21-Jul-2009 - Austria’s Borealis has brought its Bormed LE6609-PH BFS grade plastic back to market in a move that, it claims, will allow converters to speed up their production cycles by reducing autoclave residence time.
20-Jul-2009 - Australian group Amcor has confirmed that talks about a takeover of Alcan’s pharmaceutical packaging business are still ongoing but says that no binding agreement has yet been reached.
15-Jul-2009 - Gerresheimer has cut its forecast for 2009 after a poor second quarter that saw gains made in drug packaging pegged back by falling demand from the cosmetics industry.
09-Jul-2009 - US contract manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services has purchased French device firm Plastef Investissements’ drug delivery business, adding the eris safety syringe system to its offering.
06-Jul-2009 - Northern Irish pack testing specialist Sepha has moved forward with plans to enter the Japanese market, showcasing its BlisterScan platform at Interphex Japan in Tokyo last week.
23-Jun-2009 - Sigpack Systems, a subsidiary of Bosch Packaging Technology, claims its new toploader unit will both improve the efficiency and cut the cost of handling delicate pharmaceutical packaging.
18-Jun-2009 - German aseptic filling specialist Vetter has boosted packaging operations at its new facility in Ravensburg to meet growing demand for cost-effective secondary packaging services
08-Jun-2009 - JAPM and SABEQ have launched initiatives to help companies in Jordan bring their pharma packaging and manufacturing practices inline with established markets.
04-Jun-2009 - US Instrument specialist Mocon has launched Pac Check 650 EC, a packaging headspace analyser that, it says, can help pharma manufacturers find the right oxygen/carbon dioxide balance to support shelf life and drug efficacy goals.
01-Jun-2009 - German glass making giant Gerresheimer has opened a new packaging plant in Danyang, China, further indicating its plans to grow in the world’s fifth largest pharmaceutical market.
19-May-2009 - Piramal Healthcare’s new clinical trial manufacturing, packaging and distribution centre in Northumberland, UK will help pharma industry customers to “build cost saving at an early stage,” according to European strategic manager Martin Hunt.
18-May-2009 - Telstar unveiled a range of products at Achema 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany last week, including its compact unloading system that forms part of its automatic vial loading system and aims to minimise installation space.
14-May-2009 - A new 9,500 unit per hour sterilised syringe filler was a highlight of Bosch Packaging Technology’s busy programme of machine launches at Achema 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany this week.
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 - 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.
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.
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 counterfeiting threat is explored in our interactive map, which details the legislation, seizures, technological advances and much more that occurred in Q1 2009 to give a unique oversight of the global problem.
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.