NEW EVENT! Cutting-edge Trends for Life Sciences at PACK EXPO Southeast

Discover all the latest packaging solutions for life sciences products at the all-new PACK EXPO Southeast in Atlanta, GA, March 10-12, 2025

Materials

Bayer’s New Blister Pack Bids Adieu to PVC

The shift from PVC to PET, while helping the company meet its sustainability goals, was met with challenges, including concerns over usability.

December 16, 2024

The updated pack is a mono-material PET that aligns with the company’s long-term goal of moving away from using PVC.

Surface-Treated Medical Paper

Billerud expands its medical paper portfolio with MediKraft SealBase, a high-quality, sustainable alternative to traditional latex-based cold seal products.

November 20, 2024

Amcor Acquires Berry for $8.4B, Combining Packaging Giants

The merger creates a global leader in consumer packaging solutions, with a broader flexible film and converted film offering for customers, a scaled containers and closures business and a global healthcare portfolio.

November 19, 2024

Amcor announces intent to buy Berry for $8.4 billion.

Wood-Based PET Pharmaceutical Bottle

UPM Biochemicals

UPM, Selenis, and Bormioli Pharma team up to create the first-ever pharmaceutical bottle partially made with wood-based plastic, marking a step towards sustainable packaging.

November 18, 2024

DuPont™ Launches Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution in Support of Sustainable Healthcare Packaging

The carbon footprint reduction for the material is enabled by the partial replacement of fossil fuel feedstock with certified bio-circular feedstock during the production of raw materials used in manufacturing.

November 12, 2024

Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution is designed to help reduce the carbon footprint of a product while providing a drop-in solution that can be seamlessly integrated into existing healthcare packaging products.

The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market is On The Rise

With increasing pharmaceutical production and a growing focus on patient safety, the demand for specialized and customizable packaging solutions continues to expand.

October 30, 2024

Key factors driving this market include stringent regulatory requirements, the need for tamper-evident packaging, and the rise in demand for innovative and eco-friendly packaging solutions.

Schreiner MediPharm Develops Specialty Label for Clinical Trial of Cancer Drug

Schreiner MediPharm

WuXi XDC uses the label innovation that combines light protection and blinding of the drug.

October 23, 2024

The light protection label from Schreiner MediPharm reliably protects the light-sensitive active ingredient while enabling inspection of the vial content in the original color and neutralizing the investigational drug.

TekniPlex Healthcare Introduces Medical-grade, ISCC PLUS-certified Bio-based PVC Compounds Equivalent to Conventional PVC

TekniPlex Healthcare

Company’s bio-based compounds are a drop-in replacement for a variety of injection molded or extruded medical-grade PVC compounds utilized in tubing, films, components, and other applications.

October 18, 2024

TekniPlex Healthcare’s new bio-based PVC compounds can reduce CO2 output/emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional PVC resins, and approximately 60% relative to traditional PVC plasticizers.

Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Size Is Set to Grow By $74.5 Billion From 2024-2028

Various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, are spurring growth.

October 16, 2024

Accredo Packaging to Launch 100% Bio-Based Resin Pouch at PACK EXPO International 2024

Accredo Packaging, Inc.

In Booth W-24049, Accredo Packaging will unveil the first 100% bio-based resin pouch in which with both film and its zipper closure are made from sugarcane-derived resin.

October 14, 2024

Fresh Lock Closures

TekniPlex Healthcare to Debut Its Strongest-ever Reinforced Paper for Medical Device Packaging Applications at PACK EXPO

TekniPlex Healthcare

The HPC74 Series can withstand exceptionally demanding needs for protection, distribution, and sterilization; see that and sustainability-minded blister films at Booth W-14065.

October 2, 2024

The HPC74 Series features the highest puncture and tear strength of all TekniPlex Healthcare reinforced papers to date, as well as outstanding porosity levels.

Aptar CSP Technologies’ N-Sorb Nitrosamine Mitigation Solution Accepted to US FDA’s Emerging Technology Program

N-Sorb addresses recent concerns related to N-nitrosamine impurities in pharmaceuticals.

September 26, 2024

N-Sorb leverages Aptar CSP Technologies’ proven 3-Phase Activ-Polymer™ platform technology to address the pressing issue of N-nitrosamine impurities in pharmaceuticals.

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PMMI Invests Over $800K to Empower the Future Workforce – 2024 Year in Review

PMMI Foundation celebrates milestone achievements in 2024.

lbs. distribution was founded in 2017 by a group of cannabis entrepreneurs with the goal of creating a robust and efficient supply chain of legal cannabis throughout California.

Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation

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.

Designing For an Emergency: Pharmapack Europe 2025 Session Preview

To comply with U.S. federal serialization laws, packaging must include new serialization information and a scannable logistics data carrier.

Key Concepts of the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Serialization Laws

The DSCSA mandates that manufacturers, wholesalers, and pharmacies use serialization (assigning unique product identifiers) to track and trace prescription drugs at every point in the supply chain.

Breaking Down the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)

INTRODUCING! The Latest Trends for Life Sciences at PACK EXPO Southeast

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INTRODUCING! The Latest Trends for Life Sciences at PACK EXPO Southeast

Products

The iPack® Rx Unit Dose Packaging System streamlines the packaging and labeling of medications, ensuring healthcare providers can deliver the correct dose to the correct patient at the correct time.

iPack Rx Unit Dose Packaging System Achieves CE Certification

This marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to improving patient safety through precise unit dose packaging and bar code labeling of medication.

RRD’s ConnectOne Storefront Designed to Drive Efficiency, Reduce Costs for Brands

Schreiner MediPharm Develops Cut-Through Indicator for Closure Seals

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