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Temp Control/Cold Chain
BioBased Shippers Cut Petroleum Sourcing By 100%
From fossil carbon to harvested carbon: a new alternative to EPS is poised to transport goods including healthcare, food, and protective packaging while cutting water and greenhouse gas use in manufacturing.
July 7, 2021
LifeMade has launched its Bioffex™ technology, which has been in development since approximately 2012. The target is to replace packaging that uses EPS, including applications in healthcare, food, and more.
Traceability/Serialization
Summer Reading Series: Traceability Articles to Catch Up On
Skipping vacation this week? Using your free time to brush up on what you missed? From 'serialization 101' to advice on exchanging master data for DSCSA compliance, here are five articles on healthcare traceability.
July 2, 2021
Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.
Labeling/Printing
9 Life Science Use Cases for IoT Stickers
From asset tracking and authentication to adherence and disposal, IoT stickers hold promise for healthcare products. One way to boost the tech’s ROI? Sensing throughout the life of the product.
June 23, 2021
Statler pointed to the “wisdom of the crowd” phenomenon, in which a company takes data from multiple sensors—temperature, for example—and when they aggregate the readings, they can obtain a higher degree of accuracy than would be possible with a single, ultra-precise sensor.
Materials
Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More
57% of Americans with chronic conditions delayed healthcare and experienced a gap in care due to COVID-19, per a recent study. Aetna and other companies are shipping kits with specially curated products to offer self-care or supplement telehealth visits.
June 17, 2021
RRD launched Care Kits for patients and to help healthcare companies adapt to industry changes and demonstrate their commitment to member and patient wellness.
Materials
Annual Design Gallery Reflects ‘Natural’ and Calm Wishes
From our May/June issue: We take a look at what’s new in OTC design, plus news on the reshoring, traceability, and cannabis fronts.
June 15, 2021
Healthcare products on shelves continue to reflect desires for stress relief and natural ingredients.
Supply Chain
Is Your Supply Chain a Key Part of Your Brand Sustainability Plan?
According to speakers at Natural Products Expo West, one of the most powerful tools a company has to reduce their climate impact is to engage their supply chain.
June 1, 2021
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Market Trends
Quotables and Stats: Health System Cyber Attacks, Vaccine Lottery, and More
A shocking percentage of companies interviewed stated they had no idea where in their organization sensitive data was located and had no knowledge as to whether or not it was secure...
May 25, 2021
Sharing life science traceability data is critical to meeting regulations and avoiding bottlenecks.
Traceability/Serialization
Pharma Supply Chain: Master Data Exchange in 2021
The exchange of data needs to move from today’s manual processes to automated operations. Experts recap current progress, challenges, and what a “happy path” looks like.
May 20, 2021
Traceability comes with challenges including master data exchange.
Traceability/Serialization
Micro Marking in Millimeters: Anti-counterfeiting and Brand Protection
HD Barcode and RepExact offer authentication solutions at the Annual US Pharmaceutical Outsourcing & Packaging virtual reality event meant to be efficient, customized, and cost effective.
May 17, 2021
HD Smartcode can be incorporated into the packaging process for brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and absolute positive identification of parts or materials.
Traceability/Serialization
Perspective: Inventory Management in the Hot Seat
RFID labels are changing the way hospitals track and dispense drugs—will the benefits cause a demand surge for connected packaging? In other sectors, tracking inventory is key to preventing production bottlenecks.
May 13, 2021
A new offering in the connected packaging space—RFID-embedded vial labels that manufacturers can implement without artwork changes.
Supply Chain
The Logistics of Pivoting from B2B to B2C
The pandemic has brought swift surges to e-commerce and D2C sales. How can a traditionally B2B company quickly pivot to the B2C market during these times?
May 4, 2021
How B2B can pivot to B2C operations.
Sustainability
30 Sustainability Stories in Healthcare Packaging
In honor of Earth Month, we round up thirty stories of varying lengths and topics in life sciences and personal care packaging sustainability.
April 22, 2021
“The healthcare sector is both a significant contributor to the global planetary health crisis and uniquely burdened by it,” says Practice Greenhealth’s “Why Sustainability” page.
Supply Chain
Reusable Packaging Optimizes Supply Chain Automation
As the shift to automation grows in result of the COVID-19 pandemic, RPA outlines the specific uses and benefits of reusable packaging within the supply chain.
April 12, 2021
Custom totes for a customer’s highly automated processes from SSI Schaefer.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Last-Mile-Delivery System: IoT Lockbox with Temperature Control
Designed to preserve medications and food delivered to consumers and save retailers millions in contactless delivery, the product appeared on Shark Tank on April 2.
April 6, 2021
The system, which has not launched yet commercially, is courier agnostic so that any delivery service, grocery pharmacy, big box retailer, or friend or family member can leave deliveries in the secure, temperature controlled lock-box.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Mechanical Testing for Passive Thermal Coolers: Practical Q&A for Life Sciences
Live from ISTA’s TempPack: Experts discuss acceptance criteria guidance, payload selection, actual product versus placebo, testing multiple product configurations, and more.
March 31, 2021
Communicating acceptance criteria with your lab is key in mechanical testing of passive shippers.
Supply Chain
ISTA Forum Focuses on Packaging for Transport, and Temp Controlled Packaging
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
The 2021 Virtual ISTA Forum, including TransPack and TempPack, will be held on Tuesday, March 30th and Wednesday, March 31st.
March 22, 2021
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Aseptic/Sterile
Blow-Fill-Seal Expands in Aseptic Filling, Vaccines
Live from #PDAannual: Recent developments in the technology have bolstered the use of blow-fill-seal [BFS] in aseptic processing, including temperature control and needle addition for pre-filled syringes.
March 16, 2021
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Traceability/Serialization
Part 2: RFID Labels Open Doors for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement
In this Q&A, a manager of pharmacy operations explains why RFID-embedded vial labels just may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.
March 9, 2021
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