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News

Klöckner Pentaplast adds films for blister packaging – 9-Mar-2010

The films are ideal for solid oral-dose packaging, OTC, generics, samples and nutraceuticals.

Cartonplex invests in DotScan Braille inspection technology – 8-Mar-2010

DotScan ensures compliance and quality of Braille dots on pharmaceutical cartons.

Anti-counterfeit label supports colour images – 4-Mar-2010

Fujifilm in Japan has introduced an anti-counterfeit label that supports colour images.

Syringe demonstrates cost benefits of sustainable design – 3-Mar-2010

Cambridge Consultants unveils an innovative concept for prefilled syringes, cutting pack volume in half.

Helvoet Pharma to build plant in India – 3-Mar-2010

Helvoet pharma is to strengthen its position in Asia with the construction of a new facility in India.

Technical

Bausch+Ströbel to deliver high-speed vial processing line – 1-Mar-2010

High tech line capable of processing up to 36,000 vials an hour

On the right track – 11-Oct-2009

Forthcoming legislation is set to bring wide-ranging changes to the coding and marking of pharmaceuticals. But as Craig Stobie, healthcare sector manager at Domino, explains, even with the application of the right data carrier, there are many other issues to overcome

Zero tolerance for errors – 10-Sep-2009

Chris Simpson, a founding director of Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE), looks at how the latest generation of thermal transfer overprinters can take an active role in preventing coding errors

Capping in isolation – 10-Sep-2009

Industry is moving towards isolation rather than containment for many filling operations. Watson-Marlow Flexicon describes the automated filling and capping systems for an aseptic isolator recently installed in a UK clinical trial facility

Choose your weapons against the pirates – 10-Sep-2009

As disturbing levels of counterfeit drugs percolate the market, Diethard Schaefer, global key account manager, Schreiner MediPharm, discusses some of the countermeasures available to manufacturers

Events

Packaging Valley Days 2010 – 4-Mar-2010

9 - 10 June 2010
Schwaebisch Hall, Germany

EURO ID 2010 – 2-Mar-2010

4 - 6 May 2010
Cologne, Germany

Pharmintech – 11-Feb-2010

12 - 14 May 2010
Bologna, Italy

Pre-filled Syringes Americas – 1-Feb-2010

12 - 14 April 2010
The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, US

interpack 2011 – 25-Jan-2010

12 - 18 May 2011
Messe Düsseldorf, Germany

Total Processing & Packaging 2010 – 22-Jan-2010

25 - 27 May, 2010
NEC, Birmingham, UK

Jobs & People

Astech appoints business development manager – 2-Mar-2010

Astech Projects has boosted its sales team with the appointment of John Roberts as business development manager.

Röhrhoff to succeed Herberg as Gerresheimer ceo – 11-Feb-2010

Gerresheimer’s chief executive Axel Herberg will step down and leave the company’s management board when his contract expires in June. His successor will be Uwe Röhrhoff.

Nielsen joins Catalent as chief technology officer – 4-Feb-2010

Catalent Pharma Solutions has appointed Kurt Nielsen as chief technology officer and senior vice president of innovation and growth.