Chronic diseases are more widespread than ever before. In industrial nations and, increasingly, in developing countries as well, they are among the most common and economically relevant health problems.

As said in my previous article I will describe here some new developments in specific applications for airless and bag-on-valve aerosols. To refresh the memory of my readers let me start with a short repeat about airless systems.

"The VDMA assesses the German production volume in production and pharmaceutical packaging machinery to around one and a half billion Euros", explained Dr. Peter Golz, Deputy Managing Director of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association in occasion to the interpack 2011 in Duesseldorf. In value every fourth worldwide installed machine comes from German production.

Krones, a leading manufacturer of filling and packaging solutions, has acquired 80.5% of R+D Custom Automation LLC (R+D) with effect from 8 November 2022.

The Khimia 2022 International Exhibition for Chemical Industry and Science, which will be held at Expocentre Fairgrounds from 31 October to 3 November, will be accompanied by a comprehensive conference programme.

At this year's interpack MULTIVAC will be exhibiting packaging solutions for sensitive products. The highlight will be the RX 4.0 thermoforming packaging machine in GMP design, which will be presented to the visitors for the first time.

Presentations from MULTIVAC at this year's Compamed will include solutions for the automated infeed and loading of medical products within the packaging procedure.

ViscoTec presented its range of dispensers for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food applications at the Interpack exhibition in Duesseldorf

The leading Russian chemical and pharmaceutical holding Pharmcontract Group of Companies will be RosUpack exhibition sponsor. Exhibition will be held in Moscow, Crocus Expo in June 20-23, 2017.

Bonfiglioli Engineering has become a global player in the medical arena offering a wide range of leak testing machines complying with FDA regulations

Andrew Billington, operations manager at Brecon Pharmaceuticals in Wales, addresses recent trends in packaging.