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David Luttenberger and Lisa Pierce

Careers, Education, & Training

Packaging Expert David Luttenberger Retires Packaging Expert David Luttenberger Retires

Over his 34-year career, we were competitors, coworkers, colleagues. But I’ll remember David as a fellow packaging geek and dear friend whose insights have helped make a positive difference for us all.

byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

Jan 15, 2025

AI keeps an eye on recycling

Recycling’s Next Frontier: Artificial Intelligence Recycling’s Next Frontier: Artificial Intelligence

byJoanna Cosgrove

Jan 15, 2025

1 Min Read

Healthcare Recalls

Pharma & Medical

A Look Back at Packaging-Related Recalls from Q4, 2024 A Look Back at Packaging-Related Recalls from Q4, 2024

byKassandra Kania

Jan 13, 2025

9 Slides

World map with tropical heat added

Pharmaceutical Packaging

The Risky Business of Transporting Drugs in the Tropics The Risky Business of Transporting Drugs in the Tropics

byKassandra Kania

Jan 9, 2025

1 Min Read

Rachel Wagoner is Executive Director for California at Circular Action Alliance (CAA)

EPR Expert to Keynote FuturePack Forum EPR Expert to Keynote FuturePack Forum

byLisa McTigue Pierce

Jan 9, 2025

1 Min Read

Food Label Scrutiny

Trends & Issues

Perturbing Predictions for Packaging in 2025 Perturbing Predictions for Packaging in 2025

byLisa McTigue Pierce

Jan 7, 2025

1 Min Read

Woman using smartphone for checking product information

Smart Packaging

Brands & Retailers Are Bullish on GS1 Digital Link 2D Barcode

Brands & Retailers Are Bullish on GS1 Digital Link 2D Barcode

byMelissa Griffen Young, Freelance Writer

Hinged pulp packaging

Food & Beverage

2025 Foodservice Packaging Trends Lead With Sustainability and Materials

2025 Foodservice Packaging Trends Lead With Sustainability and Materials

byPaul McCann, CEO, Sabert

M&A activity

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Consumer Demand for GLP-1s Drove Pharma M&A in 2024

Consumer Demand for GLP-1s Drove Pharma M&A in 2024

byLisette Hilton, Reporter and President

Exploding lightbulb

Food & Beverage

Unwrapping Innovation in Food & Beverage Package Testing

Unwrapping Innovation in Food & Beverage Package Testing

byMichael Joseph, Global Product Manager, Industrial Physics

Front-of-package nutrition labels

Food & Beverage

FDA’s Front-of-Pack Labeling in Limbo

FDA’s Front-of-Pack Labeling in Limbo

byKate Bertrand Connolly, Freelance Writer

Countdown of top articles of 2024 for Packaging Digest

Trends & Issues

2024’s Peak Pursuits in Packaging

2024’s Peak Pursuits in Packaging

byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

2024 Must Read Articles for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Markets

Pharma & Medical

10 Stunning ‘Must Reads’ of 2024

10 Stunning ‘Must Reads’ of 2024

byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

4 key issues of sustainable packaging

4 Key Issues Impacting Packaging Sustainability

4 Key Issues Impacting Packaging Sustainability

byJoanna Cosgrove, Freelance Writer

Pharmaceutical manufacturing in China

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Sanofi Invests in China Despite Uncertainty About Tariffs

Sanofi Invests in China Despite Uncertainty About Tariffs

byLisette Hilton, Reporter and President

Cancer Vaccine Market Data - Global Market Insights

Pharma & Medical

Cancer Vaccine Market to Grow 11% Annually Through 2032

Cancer Vaccine Market to Grow 11% Annually Through 2032

Benefits of iced standard packaging vs. Xtend MA/MH film

Ship the Vegetables and Hold the Ice Using Cool New Film

Ship the Vegetables and Hold the Ice Using Cool New Film

byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor

Sterile medical packaging

Medical Packaging

FDA Issues Final EO Site Change Guidance

FDA Issues Final EO Site Change Guidance

byKassandra Kania, Freelance Writer

President-elect Donald Trump

Medical Packaging

US Medical Devices Will Likely Become More Costly Under Trump Tariffs

US Medical Devices Will Likely Become More Costly Under Trump Tariffs

byBob Kronemyer

Woman selecting frozen food in supermarket

Food & Beverage

Has Your Sustainable Package Ruined Your Shelf Life?

