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Industry Insight
Randice Altschul, PMPS’s Industry Advisor, provides a breakdown of the articles within this issue and offers commentary on the contributions from our industry experts.
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PPMA Event Review
Inspiring the Industry
Take an inside look into the achievements of those within the industry with Processing and Packaging Machinery Association's event review.
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End of the Line
Packaging for Compliance
PMPS’s Industry Advisor, Randice Altschul, looks into how regulations can be adhered to as technology evolves in packaging to encourage patient compliance.
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Q&A: Encapsulation Technology
Recent Developments
PMPS spoke to Fernando Diez at ACG to get the latest on recent progression made across encapsulation technology, particularly hard capsule manufacturing.
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Selecting Heat Transfer Fluids
Thermal Fluid Selection
Dr Chris Wright at Global Heat Transfer outlines the different considerations to be made when selecting heat transfer fluids, emphasising that more must be thought about than just saving costs.
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Strategies for Reducing Risk
Clean Room Clean-Up
Going back to basics, Sue Springett at Teknomek details the ways in which clean room hygiene standards can be optimised in initial stages to improve on factors such as time and cost.
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Contamination-Free Automation
Robotic Resolutions
TM Robotics’ Nigel Smith examines contagion in a pharmaceutical environment and how robots can be utilised to ensure the highest quality clean room environment.
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Considering Light Systems
Brighter Futures
Zumtobel Group’s Graeme Shaw introduces the light as a service model and explains how efficient lighting can optimise the work environment.
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The Placebo Effect in Manufacturing
Unseen Ailments
Maintaining a strong and reputable position in one of the most competitive industries is essential for business. Aptean’s James Wood discusses how end-consumers can be protected through optimised manufacturing procedures.
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Enhancing Adherence with Smart Packaging
Connecting Medications
Smart technology is constantly improving to provide the highest quality service to clients. Mathias Held at Schreiner MediPharm demonstrates how connecting patients with their medications can improve adherence.
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Combatting Nonadherence
Managing Medication
Patients taking medicine incorrectly costs businesses both financially and in time. Oliver Pittock at Valley Northern looks into the ways medication adherence can be improved and how it can be enforced across the healthcare industry.
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Cargo Handling Challenges in the Cold Chain
Encounters in Transportation
Patient safety is, of course, a priority for the pharmaceutical industry, but their protection can be compromised if the right measures are not put in place during cold chain shipping. Angela Kerr at SpotSee advises on the issue.
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Q&A: Increases in Outsourcing
Optimising Outsourcing
Jason Hibbs at Jet Environmental talks to PMPS about the advantages of outsourcing, as well as the challenges they present, and how best to overcome them while bearing in mind time to market.
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Q&A: Post-Brexit Pharmacovigilance
Bracing for Brexit
Dr Jackie Roberts at Accord Healthcare talks to PMPS about the ways robust tactics can be implemented ahead of Brexit.
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Improving Packaging Presentation
Consumer Communication
Vicki Young at Nalla Design examines how packaging can lead patients to develop a preference when choosing between rival products and how companies can best influence purchasing decisions.
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Mitigating Risk in Global Transportation
Cold Chain Compliance
Adam Tetz at Pelican BioThermal explores the ever-changing world of temperaturecontrolled packaging and discusses the latest developments in global transportation.
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Connected Devices
To Connect, or Not to Connect?
Team Consulting’s Charlotte Harris, Tom Etheridge, and Paul Greenhalgh address the benefits of connected devices and how they may be useful in tackling noncompliance.
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Biotechnology Packaging
Postponement Potential
As traditional methods make the changeover to allow for postponement packaging, Dexter Tjoa at Tjoapack expands on the benefits of these products in relation to biotechnology drugs.
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Selecting a Partner
Broadening Biologics
Victoria Morgan at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc, highlights the considerations to be made when bringing a new product to market while remaining patient-centric.
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News and Press Releases |
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PCI and CSP Technologies, Inc. Announce Strategic Collaboration for Breakthrough Activ-BlisterTM Solutions
Philadelphia, PA & Auburn, AL – September 17, 2018 PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a full-service provider of specialist outsourced drug manufacturing, clinical trial services, and commercial packaging to the global healthcare industry, is pleased to announce its exclusive collaboration agreement with CSP Technologies, Inc. for U.S. clinical trials and stability testing utilizing Activ-BlisterTM packaging solutions, which help protect and promote speed-to-market for pharmaceutical and medical device products with heightened susceptibility to moisture and gases, especially oxygen.
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White Papers |
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BioFortis
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Industry Events |
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10th Annual Summit for Clinical Ops Executives
18-21 February 2019, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida
Celebrating its 10th successful year, SCOPE Summit 2019 takes place
February 18-21 in Orlando, FL. Over the course of four stimulating days of
in-depth discussions in 19 different conferences, 3 plenary keynote sessions,
and the ever-popular interactive breakout discussions, the programming focuses
on advances and innovative solutions in all aspects of clinical trial planning,
management and operations, including...
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