Services
Packaging Testing & Development Support
Packaging-related analytical, physical, chemical, microbiological, performance, and development support for pharmaceutical, medical device, food, biopharmaceutical, chemical, and other technical products.
Overview
Packaging Support Across the Product Lifecycle
BU Insights supports packaging-related scientific and technical requirements from material understanding and analytical characterization through performance assessment, stability support, and development planning. Depending on project scope, selected activities may be available through BU Insights and qualified partner laboratories or facilities.
Support may include packaging material characterization, packaging chemical characterization, integrity and performance studies, compatibility and stability-related assessment, and development support for primary, secondary, sterile barrier, and product-contact packaging systems.
Core Packaging Service Areas
BU Insights can help structure packaging-related analytical and development programs for regulated and technical products with careful, project-specific scope definition.
Packaging Material Characterization
Assessment of films, polymers, papers, foils, elastomers, glass, metals, laminates, and other packaging materials used in product-contact and protective applications.
Packaging Chemical Characterization
Analytical studies for extractables, leachables, unknowns, residuals, contaminants, degradation-related constituents, and material-associated chemical profiles where applicable.
Packaging Integrity & Performance
Support for seal integrity, closure performance, barrier-related evaluation, transit-related considerations, and other packaging performance studies using appropriate test strategies.
Packaging Stability & Compatibility
Evaluation support for product-pack interaction, storage-related change, migration risk, compatibility concerns, and stability-linked packaging considerations.
Medical Device Packaging
Scientific support for sterile barrier systems, product-contact materials, packaging characterization, and packaging-related analytical programs relevant to medical devices.
Pharmaceutical Packaging
Support for container-closure systems, compatibility assessment, extractables and leachables considerations, and packaging-related analytical strategy for pharmaceutical products.
Food Packaging
Packaging-related testing and characterization support for food, nutraceutical, and consumer products, including migration, material, and shelf-life related considerations where applicable.
Packaging Development Support
Development-oriented support for packaging selection, comparative evaluation, problem-solving studies, technical review, and packaging strategy planning.
Packaging Applications and Study Types
Packaging requirements vary by product type, route of administration, material system, storage conditions, and regulatory context. BU Insights can help define practical study pathways and coordinate suitable technical support.
Applications
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Packaging
Projects may include pharmaceutical packaging assessment for container-closure systems, compatibility, extractables and leachables considerations, and stability-linked packaging review. For medical devices, support may include sterile barrier systems, product-contact packaging materials, packaging characterization, and analytical support aligned with applicable product and packaging expectations.
Industries
Food, Chemical, and Industrial Packaging
BU Insights can also support packaging-related programs for food, nutraceutical, chemical, agrochemical, and other industrial products, including material understanding, migration-related considerations, contamination concerns, and packaging suitability evaluation for storage and distribution conditions.
Development
Characterization, Performance, and Stability
Project scopes may include packaging chemical characterization, integrity and performance assessment, and packaging stability and compatibility support. Relevant standards may be considered where applicable, including ISO 11607, ASTM F1980, and other appropriate ASTM or ISO packaging test methods, without implying certification or guaranteed compliance outcomes.
Subsections
Focused Packaging Support Areas
Dedicated support can be structured around specific packaging categories and study objectives.
Packaging Chemical Characterization
Programs may address extractables, leachables, unknown constituent identification, residual analysis, degradation-related constituents, and material-associated chemical profiles for packaging and product-contact systems.
Packaging Integrity & Performance
Support may include seal and closure evaluation, package integrity concepts, barrier-related studies, aging considerations, distribution-related performance planning, and other fit-for-purpose packaging assessments.
Packaging Stability & Compatibility
Assessment strategies may consider storage conditions, product-pack interaction, compatibility risk, migration potential, and packaging suitability over intended shelf-life or use conditions.
Chemical & Industrial Packaging
Technical support may be provided for packaging used with chemicals, specialty materials, industrial products, and other non-pharma applications where containment, compatibility, and material characterization are important.