03-May-2011 - Pharmaceutical packaging designed to improve adherence is also effective at boosting “patient persistency” according to new research.
28-Apr-2011 - Switzerland – based specialty chemicals group Clariant has acquired 96.15 per cent of German Süd – Chemie.
28-Apr-2011 - Becton, Dickinson and company (BD) has announced that production of its Hypak prefilled in Japan will resume later this year as operations in the country are recovering faster than expected.
27-Apr-2011 - The finding that extended space flight is detrimental to the stability of pharmaceuticals may have implications for drug packaging, dispensing technologies and mail order delivery according to a NASA study.
27-Apr-2011 - Oystar has sold its processing tech units, Huttlin and Manesty, to Bosch in a deal that continues its effort to refocus on primary and secondary packaging.
20-Apr-2011 - Pharma, distributors and dispensers have all called for a single, US-wide track-and-trace standard that pre-empts state laws.
11-Apr-2011 - PTI Inspection Systems and Nikka Densok USA have teamed up to take high-voltage leak detection (HVLD) from the factory floor to the pharmaceutical lab.
07-Apr-2011 - Gerresheimer reported revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, citing demand from the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors as the key drivers.
06-Apr-2011 - Unilife has begun a ‘scheduled realignment’ of its operating infrastructure to support the production and sale of its Unifill prefilled syringe, according to a statement released by the company.
06-Apr-2011 - Sepha, the Belfast, Northern Ireland-based packaging machinery expert, has developed what it claims is the world’s first tool-less vision-based leak detection machine for blister-packs.
05-Apr-2011 - Processing and packaging technology firm Romaco will be sold to German private equity group Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) for €61m (£86.5m).
28-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round up of recent clinical trial packaging services partnerships.
24-Mar-2011 - Kerry Logistics has opened two distribution centres in China to serve pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and other industries.
23-Mar-2011 - Gerresheimer has bought Brazilian pharmaceutical plastic packaging maker Vedat, citing rapid growth of the country’s drug market, particularly the generics segment, as the main driver for the acquisition.
17-Mar-2011 - US contractor Multi Packaging Solutions plans to expand its label and carton manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan to cater for growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry.
14-Mar-2011 - Gerresheimer has taken out a new loan to refinance four years ahead for schedule, citing the favourable financial climate as the key driver.
02-Mar-2011 - Clondalkin is to buy the printed components unit from Catalent as part of an ongoing acquisition strategy in the strong sector growth.
01-Mar-2011 - Four US packaging firms have merged to form Aphena Pharma Solutions in a bid to create a single-source offering.
28-Feb-2011 - in-Pharmatechnologist.com presents a round up of the latest pharmaceutical packaging technologies with news from Stora Enso, Gerresheimer, MWV and Sabic.
24-Feb-2011 - Clariant International has set up a unit to help the pharma sector overcome regulatory hurdles involved with developing colour packaging
24-Feb-2011 - Mass-market drug manufacturers can turn a fixed cost into a service-providing revenue generator by investing in an agile supply chain, says PwC.
21-Feb-2011 - Operating profit at West tumbled in the fourth quarter as restructuring charges and the lack of H1N1 affected results.
17-Feb-2011 - The European Parliament has approved the falsified medicines directive and described it as a “huge step” in efforts to protect patients.
16-Feb-2011 - Japanese pharma giant, Daiichi Sankyo Inc. (DSI) has announced the acquisition of its first US-based packaging and manufacturing plant.
16-Feb-2011 - Canada lost more than 3,600 pharmaceutical jobs in the second half of 2010 as domestic and export sales slowed.