24-Apr-2007 - Successful applications of cold-form film and security foil helped the Pharma/Healthcare division of Austria's Constantia Packaging to deliver above-average growth in 2006, the company reported.
23-Apr-2007 - While technology cost and lack of a demonstrated return on investment constitute the biggest barrier to adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) in the pharmaceutical industry, the lack of a frequency standard runs these factors a close second, a new report has found.
19-Apr-2007 - ATMI LifeSciences, a Belgian company that manufactures and supplies film-based single-use packaging products for the biopharmaceutical industry, has set up a joint venture, ATMI Austar LifeSciences, Ltd, in the Shanghai area of China.
19-Apr-2007 - US firm Multisorb Technologies yesterday announced that it has bought up Silgel Packaging, a fellow manufacturer of desiccant packaging products.
18-Apr-2007 - A new integrated dose counter is being launched this week by 3M's drug delivery systems business, providing a new solution to recent regulatory requirements for metered dose inhalers.
03-Apr-2007 - Swiss packaging-machine manufacturer Alphacos has launched a new product to help protect healthcare workers using pre-filled syringes against needlestick injuries.
20-Mar-2007 - Packaging technology firm Bradman Lake is selling off recently acquired brands Albro, Dico and Gravfil only months after investing in a new multi-million pound manufacturing facility.
20-Mar-2007 - After a year of consultation, the European Commission has finally proposed guidelines for the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the EU.
07-Mar-2007 - UK drug goliath GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is ramping up drug production at its Polish site as it prepares to more than double the number of markets the plant will supply.
07-Mar-2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist takes an indepth look at the new radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that will soon revolutionise pharmaceutical supply chain management.
06-Mar-2007 - Eisai has today begun building a £100m (€147m) European headquarters in the UK which will include a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility - its first production plant in Europe.
01-Mar-2007 - A new label film designed for narrow neck containers, can combine high-shrink properties with a tamper evident seal, its manufacturer claims.
28-Feb-2007 - Adept Technology has introduced a ceiling-mounted version of its s800 series Cobra robot. The inverted robot offers high-speed packaging and assembly with a wider reach, while leaving a much clearer working area.
21-Feb-2007 - Advances in organic electronics have allowed UK-based Novalia to develop a proprietary technology for circuit printing on packaging - using conventional printing equipment - which can be used to identify when a package has been tampered with.
08-Feb-2007 - US-based sterile experts Mediatech has entered into a business agreement with US-based packaging and filling supplier Rapak to market and sell aseptic filling equipment to satisfy a gap in the market.
08-Feb-2007 - Italy's Bonfiglioli Engineering has launched a leak testing machine for syringes, with the ability to check and remove syringes that are faulty before leaving the factory.
07-Feb-2007 - Swedish packaging manufacturer Cerbo has developed a novel closure for tablet bottles as a user-friendly alternative for those who have limited dexterity in their hands and fingers.
30-Jan-2007 - Merck-Serono today announced the launch of easypod, the first electronic growth hormone injection device.
30-Jan-2007 - Two companies have teamed-up to create what they claim is one of the world's fastest robotic packagers.
29-Jan-2007 - France-based Rexam Pharma is gearing up to launch a safety add-on device that fits on to prefilled syringes to help drugmakers comply with recent legislations designed to prevent needlestick injuries.
23-Jan-2007 - Rexam has introduced two new desiccant caps - Evipharm & Secupharm - that use a filled in-line silica gel as a desiccant to improve shelf life of the drug.
15-Jan-2007 - A new radio frequency identification (RFID) chip has been developed by Pliant and IBM that can not only track drug products through the supply chain but also identify when a product has been tampered with.
10-Jan-2007 - Radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag adoption will be hampered by a lack of a skilled labour force that is adequately trained to handle this new technology, research reveals.
04-Jan-2007 - German technology group Sartorius have acquired all shares in plastics manufacturer Toha Plast.
04-Jan-2007 - German packaging firm Gerresheimer has acquired Wilden, the European market leader for medical drug-delivery plastic systems, in a move that will show worldwide presence through targeted acquisitions.