The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
Colorcon
11-May-2009 - Italian machining specialist Marchesini’s claims its new 150 carton per minute Unica monobloc packaging system offers syringe makers greater packaging flexibility, improved cleaning access and quicker change over.
11-May-2009 - A new ready-to-use WFI prefilled syringe for the reconstitution of lyophilised drugs is likely to win fans among producers of high-value biopharma drugs according to West Pharmaceutical Services’s VP of European marketing, Mike Schaefers.
07-May-2009 - Medica Packaging is upgrading its label inspection capabilities through the installation of three Surfscan Technologies systems, which should eliminate customer returns by detecting defects.
05-May-2009 - Pharmafreight and Kryotrans have teamed up to offer a one-way, temperature-controlled shipping service that they claim will help pharmaceutical exporters cut costs and boost efficiency.
05-May-2009 - Contract pharmaceutical services provider Catalent is to install a 10 colour press at its printed components facility in the Irish capital Dublin as part of a company wide effort to expand European operations.
27-Apr-2009 - US drug packaging firm Aylward Enterprises has called in Siemens’ energy and automation division to help design the latest generation of its ACT 9000 series bottle filling machine.
23-Apr-2009 - Winpak appears to have benefited from the current economic turmoil, with lower raw material costs and favourable currency rates helping it post net earnings of $9.7m (€7.4m), up by 62 per cent on 2008.
20-Apr-2009 - Domino Printing is expanding its presence in Portugal through the €7m ($9m) acquisition of Labeljet SA and its subsidiary Marque TDI, which is currently a distributor for the traceability specialist.
16-Apr-2009 - US contractor MeadWestvaco (MWV) claims the latest addition to its Shellpack range, the Shellpak-170, offers drugmakers more options for adherence promotion blister packaging.
14-Apr-2009 - Ampac Flexibles has expanded its range of Flexi-Free overwrap packaging with the launch of its child resistant product, which can be customised by the client to meet their needs.
07-Apr-2009 - PTI Packaging Systems chose this year's Interphex show to introduce its new unit dose, or "stick pack," production machine to the North American packaging sector.
06-Apr-2009 - The use of intelligent sorbents to improve product stability can save companies six to 12 months of development and boost revenues, according to Adrian Possumato, global director at Multisorb.
01-Apr-2009 - PTI’s non-destructive micro leak tester can cut costs for companies using dye ingress, according to general manager Heinz Wolf, who demonstrated the technology to in-PharmaTechnologist at Interphex.
31-Mar-2009 - Canada’s Winpak has gained an exclusive license to use Reynolds Packaging’s manufacturing know-how in the production of packaging for the drug and healthcare industries.
30-Mar-2009 - A US pharmacy’s attempt to implement simpler packaging that clearly communicates information to patients has failed to improve compliance, according to a study.
24-Mar-2009 - Hewlett-Packard has made its high-volume digital press commercially available, which it claims can cut waste, warehousing and environmental impact compared to analogue printing.
23-Mar-2009 - Michael Schmitt, president of Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, believes a recovery in the global economy, the increasing demand for quality and the emergence of markets like India and Brazil will be key drivers for the packaging sector over the next few years.
23-Mar-2009 - Catalent is adjusting its packaging operations by closing one facility and simultaneously expanding another, which it believes will improve the service offered to its folding carton customers.
19-Mar-2009 - PLF International has appointed a new sales director to drive organic growth and take the packaging machinery firm into new market sectors.
19-Mar-2009 - A US trade organisation has drawn up its own set of standards for Braille on pharmaceutical packaging in the absence of any legislative decision by the US.
04-Mar-2009 - Use of graphs and tables depicting pharmacokinetic attributes is among the recommendations made in the FDA’s latest guidance on clinical pharmacology labelling of prescription drugs.
02-Mar-2009 - Three plants owned by contract packaging maker Alcan have been cleared to produce containers for pharmaceutical products under the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 15378:2006 guidelines.
25-Feb-2009 - This week in-PharmaTechnologist's Pharma Phacts podcast focuses on a nanotechnology method that could produce more effective barrier packaging using less material.
23-Feb-2009 - SGD launched its new lyophilisation vials at Pharmapack 2009, which Vincent Langlade, Marketing Director Pharmaceuticals, explained were well suited to capture the growing market.
19-Feb-2009 - Gerresheimer posted positive results for 2008, with operating income growing by over 13 per cent, but has acknowledged it will not be able to maintain this momentum in 2009.