Material handling

How an increasingly patient-centric approach is impacting cold chain

The custom nature of patient-centric treatments introduces new questions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and stakeholders in the pharma and biologics cold chain.

May 17, 2017

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Cartoning

Bayer’s ‘Shamrock’ package cures design headaches

Cloverleaf-shaped strip-pack, customized machinery provide peel-open consumer convenience and market differentiation for fast-acting Bayer aspirin.

May 16, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Report indicates strong growth in continuous manufacturing

The increasing adoption of continuous technologies by pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and CMOs seeks to address the challenges related to product quality, drug supply and operational costs.

May 11, 2017

Material handling

Track-and-trace technologies lead the security packaging market

Diverse ongoing threats, new regulatory requirements for life critical products, and technical evolution will fuel market growth for anti-counterfeiting packaging technologies.

May 10, 2017

Material handling

Global biopharmaceutical logistics market expanding

New study shows leading market companies are providing user-friendly shipping, e-commerce, logistics management and visibility tools.

May 9, 2017

Operational Excellence

Spotted at interpack: A 'look' at the future

At the event in Dusseldorf, many companies gave a look at what's to come, including augmented reality (AR) glasses for maintenance and more connected systems for improved OEE.

May 8, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Chartwell relies on software to comply with track-and-trace deadlines

Scalable software helps pharma firm quickly serialize products from several bottling lines. New bottle labeler, camera and printer all contribute to a track-and-trace solution.

May 2, 2017

Operational Excellence

3D printing applications could transform healthcare

Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.

May 2, 2017

Operational Excellence

Is packaging changing its rigid ways?

A pair of surveys from the Flexible Packaging Association reveal new insights on the impact of switching from non-flexible packaging to flexible packaging.

May 1, 2017

Operational Excellence

Taking Wound Care Cues from Spiders

Is point-of-use nanofiber production the future of wound care? Harvard researchers inch closer to a system that could one day produce sterile bandages in the field.

April 21, 2017

Material handling

Serialization Will Impact All Drug Manufacturing

PMMI study reports on serialization implementation hurdles and compliance deadlines.

April 12, 2017

Operational Excellence

5 Tips for making use of big data in healthcare production

PDA Annual Meeting: Pulling big data into insights requires a lot more than IT resources. Experts from Merck and Janssen offer advice on moving from hindsight to foresight.

April 7, 2017

Operational Excellence

DHL Supply Chain to Use Collaborative Robots

The contract logistics company will pilot test LocusBots for order fulfillment within the life sciences sector at a Tennessee facility.

April 5, 2017