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Podcasts
Through the Line Podcast: The Evolution of Digital Healthcare Packaging
Will digital labels transform healthcare packaging? The Sunrise 2027 initiative marks a global shift in the pharmaceutical industry fromtraditional barcodes to advanced 2D digital labels and QR codes.
July 3, 2026
Through The Line Packaging & Processing Podcast logo with blue gear and green leaf design
Serialization & Track-and-Trace
Overheard at GS1 Connect: Top Takeaways and Quotes From the Event
Industry leaders shared insights on the looming NDC overhaul, the expanding role of RFID and connected products, and why data quality and standards are becoming critical to compliance, traceability, and patient safety.
July 1, 2026
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Supply Chain
Loftware and BearingPoint Partner to Enable Connected, Scalable Supply Chain Transformation
Global partnership unites supply chain expertise, product identification, and SAP-aligned transformation to improve visibility, resilience, and compliance.
June 30, 2026
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Podcasts
Through the Line Podcast: Eye Drop Recall Exposes Gaps in Sterility Assurance
How do the sterility assurance gaps reflect broader challenges in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging compliance?
June 19, 2026
Through The Line Packaging & Processing Podcast logo featuring a blue gear with green leaf and heartbeat line symbol
Serialization & Track-and-Trace
Apace Packaging Upgrades Beyond Serialization
Pharma CMO overhauls serialization, ERP, and packaging lines all at once.
June 14, 2026
Industrial pharmaceutical manufacturing facility with processing equipment, machinery, and control systems in a clean room environment
Serialization & Track-and-Trace
Live From GS1 Connect: Insights From The Expo Floor
This year's event brings industry expert discussion on the "alphabet soup": NDC, UDI, RFID, and NFC. And the industry shift from 1D to 2D barcodes.
June 10, 2026
Matt Reynolds and Liz Cuneo discuss packaging industry topics at a professional conference event
Labeling/Printing
GS1 US Publishes Guidance To Help Companies Prepare for Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging Requirements
GS1 US
Guideline aids healthcare, food, retail, and apparel companies standardize packaging data to support regulatory reporting and sustainability.
June 2, 2026
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Robotics/Automation
Solving Inefficiencies After Serialization: How Cobots Are Rising to the Occasion
In a recent industry webinar, experts weighed in how palletizing cobots can solve for today’s bottlenecks on the pharma line.
June 2, 2026
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Labeling/Printing
Bluetooth Low Energy Smart Label
Identiv
Identiv’s ID-Pixels 3.0 is an energy-harvesting BLE smart label that enables item-level tracking, location and temperature sensing, and cloud-based visibility.
June 1, 2026
Wiliot regulatory compliance labels showing Bluetooth and FCC certifications with product specifications
Supply Chain
Examining the Modern Healthcare Supply Chain
It’s 2026, and today’s supply chains are all about digitalization. The focus? New technology, intelligent data capture, and traceability.
May 29, 2026
Warehouse logistics visualization with supply chain icons including shipping, payment, and global commerce symbols
Supply Chain
Study Reveals Trade Barriers and Supplier Issues Heighten Quality Risks for MDMs
A new report indicates that a majority of manufacturers, including those in the medical device sector, view shifting global trade policies as a significant threat to product quality, compounding challenges from supplier issues and outdated inspection methods.
May 29, 2026
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Labeling, marking/coding
GS1 US Research Reveals 2D Barcodes Can Cut Warehouse Costs by Over 60%
GS1 US
New ROI calculator helps organizations estimate cost savings from workflow improvements using 2D barcodes.
May 28, 2026
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Under the TIA/MWF petition, a single QR code could stand in for the printed compliance leaflets that ship with smartphones today, linking to a regulatory page manufacturers could update after products reach store shelves. For phones, the device itself provides an offline backup. OTC and pharma brands considering the same swap for package inserts have no such fallback.
Labeling/Printing
Telecom Asks FCC to Let On-pack 2D Codes Replace Printed Regs
Telecom groups want the FCC to let a QR code replace printed regulatory text on device cartons, an idea the agency shelved in 2017. The questions it raises, from code standards to the 1 in 11 U.S. adults without a smartphone, may inform or shape how OTC, pharma, and CPG brands move leaflets and on-pack text online.
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Biopharmaceuticals
How Demand for Contract Manufacturing is Driving the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Market Forecast
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Sustainability
Consumers Want Sustainable Health Packaging, but Not at the Expense of Quality
Commercial blood bank refrigerator with multiple shelves storing blood bags in a medical laboratory setting
Temp Control/Cold Chain
How a Blood Bank Cyberattack Put Remote Access on Blast
Sealed sterile syringe with needle in clear plastic packaging on dark background
Medical Device/Packaging
When Worst Case Becomes Real: ISO 11607 and the Risk of Packaging Failure
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Robotics/Automation
Market Snapshot: Life Sciences Manufacturing
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Robotics/Automation
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Labeling/Printing
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