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Adherence/Delivery
Improving Self-Injection Delivery of Biologics Through Better Needle Choices
A recent webinar from BD shared important insights into patient fear and anxiety over self-injection and how the right device can ease it.
June 30, 2025
Claire Lageat, BD Clinical and Human Factors Specialist shared expert insights into how needle choice can impact the self-injection experience.
Industry News
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.
Medical Devices
The PACK Out Day 1 Recap: A Spotlight on Sustainability
Live poll reveals that 80% of attendees are actively taking steps in their organization to support sustainability issues.
May 14, 2025
In a session hosted by Kiley Djupstrom & Jenn Goff, co-founders of the PACK Out, the duo presented a live poll session gauging the pulse of the industry at the event.
Medical Devices
When Talking About Autoinjector Pen Design, It's All About the Patient
Serkan Oray from UCB shares why the autoinjector pen format is booming, the importance of a patient-centric design, and how to get a design concept off the ground.
April 15, 2025
The BIMZELX™ 160MG 2 autoinjector recently won an award at Pharmapack for patient-centric design.
Contract Manufacturing & Packaging
Quick Insight: Medical Contract Packaging Set to Soar by 2032
Report projects growth from $35 billion in 2025 to $60 billion in next 7 years.
April 12, 2025
Key packaging formats fueling this expansion include blister packaging, pouches, stick packaging, and labeling services.
Recyclability
What is Advanced Recycling’s Role in Medical Packaging?
In this Q&A, we explore this technology and its ability to manage plastics that are challenging to recycle mechanically, including multilayered packaging common in healthcare settings.
April 4, 2025
Future advancements in advanced recycling technology could further optimize the conversion of complex medical plastics by improving catalyst efficiencies and lowering energy consumption.
Medical Devices
Streamlining Prefilled Syringe Use for Adrenal Crisis Patients
Learn from Julia Anthony, founder and CSO of Solution Medical, as she emphasizes usability and patient-centric design for the company’s dual chamber prefilled syringe and auto-injector.
March 20, 2025
The dual chamber prefilled syringe contains sterile water and powdered medication, reducing the preparation steps from 14 to just three for the syringe.
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.
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
James Hamerslag
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.
Industry News
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.
Regulatory
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
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Market Trends
Global Sterile Packaging Market to Reach $48,415.9 Million by 2034
Innovation in the sector is driven by the healthcare industry's advancements, shaped by emerging therapeutic modalities and strict regulatory requirements.
January 9, 2025
The sterile packaging market size is estimated to be worth $27,550.6 million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach a value of $48,415.9 million by 2034. Sales are projected to rise at a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period between 2024 and 2034.
Aseptic/Sterile
AAMI Updates Materials Compatibility Guidance for EO, VHP, Other Modalities
Compatibility of materials in sterilized products is a critical aspect of successful device development.
January 8, 2025
Newly updated AAMI guidance addresses this issue by clarifying how sterilization affects products and packaging.
Medical Devices
Top Articles of 2024, #2: Wright Medical’s Package Meets Multiple Demands
The #2 most clicked article of 2024: Award-winning PETG thermoform functions in both sterile and non-sterile environments, eases validation, and ensures no punctures or pinholes.
January 2, 2025
This photo is an example of Wright Medical's orthopaedic product packaging, which earned an IoPP Ameristar Award.
Medical Devices
Top Articles of 2024, #4: Breakthrough Med Device Sterilization Technology Uses Nitric Oxide
The #4 most clicked article of 2024: Not to be confused with laughing gas, this “molecule inside a polymer” is poised to offer safe sterilization of medical devices to kill microorganisms without the environmental issues brought by EtO sterilization.
December 31, 2024
Sterile State
Medical Devices
Designing For an Emergency: Pharmapack Europe 2025 Session
In the case of an acutely stressful event, medical products need to be designed with that environment in mind to ensure proper device use.
December 6, 2024
Insights from real people that have had to use a medical device in an emergency situation will place manufacturers in a better position when it comes to developing emergency use medical devices.
Machinery
Moving On From EO: Experiencing The Evolution of Today’s Sterilization Methods
As the medical device and pharmaceutical industries face pressure to phase out or move away from ethylene oxide, new sterilization trends are emerging.
November 25, 2024
Regardless of the sterilization method, minimizing bioburden is a significant aspect of patient safety.
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