Intelsius, formerly DGP Group, has introduced Orcatherm to address the increasing pharma industry need for temperature-controlled packaging and regulatory compliant sample transport solutions.
Rexam and Med Time Technology, a US manufacturer of plastic prescription vials, have launched “Pill Timer,” a packaging solution designed to boost treatment compliance rates.
The Norwegian “green packaging” company, TimeTemp AS, intends to develop, produce and market freshness and quality indicators to the pharmaceutical industry that can be attached to cartons or pallets to determine the shelf life of a product.
Syringe maker Unilife said it was hit by falling revenues, costs of US relocation and workforce expansion in Q4, but that significant business progress was made in fiscal 2010.
High tech packaging sales and revenue from acquired delivery businesses drive West Pharmaceutical Services growth in second quarter, but US firm cuts guidance.
Bosch Packaging has identified Asia as a key engine for future growth as its chief announced its international presence had helped the firm to “stand our ground in the global market place” during a tough 2009.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals’ heparin sodium injection, USP, which uses packaging and labelling safety features, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Converters and manufacturers will be able to measure the real-life performance of packaging barrier products with greater speed and accuracy thanks to an enhanced water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) instrument, said Mocon Inc.
West Pharmaceutical Services and Japan’s Daikyo Seiko team on container technology they claim will help drugmakers ensure consistency during scale-up operations
New Gerresheimer CEO Uwe Roehrhoff wants the German firm to become the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry “first choice” partner for high-tech packaging.
Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging has revealed details of its US-based ready-to-fill syringe production line capabilities in a manufacturing sector that has traditionally been the strong hold of countries like Germany and France.
Pharmaceutical and healthcare carton specialists, Chesapeake has formed an alliance with carton supplier Cartonajes Leca in a move that aims to extend its production network to southern Europe.
Vetter Pharma have begun construction of its latest storage facility in a move that forms part of Vetter’s recent efforts to expand its pharmaceutical logistical resources. Vetter's newest facility, located in Germany, adds to another new U.S facility...
Amcor said its takeover of Ball Plastics Packaging Americas for US$280m is an important strategic move that will allow it to diversify packaging formats, as well as expand its manufacturing capabilities and market share.
Nearly half of healthcare supply chain executives are planning to expand into emerging markets in the next 18 months, according to a UPS survey, but are concerned about the process.
Becton Dickinson (BD) is launching what could be the world’s smallest pen needle designed for insulin delivery. Patients in the United States will be the first recipients as BD aim to head up a market worth roughly $174bn (€145bn).
Increasing customer demand for integrated and flexible systems were the drivers behind developing new vertical flat pouch equipment for packing a range of free-flowing goods including granulates and powders, said Bosch Packaging Technology.
LGR Emballages, has announced a substantial investment in three Speedmaster XL 105 presses that the French packaging group hope will improve its current short-run productivity for pharmaceutical packaging.
The Consortium for the Advancement of Patient Safety (CAPS) says research shows that USP plans to restrict printing on pharmaceutical vial ferrules and caps are “ambiguous and vague.”
Nampak Europe is to invest €4.5m ($5.4m) in a new purpose-built factory to replace its Wolfen facility in a move to reduce product costs in the northern European arm of the business.
Ampac Flexibles continues to utilise its High-Speed (HS) Laminate technology by launching its laminate films – a product, which the makers claim will heat seal at temperatures 40 degrees lower than standard laminate materials.
A trio of robots that can cope with the demands of vaccine handling and its packaging is ushering in new automation know how as part of a growing army of pharmaceutical production robotics.
Sepha has introduced EZ Blister II to meet rising demand from India, China and South America for an affordable, mobile blister packaging machine for clinical trial use.
A US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) advisory panel has issued recommendations intended to improve drug compliance and minimise misuse by standardising prescription medication labels.
A track and trace packaging system designed to integrate into existing operations, bringing companies into compliance with new regulations, has been launched by Crest Solutions and Eisai Machinery.
US drug packaging firm Comar says acquisition of Universal Container Corp (Unicon) provides capacity for growth, particularly in key liquid medication delivery device market.
Sandoz will buy generics firm Oriel Therapeutics, adding the US company’s FreePath delivery system and Solis multi-dose dry powder inhaler to its respiratory drug technology portfolio.
The EFPIA has hailed its 2-D data matrix anti-counterfeiting pilot scheme as a success and hopes to convince governments and supply chain actors of benefits of the approach.
“Good business development” in the pharma and “slow spending” in the cyclical cosmetics and life sciences sectors dominated Gerreshimer’s performance in the first quarter of 2010.
Amcor Flexibles has expanded its drug packaging capacity with the installation of a new blown-film production line at its facility in Mundelein, Illinois, US.