02-Jul-2007 - The finishing touches are being added to the new Bradman Lake Group's packaging machinery facility in Norwich, Norfolk, as the company continues on its global expansion plan.
25-Jun-2007 - Danish drug-maker Novo Nordisk is continuing in its drive to expand its manufacturing facilities around the world; the latest being in the US.
14-Jun-2007 - An immigration raid this week on a Fresh Del Monte Produce processing plant indicates that federal officials are continuing their campaign to crack down on the industry's use of illegal labour.
11-Jun-2007 - Major packaging player Rexam this morning announced that it will be scooping up the plastics business of beleaguered firm Owens-Illinois in a deal worth almost $2bn (€1.5bn).
31-May-2007 - A magic bullet for the pharmaceutical supply chain has entered the stage as radio frequency identification (RFID) technology attempts to fix up its teething problems.
30-May-2007 - Alcan Packaging Kreuzlingen is the latest company to receive certification for the new ISO standard for primary packaging, becoming the first flexible packaging firm in the world to achieve the accreditation.
29-May-2007 - With Asia increasingly becoming the destination of choice for manufacturers and the domestic market blossoming, a major components manufacturer has singled out its Singapore facility for a multi-million dollar expansion.
29-May-2007 - ESS Technologies has added Bergami's new TF 80 automatic tube filling and closing machine to its offering to US pharmaceutical manufacturers.
24-May-2007 - Packaging machinery purchases in the US are expected to level off in 2007 as buyers exercise caution in the face of uncertainty in the US economy.
22-May-2007 - Bosch Packaging Technology has launched the FLT1020 vial filling system, a scaled-down version of full-sized filling units that is geared specifically to use in the early stages of clinical trials.
21-May-2007 - A UK-based technology company is part of a trio leading the way in innovative supply chain solutions by combining real-time temperature monitoring with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for the pharmaceutical industry.
15-May-2007 - Larger, high-value, reusable containers will drive demand for rigid packaging by 3.5 per cent each year, reaching $6.6bn in 2011, according to a new report.
15-May-2007 - The IMA Group's first quarter 2007 results continue to show growth following the firm's expansion in the pharmaceutical industry and its acquisitions over the last year.
14-May-2007 - German packaging company Klockner Pentaplast (KP) is investing more than $20m (€15m) in a new pharmaceutical films manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, India, in a bid to up its presence there.
08-May-2007 - Amylin Pharmaceuticals is expanding significantly on the US manufacturing facility it is building in West Chester, Ohio for a long-acting version of its injectable diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide).
08-May-2007 - Reliance on contract packaging staff is increasing and it is currently a 'contractor's market.' However, the biggest challenge in a packaging laboratory - stability - will only be overcome as full-service packaging firms take over the scene, attendees heard during a recent presentation at Interphex, New York.
03-May-2007 - The Bosch Group has announced plans to augment its packaging technology division with the acquisition of German firm Pharmatec.
02-May-2007 - A new machine developed by US firm Vardex Laser promises to offer a unique solution to the global problem of drug counterfeiting, protecting products right down to the pill itself.
02-May-2007 - US diabetics will soon have a new alternative to the predominant needle and syringe method of administering insulin, now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval to Sanofi-Aventis' Lantus SoloStar.
02-May-2007 - West Pharmaceutical Services reported a 40 per cent increase in operating profit for the first quarter of 2007, despite profits diving 43 per cent in the Tech Group business that makes the delivery device for Pfizer's inhaled insulin Exubera.
02-May-2007 - Italian glassware specialist Stevanato Group has consolidated the engineering side of its business through the acquisition of fellow Italian company Optrel.
02-May-2007 - Active packaging specialist Multisorb Technologies is in the midst of developing a new desiccant product that will offer a novel built-in solution to producers of dry powder and metered dose inhalers.
30-Apr-2007 - Boehringer Ingelheim is stepping up its commercial contract manufacturing operation in Mexico to feed the ravenous North American market.
26-Apr-2007 - Owens-Illinois, the US company best known as a manufacturer of glass containers, has finalised a 50/50 joint venture with Pavisa Industries to manufacture and sell plastic healthcare containers in Mexico and other Latin markets.
25-Apr-2007 - A crop-based alternative to regular plastics that is biodegradeable and compostable, developed by biotechnology firm Metabolix and agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland, is to be developed for pharmaceutical applications.