ACG has revealed its DryPod desiccant-based cold-form laminate engineered to protect moisture-sensitive drug molecules, aiming to address issues such as limited availability, rigid technologies and compatibility issues.
Unlike legacy co-extruded structures, the company says DryPod is built using a proprietary lamination-based approach, enabling consistent performance across all standard blister-forming technologies. According to ACG, this eliminates the need for specialized retrofits or process changes and enables manufacturers to run DryPod on their existing blister lines.
The laminate can also be sealed with any PE-sealable lidding foil, said to reduce procurement dependencies and ensure supply-chain agility across global operations. ACG adds that DryPod was engineered with ‘zero overlap’ with existing active patents in the desiccant co-extrusion space, aiming to offer pharmaceutical companies legal clarity when switching suppliers, scaling production or expanding into new markets. DryPod is now commercially available worldwide.
In similar news, SÜDPACK Medica unveiled its mono-polypropylene blister solution for dietary supplement packaging in May, intended to align with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s recyclability requirements while maintaining contact safety and product performance. Set to integrate ‘seamlessly’ into existing recycling streams, customers can reportedly implement contact-safe recyclate into their blister packs using SÜDPACK’s chemical and mechanical recycling processes.
More recently, TotalEnergies and CooperVision incorporated certified renewable polypropylene, derived from feedstock like sunflower and rapeseed oils, into blister packs for certain contact lens products. TotalEnergies implemented ISCC Plus-certified polypropylene from its La Mède bio-refinery into some of CooperVision’s blister packs, said to reduce 2.3 kg of CO2 equivalent per kilogram of polypropylene when used to replace the company’s fossil-based equivalent (according to a Life Cycle Analysis).
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