When there are millions or billions of product items being moved around there’s suddenly a huge task to store all of that data. Product serialization is turning major packaging providers into data management specialists as they seek to bring the benefits of the process to their customers.

There’s plenty of buzz in the pharmaceutical industry press about the potential of 3D printing and robotics to revolutionise how pharma products are manufactured and distributed. What gets less attention is how these innovations will affect pharma packaging.

Reducing plastic waste and improving sustainability are hot topics in the packaging industry. Recycled plastics, bioplastics and biodegradable plastics offer more sustainable options to virgin plastics. But which is the best alternative?

COVID-19 has shown us all how interdependent we are, and how unexpected events like a cargo ship getting stuck in a faraway canal can bring world commerce to its knees. While supply chains have been - and continue to be - strained and shortages will continue, global cooperation has shown us how resilient we can be when put to the test.