Packaging aids Ireland's economy

The pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device sectors remain vital to Ireland’s business future, despite the country’s recent economic slowdown.

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After enjoying years of prosperity, Ireland has been hit by the challenging economic times that have touched many countries around the globe. In the opinion of the managing director of one medical device sub-contract manufacturing/packaging company, “things are likely to get worse before they get better” in Ireland. The good news: Through government-based groups such as Enterprise Ireland (www.enterprise-ireland.com), there is a commitment to financial investments in the life sciences sector, student education, and workforce development.

In late August, Healthcare Packaging visited four packaging-centric firms in Ireland: The Perigord Group (www.perigordgroup.com), Dublin; Sealed Air Nelipak (www.nelipak.com), Galway; Contech Ireland (www.contechireland.com), Galway; and SteriPack Medical (www.steripack.ie), Clara.

Managing global packaging artwork

Some of the world’s most recognizable generic pharmaceutical product manufacturers are now employing the GL-AMS (Global Artwork Management System) from The Perigord Group (see photo, above right).

“The pharmaceutical sector represents between 40 and 50 percent of our business today, and that figure continues to grow,” says Alan Leamy, Perigord’s managing director. GL-AMS was introduced in the U.S. during Interphex, held earlier this year in Philadelphia. GL-AMS creates a central online storage area that provides a single point of proof for artwork used for packaging materials such as cartons, labels, inserts, and leaflets, allowing users to develop consistent branding across multiple stock-keeping units and at multiple global locations. This can help speed product to market and assist with verification tasks.

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