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Monique Sprueill of Johnson & Johnson addresses supply chain management for ATMPs.

Innovative Therapies Demand Data and Risk Management in Supply Chain

Gene and cell therapies delivered to patients struggling for their lives further complicate an already complicated supply chain. Data and analytics throughout the process are essential to maintaining the integrity needed.

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Burgopak and Duallok: CBD Slider Packaging

HDA Celebrates Manufacturers With 2020 DIANA Awards

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Climate Change Interest Isn’t Ideology, It’s Economics

Bormioli Pharma Invests in Type I Glass Vial Production for Injectable Medicines and Vaccines

Recent investments will allow Bormioli Pharma to better support pharmaceutical industry demand, especially during such unprecedented, challenging times.

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Xenco Medical Announces the Launch of its CancelleX

Bio-inspired spinal implants are reported to be the first injection-molded titanium foam implants for spine surgery pre-attached to disposable instruments.

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Collaboration Key to Tackling Drug Development Complexity

Rentschler Biopharma and Vetter team up with joint goal to simplify processes and optimize time-to-market.

Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, co-Founder and CEO of The Blinc Group, addressed the virtual crowd at MJBizConNEXT Direct.

6 Considerations for Automating Cannabis Filling

From maintenance and certification to new data technologies, there’s a lot to think about when purchasing filling and capping equipment.

Inhalers rely on consistent flow of the drug into the lungs of the patient. Static charges can result in deposits on the walls of the plastic parts reducing dose reliability. (Photo: Clariant)

Increased dose reliability from Clariant

Static-reducing functional plastic compounds enable increased dose reliability when used in drug delivery devices.

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Covectra Enhances Drug Supply Chain Security

Automates management of resalable returns & DSCSA product verification compliance to protect consumers from counterfeit, contaminates or stolen drugs.

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Ready-to-Use and Development Services Grow with Injectables Market

Challenges around injectable products include regulatory requirements, pricing pressures, and an increasingly complex industry landscape.

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Aesculap AG Incorporates Coating for Revision Implants

HyProtect antimicrobial coating will be applied to Aesculap implants for knee and hip systems.

A wide variety of process steps are required for the filling of vaccines – from washing and sterilizing the vials to filling and closing. All system components are tested and accepted as part of the CSPE approach at Optima in Schwaebisch Hall.

OPTIMA Supporting Catalent with New High-Speed Vial Filling Line for COVID-19 Vaccine Program

Fast track delivery of a complete filling solution under isolator

The GKF 2600, which was developed for the high-performance range, achieves an output of more than 110,000 capsules per hour with capsule size 00.

Pharma Contract Manufacturer Expands Large Batch Production to 110,000 Capsules Per Hour

Wiewelhove expands capsule filling line, enabling the company to fill pellets into capsules with the GKF 2600 from Syntegon Technology. Collaboration on special requests led to a smooth implementation.

Mondi safely packages QIAGEN’s SARS-CoV-2 test cartridge.

Mondi Safely Packages QIAGEN’s SARS-CoV-2 Test Cartridge

Mondi ramps up production to supply packaging for the new SARS-CoV-2 test cartridge by QIAGEN; a high-barrier triplex laminate which will provide protection for the test kits which require limited exposure to light and oxygen to remain effective.

Pre-labeled pouches, seen here from their transparent backs, are being opened and filled in the GP-M3000 before being vibrated to settle the buds, then heat-sealed.

Harvest Health Automates Cannabis Pouch Filling

Adding automated weighing and pouch filling brought Harvest the consistency and filling speed needed to help continue to meet growing market demand and prepare for future market growth.

Using a proprietary printing process called Econoflex, custom box manufacturer Packlane is now supplying Spruce with shippers printed with fine lines and artwork on 100% recycled and recyclable corrugated material.

Flexo-Quality Print on Recycled Board Spruces up CBD Shipper

Spruce CBD uses a new print technology that prints fine lines and artwork on 100% recycled corrugated, without the time and cost associated with flexo printing, for its e-commerce shippers.

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Pharmapack Expert Recommends Holistic Approach to Sustainability

Encouragingly, the industry might be 30% along its sustainability journey, but greater interoperability is needed from materials to devices for next stage of development.

Peter Buczynsky, Vice President & General Manager of Pharmaworks blister packaging machinery with PPE face shield.

Packaging Industry fights Covid-19

ProMach company launches collaborative packaging industry effort to donate protective face shields

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Quick Hits: New Prosthetic Eye Features Curved Retina

A new artificial eye mimics the spherical shape of natural eyes for sharper vision.

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Human Factors Expert Interprets Nurses’ Wishes

Whether in the healthcare setting or the home, an end user may desire one packaging feature, but actually need another.

ACG has received a certification of compliance from Clean Label ProjectTM for its ACGcapsTM H+.

ACG Receives Certification for its ‘Clean Label’ Capsules

ACG is the first and the only capsule manufacturer at this time to receive the certification.

The slim, e-com shipper comprises a hinged tray fitted with movable inner trays that securely hold the bottle and product literature.

Smart Supplement Shipper is Letterbox-Friendly, Sustainable

Brain health company Heights launches its D2C supplement product in a unique bottle and shipper made from bio-based materials that together measure less than one inch deep.

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Healthcare Market Equipment Investments Poised for Growth in 2021

Personal care and pharmaceuticals /medical devices are two markets that, not surprisingly, are holding their own and even expecting growth during COVID-19.

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Syntegon Unveils Sustainable, Intelligent Machine Design

Following a major corporate rebranding, the food and pharma packaging OEM launches its first virtual show as a platform to introduce new products and interact with customers.

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Redesign Reverses Course to Reflect Modern Women

Midol®, the venerable OTC menstrual relief brand from Bayer, underwent a striking packaging redesign, reversing course on existing iconography, typography, and messaging.