Packaging & Supply Chain

PCI Pharma Services buys Sherpa Clinical Packaging

PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a global biopharmaceutical outsourcing services provider, has acquired San Diego-based Sherpa Clinical Packaging (Sherpa), in a move to expand its US operations to the West Coast.

Pharma packaging provider Wasdell to build new facility in Ireland

Wasdell Group, a UK-based pharmaceutical contract packaging provider, is set to build a new pharmaceutical facility in Dundalk, Ireland with an investment of €30m (£26.47m).

ICS inaugurates new 3PL pharmaceutical distribution center in US

ICS, a provider of distribution services for pharmaceutical manufacturers, has opened a new third-party logistics (3PL) pharmaceutical distribution center in Ohio, US .

Schott to expand production of prefillable polymer syringes

Pharma packaging specialist Schott is increasing production capacity for polymer syringes by 50% with additional multimillion-euro investment at Swiss competence center.

Marken opens clinical trial logistics hub in Melbourne, Australia

Marken, a patient-centric supply chain organization, has opened a new clinical trial logistics hub in Melbourne, Australia.

Marken opens customer solutions center in Russia

UPS subsidiary Marken, a patient-centric supply chain organization 100% dedicated to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, has opened a customer solutions center within their existing Moscow depot to support all clinical trial investigator sites across Russia.

Faller develops digitized folding carton to help in medication intake

Germany-based August Faller has developed a digitized folding carton, dubbed Smart Packaging prototype “Medical Prescription”, to help patients know when the next tablet needs to be taken.

Kuehne + Nagel to open new logistics hub in Santiago de Chile

Kuehne + Nagel, a global transport and logistics company based in Switzerland, is strengthening its pharma logistics offering in Chile with new logistics hub.