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An up-to-date blog, featuring the latest trends, news, and development within the pharmaceutical packaging industry.
Artificial Intelligence: What it means to pharma
Following its fast-paced development in recent years, AI is transforming the future of industries. For pharma, in particular, AI is becoming an integral element of drug discoveries, device and packaging design, treatment plans and the pharmaceutical supply chain. Enabling the industry to operate with increased accuracy and efficiency, AI has the potential to be the…
Act Now. Not Later. Compliant Child Resistant Packaging.
One of our strongest values is protecting children from harmful substances and to ensure that all ‘CR’ packaging is compliant and has gone through the necessary testing. We are on a mission to encourage all brand and license holders on an international scale, to take responsibility in protecting child from their product in the domestic…
Pre-Filled Syringes and Future Uses for Personalised Drug Delivery
The future of medicine is personalised, based on treating individuals for their risk factors and replacing the traditional universal medicine approach. A leading tool in the delivery of personalised medicine is pre-filled syringes, with the industry set to grow to USD 20.8 billion by 2036 (Fact.MR). Pre-filled syringes are revolutionising the way medicine is controlled,…
Top 10 Pipeline Drugs To Watch in 2019
The Drug Development Process
When a new drug hits the development stage it can go through a lengthy and complex process before it is seen by the public or distributed to pharmacies. In reality, only two tested innovations out of 10,000 actually become fully licensed treatments. All in all, it can take an average of ten to fifteen years…
WHO is W.H.O.?
Sunday, April 7th is World Health Day, an annual campaign built to increase global awareness of universal health coverage with a particular focus on what services should be available. The event Is organized by the World Health Organization, and signals a major date in their calendar. But exactly who is WHO, and what are their…
The Impacts of Brexit on the UK Pharma Industry
Origin Pharma Contributed an article to EPM Magazine – full story below Like every industry, the pharma sector is poised on the edge of its seat in anticipation of a final agreement on Brexit. The UK will officially leave the European Union on March 29th (if all goes to plan) and the terms of the…
Pharmaceutical Packaging – What to Expect in 2019
By Rich Quelch, Global Head of Marketing, Origin Pharmaceutical packaging is an industry going from strength to strength and its shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, by 2025 the market is expected to be worth $128 billion. The main drivers of this growth are: increased global demand for medication from emerging economies; an ageing…
The role of pharma packaging innovation in tackling antibiotic resistance
By Rich Quelch, Global Head of Marketing, Origin Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex and global issue, affecting all regions of the world. If current trends continue, it’s believed by 2050 antibiotic resistance will cause more deaths per year than cancer, becoming the world’s biggest killer. As such, AMR is currently high on the political…
