Plastic Ingenuity announced today that it’s expanding its operations into Europe with the acquisition of Spezi-Pack. Located near Dresden, Germany, Spezi-Pack is an established thermoforming company. Madison, Wisconsin-based Plastic Ingenuity said the expansion enables it to offer regional European manufacturing for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging. The acquisition helps to increase efficiencies along the value…
Nelipak acquires Merrill’s packaging business
Nelipak Corp. says it has acquired Merrill’s Packaging, which specializes in custom thermoformed packaging for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and other life sciences products. Merrill’s has manufacturing operations at its Burlingame, California, headquarters and in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Both sites are ISO 13485 certified and have ISO Class 8 cleanrooms. “We are excited to welcome the…
Thermo Fisher, Sanofi expand drug manufacturing partnership
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced plans to acquire Sanofi’s sterile manufacturing site in Ridgefield, New Jersey, and continue producing a portfolio of Sanofi therapies there while opening the facility to additional pharmaceutical and biotech customers. The plant performs sterile fill-finish and packaging, and has more than 200 employees, all of whom will join Thermo Fisher…
Nelipak earns certifications at Derry facility
Nelipak announced today that it received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus for its Derry, Northern Ireland facility. ISCC PLUS is a globally recognized standard tracking recycled and bio-based materials through the supply chain. It verifies that companies meet environmental and social standards. Cranston, Rhode Island-based Nelipak manufactures healthcare packaging solutions and offers complementary…
MilliporeSigma opens $317M biosafety plant in Maryland
MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canadian Life Science unit of Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) announced today that it opened a new $317 million (€290) biosafety testing facility in Rockville, Maryland. The 23,000-square-meter facility houses biosafety testing, analytical development and cell banking manufacturing services. It consolidates labs currently spread across four buildings into one single facility. MilliporeSigma…
Thermo Fisher introduces new sustainable antibody packaging
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced today that it introduced more sustainable packaging for 125,000 Invitrogen antibodies. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company said the transition from cold-chain packaging to ambient temperature shipping from distribution center to customer reduces package material mass and improves the customer experience. This comes as part of the company’s global sustainability efforts. According to…
Nipro launches new glass vials powered by Stevanato Group’s EZ-fill tech
Nipro PharmaPackaging announced today that it launched new D2F (direct-to-fill) glass vials powered by Stevanato Group technology. The vials feature Stevanato’s EZ-fill technology to offer a high-quality, ready-to-use (RTU) solution. Nipro designed the vials to meet the rigorous standards and increasing requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. D2F vials are washed, depyrogenated, packaged in nest and…
BD partners with ten23 health on prefilled syringe manufacturing
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it entered into a collaboration with ten23 health to develop a new way to track prefillable syringes (PFS). ten23 health, a Swiss CDMO, offers drug development, filling and device assembly expertise to contribute to the product offering. It recently entered into a production collaboration with on-body drug delivery device maker…
PCI Pharma Services makes $365M investment in drug delivery device manufacturing
PCI Pharma Services announced that it’s investing more than $365 million in infrastructure to support assembly and packaging efforts. The investment supports the clinical- and commercial-scale final assembly and packaging of drug-device combination products utilizing advanced drug delivery systems, with an emphasis on injectable formats. PCI Pharma plans to put its investment toward new and…
Catalent completes $25M expansion at German packaging site
Catalent (NYSE:CTLT) announced today that it completed the expansion of its clinical supply facility in Schorndorf, Germany. The Somerset, New Jersey-based company’s Schorndorf site is its flagship European facility. It provides comprehensive clinical supply services, including packaging, storage and distribution. Catalent originally opened the Schorndorf facility in 1996. It provides comprehensive clinical supply services, including…