
PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO are The Main Event for Pharma and Medical Device Packaging Solutions
PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO are The Main Event for Pharma and Medical Device Packaging Solutions
PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO are The Main Event for Pharma and Medical Device Packaging Solutions
PACK EXPO International and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO offer the widest array of packaging solutions for the pharma, biopharma, nutraceutical and medical device industries you’ll find anywhere.
One badge gives you access to both shows, where you’ll find:
- Advanced technologies to safeguard your product and provide accurate dosing.
- Systems to ensure traceability, validity and security.
- Versatile and customizable applications, such as adaptable labeling systems.
- Materials and containers that preserve sterility, extend shelf life and protect your product.
- Potential crossover solutions from related industries such as food and beverage.
PHARMA INDUSTRY NEWS
Transforming online pharmacy market
Amazon’s interest in the healthcare sector creates new packaging opportunities for pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Patent cliff paves the way for new growth
Expiring patents are expected to stimulate growth and demand for packaging machinery.
Speed syringe filling
Designed to aid compounding pharmacies in precise robotic picking of loose syringes, vision systems are more than just an accessory.
Supplier Role in Single-Use Validation?
Single-use equipment offers cost savings in development, manufacturing and facility operations. Pharmaceutical companies can lessen their distress by testing their selected equipment materials, but without a lot of experience, it's hard to know if the FDA is going to accept self-validation. Thus, drug manufacturers would prefer and have begun to request that equipment suppliers do much of the initial qualification testing for extractable materials.
Generics vs. Biosimilars: Similar but Different Advantages
Biosimilars have the same clinical effect as a generic but are only as similar to the original branded drug as validation technologies can confirm.
Four Major Trends in Pharmaceutical
With constant development and change, new trends are shaping the drug industry — including new serialization technologies and inspection technologies. Additionally, new processing equipment is being developed to handle the novel biological formulations and personalized medicines that are becoming more prevalent in today’s market.
Pharmaceutical Logistics Market Shows Fragmentation
As products evolve, international and domestic companies, cold chain and cloud-based supply chain functions are all part of a more complex market.
Survey Reveals Serialization’s Potential Across Industries
New survey reports that companies across different industries consider the most important advantages of serialization to be protection against brand and product piracy and greater transparency in the logistics chain.
Can Unit-Dose Packaging Reduce Opioid Abuse?
Though not a mandate, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb recognizes that blister packaging could help alleviate addiction, abuse and overdosing of medications such as opioids and loperamide.