The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
Colorcon
11-Oct-2004 - Despite the protestations of suppliers, the cost of passive tags used for radiofrequency identification (RFID) will not fall as low as 5 cents per unit, and is more likely to be at the 16 cent level, according to a recently published report by ARC Advisory Group.
11-Oct-2004 - Sherwood Technology has launched a new additive for solvent-based coatings that could be used to provide a narking technology for transparent packaging material, such as blisters used for pharmaceuticals.
07-Oct-2004 - Italian packaging machinery company IMA has expanded its business in the US market with acquisition of Nova Packaging Systems, which makes automatic machines for the bottling of capsules and tablets.
06-Oct-2004 - Integrated material handling solutions provider FKI Logistex has expanded its range of conveying surface options to make pallet loading more adaptable and cost-effective for suppliers.
05-Oct-2004 - In the wake of label giant Avery Dennison's recently announced charge into the radiofrequency identification (RFID) sector, Dan Scarborough, the group's chief operating officer, has shed more light on the rationale for the offensive, reports Phil Taylor.
05-Oct-2004 - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology in Germany are developing a compostable packaging tape that can be disposed of cheaply and creates less waste.
04-Oct-2004 - UK supermarket chain Tesco has begun rolling out an RFID network to track shipments from its central distribution centre to all 98 of its Tesco Extra superstores, with completion set for Christmas this year.
04-Oct-2004 - France's genOway, the company behind the first-ever cloning of a laboratory rat last year, has reported a double whammy of good news, raising €4 million in funding and forging an alliance with the world's number one drugs company.
01-Oct-2004 - A best-selling drug used by millions worldwide to treat arthritis has been withdrawn from the market after comprehensive clinical data confirmed long-established concerns that the treatment could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
30-Sep-2004 - Medicine containers that talk and give instructions on dosing have been discussed for a long time, but the first systematic application of the technology has come from a somewhat unlikely the source - the US Army.
28-Sep-2004 - Sun Microsystems has been working on a number of initiatives designed to help manufacturers improve supply chain efficiency and achieve RFID compliance in time.
28-Sep-2004 - IBM has announced a $250 million (€203m) investment programme in radiofrequency identification (RFID) and will boost the number of employees working in this area by 1,000.
27-Sep-2004 - A new report into pharmaceutical R&D worldwide identifies a changing trend in increasing R&D focus of drugs for breast cancer treatment compared with those for prostate cancer. This may account for prostate cancer becoming the second most dangerous form of cancer after lung cancer, killing 10,000 men a year in the UK.
27-Sep-2004 - Bonar Plastics has developed a new container for hazardous liquids that reduces the risk of spillages, is easy and safe for operators to clean, and can be monitored using wireless technologies.
23-Sep-2004 - Labelling giant Avery Dennison has formed a new business unit to manufacture and sell low-cost radiofrequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, putting its weight behind a technology that to date has mostly been pushed forward by smaller companies.
16-Sep-2004 - Videojet Technologies has developed the Videojet Broadcast System as a cost effective means of helping suppliers meet tight retailer mandates on RFID implementation.
16-Sep-2004 - Shipments of aluminium foil for the first six months of 2004 remained solid, buoyed by the ever-increasing market for flexible packaging.
15-Sep-2004 - GE's security business has begun testing a cost-effective container security solution for use in maritime shipping. The new product is designed to detect unauthorised access to a container, and can monitor the container in transit for signs of intrusion.
15-Sep-2004 - Automated packaging developer Bradman Lake is launching its latest robotic top load cartoner for throughputs of up to 300ppm, an innovation that the group hopes will build on its international reputation.
14-Sep-2004 - AstraZeneca has installed a new software system to handle its global packaging and labelling activities in a bid to cut time to market, maintain regulatory compliance and improve collaboration and artwork approvals.
13-Sep-2004 - Needle free injector specialist Bioject Medical Technologies has won a new contract to supply its drug vial adaptor product, designed to make syringe filling completely needle free.
13-Sep-2004 - Soaring energy costs are driving up the price of packaging materials. Anthony Fletcher looks at the state of the market for polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene.
09-Sep-2004 - The use of flexible packaging to transport, distribute and market products such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and foods has expanded rapidly over the past decade and this trend is set to continue to rise, according to the organisers of a conference on the issue scheduled for 13 October.
06-Sep-2004 - Cardinal Health says it plans to expand and restructure several of its facilities around the world after what it describes as 'heightened customer demand for clinical supply services, such as design, packaging, labelling, storage and distribution'.
06-Sep-2004 - Could environmentally-friendly biodegradable containers made from wheat starch eventually replace traditional polystyrene-based products? Only if the price is right, reports Anthony Fletcher.