Sponsors (List)

SÜDPACK MEDICA AG has been a partner to the global medical device, pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries for more than 30 years. As a specialist in plastic coextrusion, we manufacture sterile barrier systems, whether as thermoformable form-fill-and-seal systems or sterile packaging produced in a clean room. With a plant for biopolymers and compounding, we are a competent partner for forward-looking, sustainable packaging concepts.

As Part of Terumo Medical Care Solutions, the Pharmaceutical Solutions Division develops patient-oriented parenteral delivery solutions for therapeutic performance and safety. Globally trusted for quality and precision, we offer pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers comprehensive product design and development services. We have decades of experience collaborating with pharmaceutical companies from the earliest phases of drug development to product commercialization to optimize critical aspects of parenteral drug delivery. Innovation and creativity are central to our value proposition. Our expert teams lead the industry in developing and manufacturing advanced, high-performing infusion and injection technologies, including CDMO services for all parenteral applications.

Smithers helps medical device and pharmaceutical product manufacturers bring innovative and highly effective products to market with world-class expertise and extensive, independent testing capabilities at accredited facilities in the UK and USA. Our experienced team will provide advice, guidance, and recommendations while delivering test data to help you demonstrate compliance to regulatory guidance or specifications including FDA, cFDA, EMA, MHRA, USP, ASTM and ISO. • Extractables and leachables studies • Device physical and functional testing • Device verification and validation • Product and packaging durability, integrity and stability testing • Material selection, property characterisation, life prediction • Failure analysis

Pinpoint the root cause of glass damage with SmartSkin's sensor-enabled replica containers. With instant insight into the damaging forces across your filling and packaging lines, you can proactively identify container handling issues, accelerate quality investigations, and confirm optimal equipment setup through FAT/SAT activities.

SKAN is a Swiss company and a global market and technological leader for isolators, cleanroom devices, decontamination processes for the aseptic production of biopharmaceutical substances. SKAN’s core competency is the design and development of process isolators for the aseptic filling of biopharmaceutical products. The company offers its customers process support, services, and consumables. SKAN’s leadership is based on a unique combination of specialist knowledge in the areas of ventilation technology, air conditioning, sterilisation, software programming that must be validated in a pharmaceutically compliant manner, microbiology and chemistry. It is also experienced when it comes to regulatory requirements and production competency.

SCHOTT Pharma designs solutions grounded in science to ensure that medications are safe and easy to use for people around the world – because human health matters. The portfolio comprises drug containment and delivery solutions for injectable drugs ranging from prefillable glass and polymer syringes to cartridges, vials, and ampoules. SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA, headquartered in Mainz, Germany, is part of SCHOTT AG that is owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. In light of this spirit, SCHOTT Pharma is committed to sustainable development for society and the environment and has the strategic goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2030.

Rommelag is the inventor and global leader in aseptic filling systems using Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) technology. Our bottelpack packaging systems are considered advanced aseptic filling by regulatory authorities. The BFS containers are formed from plastic polymer material in an automated process, filled and hermetically sealed. Major advances in Blow-Fill-Seal Technology have made plastic ampoules into an asset for parenteral manufacturing facilities and health care professionals. Ampoules that are formed and filled on bottelpack machines are at lower risk of both breakage and contamination. BFS allows for the creation of innovative packaging for easy administration.

PTI is a leading manufacturer of advanced container closure integrity technologies for pharmaceutical and parenteral products. We specialize in deterministic leak detection and measurement solutions for pre-filled syringes, vials, ampoules, IV bags, cartridges and many other package formats. Our sensory technologies include MicroCurrent HVLD, Vacuum Decay, Pressure Decay and Helium. We offer solutions for the lab and automated production line applications. PTI offers comprehensive services for testing, consulting and training for the entire pharmaceutical product lifecycle.

Pfeiffer Vacuum provides non-destructive and deterministic testing solutions for container closure integrity testing (CCIT) for non-porous containers. Our high sensitivity solutions are based either on helium mass spectrometry, optical emission spectroscopy or Mass Extraction and conform to CFR 21-part 11. Pfeiffer Vacuum offers comprehensive application support including method development, feasibility tests in our CCIT-laboratories and project support like test plans.

PHARMA LIQUID - INSPIRED BY HUMAN LIFE Experience a new dimension in vial handling - without glass-to-glass contact. Minimized risk of glass breakage, highest process safety and maximum producitvity - our intelligent automation solutions will set a new benchmark in gentle handling of liquids.

Nipro PharmaPackaging is specialized in developing and manufacturing advanced pharma packaging products and complete packaging solutions for early development drugs or the enhancement of packaging solutions for existing drugs. Nipro PharmaPackaging is part of Nipro Corporation Japan, established in 1954. As a leading global healthcare company with over 37,000+ employees worldwide, Nipro serves the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical Packaging industries.

Nelson Labs is a global leader in microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Nelson Labs serves over 3,000 customers across 13 facilities in the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe. We have a comprehensive array of over 900 laboratory tests supporting our customers from initial product development and sterilization validation, through regulatory approval and ongoing product testing for sterility, safety and quality assurance. We are regarded as a best-in-class partner with a strong track record of collaborating with customers to solve complex issues.

Lighthouse is the leading global provider of laser-based headspace analysis systems and measurement services. Headspace applications include container closure integrity testing, monitoring of headspace oxygen during filling and stability studies, determination of water activity, lyo cycle optimization, chamber moisture mapping, and automated media fill inspection. Lighthouse offers a range of benchtop and in-line platforms with patented laser sensor technology, which was commercialized with the help of funding from the Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, analytical services are delivered from laboratory facilities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Charlottesville, the United States, which include method development and analytical process and product studies

Discover the Körber Ecosystem in pharma Körber is an international technology group with about 13,000 employees and more than 100 locations worldwide. We turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape technological change. With our ecosystem we deliver the difference along the entire pharmaceutical value chain by offering a unique portfolio of integrated solutions. Based on in-depth experience, we understand the challenges in pharmaceutical processes and regulations that our customers face day to day, from the beginning to the end of their production. For them, we deliver the difference to unlock the potential of global pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing.

HK Packaging Consulting is a Swiss based Consulting firm providing core competencies for the development and manufacturing of primary and secondary packaging systems, as well as medical devices

Gerresheimer is an innovative systems and solutions provider and a global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetic industries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical containment solutions, drug delivery systems and medical devices as well as solutions for the health industry.   The product range includes digital solutions for therapy support, medication pumps, syringes, pens, auto-injectors and inhalers as well as vials, ampoules, tablet containers, infusion, dropper and syrup bottles and more. With 35 production sites in 16 countries in Europe, America and Asia, Gerresheimer has a global presence and produces locally for regional markets.  

Genesis Packaging Technologies is a worldwide leader in the science and technology of Parenteral Vial Sealing and Residual Seal Force testing. We provide advanced vial sealing equipment for the packaging of critical injectable pharmaceutical products. Offering our customers the tools and knowledge to consistently achieve Container Closure Integrity remains our priority.

INNOVATIVE LASER TECHNOLOGY The Gasporox technology represents a new approach to quality inspection of packages. It is based on optical spectroscopy using low-power diode lasers. The gas is sensed by sending laser light through the sample, probing the gas content without any change of the sample. The gas can for example be located in a headspace of a package, leaking from a package or inside porous materials