pharmapackaging

The site, located in Macungie, PA, will offer primary and secondary pharmaceutical packaging including bottling, blistering, vial labeling and medical device kitting as well as serialization services. Located within 6 miles of Sharp’s Allentown campus, the Macungie site provides the company with additional capacity in response to increasing volume demands from clients, as well as the space to expand further. The site will commence an immediate integration to the Sharp facility network. The 160,000 sq.-ft.

Continuing to evolve its brand and strengthen its customer connections, Boulder, Colo.-based Ethan’s, the functional shot company, has announced the rebranding of its line of wellness shots, putting function at the forefront of their packaging. “At Ethan’s, we keep a very open dialogue with our customers, so when we learned that they were looking for more clarification on the function and occasion for each of our shots, we knew it was time to make some changes in our packaging,” says Ethan Hirshberg, founder of Ethan’s.

The company is seeing a surge in interest in more high-tech healthcare packaging, including printed electronics, with the challenges of COVID-19. “Recently, we have been asked about COVID-19 testing kits with intelligent and connected capabilities,” Chris Jones Harris principal, corporate development at the company said.

Accuracy, safety, efficiency and speed are essential for successful clinical trials. Since the studies are mainly carried out internationally, the investigational medicinal products must be reliably labeled and have all the important information in several languages. Sanofi needed a multi-page label for this, on which the product information is available in many different languages. In addition, it should adhere firmly to the plastic needle protection system and should not affect the functionality of the system.