Has Your Sustainable Package Ruined Your Shelf Life?

byJoanna Cosgrove, Freelance Writer

Drug supply chain - creative representaiton

Pharmaceutical Packaging

DSCSA Compliance Made Simple

FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security

byJoe Lipari, Joe Lipari is director of product, Systech

Sarepta’s custom packaging for Elevidys gene therapy

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Sarepta’s Pioneering Therapy is Dosed in Precision

Sarepta’s Pioneering Therapy is Dosed in Precision

byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

The Food and Drug Administration FDA on blocks

Think Your Food Packaging Complies with FDA? Maybe Now. Maybe Not Later.

Think Your Food Packaging Complies with FDA? Maybe Now. Maybe Not Later.

byGeorge Misko, Partner, Keller and Heckman

Engaged audience at forum

First-of-its-Kind Sustainability Forum has Limited Seats

First-of-its-Kind Sustainability Forum has Limited Seats

byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

aerial view of North Carolina plant

Pharma & Medical

Nelipak Opens First Flexible-Packaging Production Site in North America

Nelipak Opens First Flexible-Packaging Production Site in North America

Senior opening a box

Pharma & Medical

Opening Packaging Shouldn’t be a Pain

Opening Packaging Shouldn’t be a Pain

byKassandra Kania, Freelance Writer

Packaging Technologies

Amcor to Buy Berry Global in Blockbuster Deal

Amcor to Buy Berry Global in Blockbuster Deal

byGeoff Giordano

Pharmacy vials

Does a Reusable Pharmacy Vial Make Sense?

Does a Reusable Pharmacy Vial Make Sense?

byKassandra Kania, Freelance Writer

Pharma blockchain - abstract image

Pharmaceutical Packaging

3 Key Insights on Blockchain-Enhanced Pharmaceutical Serialization

3 Key Insights on Blockchain-Enhanced Pharmaceutical Serialization

byLisette Hilton, Reporter and President

Drugs - Made in the USA

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Is Big Pharma Focusing More on US-Based Manufacturing?

Is Big Pharma Focusing More on US-Based Manufacturing?

byLisette Hilton, Reporter and President

Graphic featuring a pull quote from the accompanying op-ed column, and a head shot of the author.

Pharma & Medical

RFK Jr. Wants to Get Rid of 'Entire Departments’ at FDA – Here’s Why That’s Nuts

RFK Jr. Wants to Get Rid of 'Entire Departments’ at FDA – Here’s Why That’s Nuts

byAmanda Pedersen

President-Elect Donald Trump speaking at the podium.

Medical Packaging

Are Medical Device CEOs Worried About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs?

Are Medical Device CEOs Worried About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs?

Flags fly outside the General Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters.

UN Treaty Poised to Usher in a New Era for Plastics & Packaging

UN Treaty Poised to Usher in a New Era for Plastics & Packaging

byNatasha Pergl

Advanced Design & Manufacturing Montréal Palais des congrès de Montréal

Careers, Education, & Training

ADM Refocuses Event to Highlight All Encompassing Divisions of Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Ahead of Montréal Show

ADM Refocuses Event to Highlight All Encompassing Divisions of Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Ahead of Montréal Show

K-Cups

Inaccurate Recycling Claims Land K-Cups in Hot Water

Inaccurate Recycling Claims Land K-Cups in Hot Water

byJoanna Cosgrove, Freelance Writer

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