in clinical settings or in the home to monitor patients remotely. Could its materials present new flexible packaging opportunities?

About 90% of World Courier’s business focus is concentrated in the healthcare/life sciences sector.

Q&A Part II: Packaging Critical for World Courier’s Global Healthcare Shipments

Detailing the role of global regulations and personalized therapies in the company’s logistics strategy.

Advancing technologies are driving pharmaceutical packaging, as evidenced at Pharmapack Europe 2018.

Now Trending: Personalized Medicines, Intelligent Packaging and FDA Deadlines

Experts debate key trends and developments now unfolding in the pharmaceutical packaging community.

New service allows nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at approximately 4,600 U.S. UPS Store locations.

Nurses Gain New Option for Home Care

New service allows nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at approximately 4,600 U.S. UPS Store locations.

Brain Imaging / Image: PASIEKA Getty Images

Focused Ultrasound Could Provide Noninvasive Treatment for Neurological Disorders

A recent experiment marked the first time focused ultrasound was safely used to alter brain activity rather than destroy tissue.

Constantia Interactive combines digitally readable packaging material with a digital platform for data management and a smartphone app customizable to a range of customer needs.

Constantia Flexibles: Interactive Packaging

Constantia Interactive combines digitally readable packaging material with a digital platform for data management and a smartphone app customizable to a range of customer needs.

Graduate student research assistant in the Shtein lab, Siddharth Borsadia, prints fluorescein crystals onto a cooled glass plate using organic vapor jet printing. (Photo by Levi Hutmacher, Michigan Engineering.)

Dose Printing Shows Promise at the University of Michigan

Printing multiple meds onto a single dose on any number of surfaces could disrupt drug development, pharmacy operations and drug delivery/patient adherence.

Smart Patch / Image: E Ink Holdings

New Smart Patch Helps Patients Manage Medicine Intake

E Ink and LTS have partnered to develop a “smart patch” that delivers medication to patients and relays relevant information.

Placenta-On-A-Chip / Image: Harvard University

‘Placenta-on-a-Chip’ Revolutionizes Neonatal Malaria Research

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are developing a microchip that will enable studies on a variety of placental conditions and pathologies.

Opioid Epidemic / Image: PediaBlog

“Talking Pills” Could Cure the Opioid Epidemic

A New Jersey company has received a patent for a drug delivery system that can prevent death, theft, diversion, and counterfeiting.

Company unveils a mobile and web-based integrated compliance and digital information platform for pharmacies.

TraceLink: Software for EU FMD Requirements

Company unveils a mobile and web-based integrated compliance and digital information platform for pharmacies.

Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.

3D Printing Applications Could Transform Healthcare

Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.

Medical iPad / Image: SecurEdge

Is the iPad the New Healthcare Hero?

Steve Jobs realized how “broken and bad” healthcare processes were during cancer treatment and saw opportunity.

Sepsis / Image: Riordan Clinic

A.I. Predicts Sepsis Better Than Doctors

Machine learning allows artificial intelligence to predict how diseases and treatments will affect patients.

Oscillating mirrors and syringe inversion are features that offer flexibility in container inspection.

The Impact of Biopharma Trends on Packaging

PACK EXPO East: The evolving nature of biopharmaceutical products requires advances in packaging design and automation. Korber Medipak Systems discusses changes across the supply chain.

Membership Primary Care / Photo: iStock

Netflix Model for Doctor Visits

With Direct Primary Care, patients pay a monthly membership fee for unlimited visits to a specific doctor.

During Pharmapack Europe 2017, Nemera’s Safelia&circledR; earned the award for Best Exhibitor Innovation for “Patient Centricity & Customization.”

New Developments in Pharma Packaging and Drug Delivery

Pharmapack Europe trends include ‘human factor’ principles, with individualized packaging and serialization as integral future solutions.

The iCap wireless Bluetooth cap for prescription pill bottles works in conjunction with the Medisafe app and allows patients and caregivers to accurately track when pill bottles are opened to help determine whether medications are taken or missed.

TimerCap: Medisafe Medication Reminder Caps

The iCap wireless Bluetooth cap for prescription pill bottles works in conjunction with the Medisafe app and allows patients and caregivers to accurately track when pill bottles are opened to help determine whether medications are taken or missed.

Quest Diagnostics

Direct-to-Consumer Diagnostic Testing

Quest Diagnostics will allow consumers to purchase basic lab tests without a physician’s consent.

This photo depicts temperature-sensitive product logistics. Photo supplied by Quick Specialized Healthcare Logistics.

Considering the Impact of Personalized Medicine

Logistics and transportation firm Quick Specialized Healthcare Logistics offers insights into managing developing therapeutic treatments through the life sciences supply chain.

Temperature-controlled packaging is necessary for many products, including the human serum samples shown here.

Temperature-Controlled Packaging Demands Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Highly engineered and innovatively designed temperature-controlled packaging is necessary to gain the greatest cost benefit without compromising patient safety.

John Menna, VP, Global Strategy for Healthcare Logistics, UPS.

The War on Cancer

How logistics expertise, dedicated facilities and an integrated global network are teaming up to fight this killer.