Pharmaceutical Industry News
News in the Pharmaceutical Industry. The Latest News form Origin Pharma Packaging, a Leading Global Manufacturer.
What is Cleanroom Manufacturing?
Cleanroom manufacturing for packaging is a process that ensures products are packed in a controlled environment. As a result, it protects patients, staff, and their environments from contamination and the potential health risks it poses. Below, we discuss what a cleanroom is, how they’re classified, and how we ensure sterility through our cleanroom manufacturing and…
UK Plastic Packaging Tax, April 2022
Beginning 1st April 2022, The UK Government and HMRC are introducing The Plastic Packaging Tax which will apply a £200 per tonne tax on all liable plastic packaging components manufactured or imported into the UK. There are some exceptions to the tax such as where a minimum of 30% of product weight is made up…
2022 Pharmaceutical Packaging Trends
According to Forbes, the packaging of pharmaceutical products is the biggest obstacle to accessing advanced vaccines and therapies by patients who need them most. While the pharmaceutical industry is innovating and inventing new drugs, the drugs may not get to the user in perfect condition. But thankfully, recent trends in the industry are about to…
A Guide to Types of Glass Containers
Glass is highly common in pharmaceutical packaging and lifestyle packaging products. The many glass types offer an abundance of benefits, which are essential for the longevity, concentration, and safety of what is stored inside. They are ideal for packaging solutions as they are easy to sterilise, great for protecting the contents from ultraviolet rays, do…
A Look Back on Pharma in 2021
2021 has certainly been a huge year for pharma. Things have changed drastically and it would seem that there has been a lot of upheavals as well. If you want to find out more about pharma, how it has changed then simply take a look below. Primary Packaging And The Increase In Demand The coronavirus…
The Globe Vaccinated in Numbers
A year and eight months after that infamous 11 March 2020 – when the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 to be a pandemic – the world seems to be radically changed. Over the past months, we have all battled with losses of lives, health, and jobs – challenges that would leave anyone scarred. But at…
Artificial Intelligence: Can it really help drug discovery?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making waves in many different industries around the world. However, many would argue that the most important development is seen in the medical sector. Machine learning is expected to make the hunt for new pharmaceuticals cheaper, faster, and a lot more effective. With that being said, continue reading to discover everything…
Origin Achieves ISO 13485 Certification for Best Practice in Medical Devices
As a leading UK pharmaceutical packaging company, we are pleased to announce we have been awarded ISO 13485 certification following an in-depth audit. The internationally agreed ISO standard is the main standard for medical devices and demonstrates to regulators our ongoing commitment to quality and best practice. ISO 13485 is a stringent standard…
R&D Activity Continues to Flourish in the Pharmaceutical Sector
With so much of the world being focused on the research and development activity on the vaccines for the omnipresent COVID-19 virus, it’s easy to overlook the parts of the biopharmaceutical industry and the progress it had made during 2020. 2020 was, for everyone, a tumultuous year, with a number of disruptions, but there were…
