IoPP’s Inaugural ‘Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging’ Course a Success

"We wanted to reach as many people as possible while keeping the class size small... it’s intensive on multiple levels,” says course founder Jennifer Benolken. The class will be offered again in Feb. 2023 at MD&M West.

Art Castronovo presents to a packed house.
Art Castronovo presents to a packed house.
Keren Sookne

Developed through IoPP’s Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee (MDPTC), the first “Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging” course was held at McCormick Place during PACK EXPO International (Oct. 24 through 26) in three half-day sessions.

A team of packaging professionals vetted by the MDPTC delivered the course to a packed house of approximately 40 students. The goal was to deliver essential knowledge around this complex segment of the packaging industry for both new and veteran device packaging professionals, whom often no longer receive the same on-the-job training they once did.

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