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With the aim of reducing stability testing by leveraging material data, the KiiP Wicked Stability Project is seeking to evaluate stability data of common medical device packaging materials. Join their effort—submit data by Nov. 30, 2024.

Dr. Dayna Baumeister: “Maybe a misconception is that you get to keep doing the status quo. If you really want to do innovation, you’ve got to be willing to expand the possibilities of what might come out of it at the end of the day.”

Civica is on a mission to deliver quality generic medicines—including insulin—at low cost. A new isolator-integrated vial filling line and nest filling line allow them to produce many different forms of injectables to pivot based on greatest need.

“We want to highlight the critical role that sterilization packaging plays … and share the potential risks and unintended consequences that could be caused by, in essence, ill-suited policy or legislation," says Nick Packet.

BD and Roche received expanded IFUs for self-collection in the clinical setting, while Teal Health's new at-home screening device received breakthrough designation.

In a survey, 73% of respondents had experienced at least one line clearance error in the previous 12 months. Automating this step can reduce errors while saving time in changeovers.

In striving to meet booming market demand for GLP-1 drugs, Lilly and Novo Nordisk are adding injectables manufacturing and over 1,000 jobs in the cities of Concord and Clayton, NC.

Package inserts online prove difficult for consumers to access the information they need.

Are we blocking innovation by not accepting AI? We talk with Louisa Harvey about how embracing AI in the right way might shape how devices and packaging can be better targeted to patients.