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Shoring Up the Healthcare Packaging Supply Chain is a Lot Like Flying a Plane

Tariffs could be a hidden opportunity for packaging professionals to re-evaluate and diversify suppliers.

June 2, 2025

The experts agree that there is no time to waste the chance to re-evaluate your packaging supply chain, strengthen its resiliency, and mitigate the impact of potential tariffs.

The PACK Out Day 2 Recap: Rethinking Your Packaging

Speakers dove back into sustainability, optimizing the sterilization process, and finding a new package format for a familiar product.

May 19, 2025

In a session titled, Are You Paying to Sterilize Air? Veronica Ammer from Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. presented a project in which she was tasked with re-sizing packaging for one of the company’s products.

the[PACK]out® 2025 Kicks Off Next Week

The event is aimed at empowering healthcare packaging professionals through innovation and community.

May 8, 2025

the[PACK]out® recognized a need in the healthcare packaging industry for an event that was focused on building a strong community, advancing the industry, and keeping pace with expectations.

PRS Session Highlight: How to Deliver Pre-Competitive Collaboration Across the Pharma Industry

Duncan Flack from Honeywell will discuss the Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator, which provides a great example of how an industry is calling upon its stakeholders to take account of the waste packaging that it generates.

May 8, 2025

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Adherence/Delivery

Packaging’s Role in the Effective Use of At-Home Test Kits

At-home testing is growing and packaging plays a big role in helping customers use them correctly to ensure accurate results.

April 24, 2025

The pandemic normalized at-home testing but also spurred a broader consumer interest, across a wide demographic, in using at-home testing to explore different aspects of their health.

Medical Devices

Warning: IV Infusions May Contain Microplastics

New research highlights the need for safer medical packaging solutions.

March 19, 2025

New research cited in a recent article from Packaging Insights states that that is the case for IV bags, claiming that microplastics are present in IV infusions used in medical treatments.

6 Ways to Leverage Technology to Remedy Skills Gaps

Packaging and processing professionals share solutions they would implement to leverage technology to address employee skills gaps.

February 28, 2025

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Medical Devices

Prominent People in Packaging: James Hamerslag

James Hamerslag reflects on his long tenure at Siemens Healthineers, the evolution of packaging and automation in medical device manufacturing, and the critical role of team collaboration in driving innovation.

February 27, 2025

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4 Ways to Hone Packaging and Processing Employee Training

Packaging and processing professionals share their thoughts on how to use technology to optimize employee training.

February 21, 2025

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Two Labor Retention Solutions for Packagers and Processors

Packaging and processing professionals note the burden of labor retention issues and propose approaches to remedy them.

February 14, 2025

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Phased DSCSA Implementation: A Discussion with Industry Experts

A recent webinar in the HDA’s Traceability Webinar series looked at the common question, ‘what if my supplier isn’t compliant?’

February 11, 2025

Phased DSCSA Implementation: A discussion with industry Experts

Addressing Operation and Maintenance Workforce Limitations

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight into practices to address workforce limitations and barriers of potential solutions.

February 7, 2025

Adressing Operation and Maintenance Workforce Limitations

Solutions to Legacy Equipment and Data Systems Integration

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight into integrating older technology with data systems.

January 31, 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

10 Trends and Observations from Pharmapack 2025

Sustainability, usability, and patient adherence dominate panel discussions.

January 30, 2025

Auto-injectors are getting more eco-friendly: new designs are launching to improve sustainability, including a fully mechanical, reusable auto-injector from AstraZeneca.

8 Solutions to Scale Digital Connectivity and Data Capture

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight on scaling digital technologies across operations.

January 24, 2025

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Announcing the Pharmapack 2025 Awards

Discover the 2025 Pharmapack award winners that are redefining pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery.

January 23, 2025

Pharmapack Europe announces the winners of its newly reformatted Pharmapack Awards, recognizing excellence in six key categories.

Packagers and Processors Weigh in on Effective Data Utilization

Packaging and processing professionals note several important factors to consider when using data to enhance the production process.

January 17, 2025

Expert panelists and industry experts describe a needed 'buy-in' for effective data utilization.

Appropriate Steps to Avoid And Answer FDA Warning Letters in 2025

The rate of warnings initiated by the FDA continues to rise in the pharma and medical device industries. Knowing how to best attempt to prevent them and respond to them can be equally important.

January 14, 2025