Pharma & Medical

Before the offshoring of the last two decades, pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging was vibrant in Puerto Rico. Guess what? The infrastructure and skilled workers stand ready for an easy reboot.

Designed with only two injection-molded plastic parts, 8Shot offers an "economically viable solution" for drug delivery, according to Hovione Technology.

Lean manufacturing could influence the costs of manufacturing drug-delivery systems.

An expert look at issues driving up the demand for self-administration drug-delivery devices that combine pre-filled safety-engineered aspects.

Amcor is working with the HPRC and medical device manufacturers to “consider all aspects of the waste stream.”

The autoclavable, retortable all-polyester structure offers recyclable, high-barrier packaging options for medical device kits and drug delivery.

Using Oliver Healthcare Packaging's new LF-1050N 40ga nylon, the pouches could improve resistance to flex cracking and delamination.

BlindSpotz indicators from Chromatic Technologies Inc. can detect temperature changes that could jeopardize pharmaceutical products and vaccines.

Heat sealer technology continues to advance, with automation enabling the machines to do more than just seal pouches and bags. Above-and-beyond functions include printing on-pack codes, sharing operational data, and validating seal quality...

John Bitner enjoyed life, from his birth on June 4, 1944, until his death on May 14, 2020. For more than 50 of those years, John served the packaging industry with an illustrative career that blended packaging design and engineering across...