Category: Medical & Pharma
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Elm-plastic launches first bioplastic pipette for healthcare
https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/Elm-plastic-launches-first-bioplastic-pipette-for-healthcare-21465
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Eppendorf launches bioplastics Lab Solutions
https://www.the-scientist.com/eppendorf-launches-innovative-deepwell-plates-biobased-enlarging-the-product-range-for-sustainable-lab-solutions-73610
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This doctor can see microplastics in brain tissue
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/cancer/Scientists-uncover-weakness-brain-cancers/103/web/2025/09
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Researchers turn plastic into paracetamol (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is a FREE article
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Shellworks Launches World’s First Fully Compostable Pipette Dropper (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is a FREE article
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Pharmaceutical Industry Adopts Eco-Friendly Packaging to Combat Plastic Waste (FREE)
Read Pharmaceutical Industry Adopts Eco-Friendly Packaging to Combat Plastic Waste
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Bioplastics to see if drinks have been spiked
Read Stirring Up A Smart Move For Safer Nights
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Test Developers Using Cellulose, Gelatin, Chewing Gum to Make Sustainable Lateral Flow Assays
Test Developers Using Cellulose, Gelatin, Chewing Gum to Make Sustainable Lateral Flow Assays
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FDA Clears Larger Disposable Scope Made With Bioplastics
FDA Clears Larger Disposable Scope Made With Bioplastics
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Biodegradable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass and synthetic plastic waste: An emerging alternative for biomedical applications
Biodegradable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass and synthetic plastic waste: An emerging alternative for biomedical applications
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Lateral flow tests made from chewing gum, recycled fridge parts
Lateral flow tests made from chewing gum, recycled fridge parts
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Biodegradable bio-based packaging for food, pharmaceuticals and clothing
In the plastics sector, developing biodegradable bio-based plastics is vital for implementing a circular economy. The CBE JU-funded USABLE PACKAGING project has produced a portfolio of high-performance, biodegradable and recyclable bio-based plastic packaging products, the manufacture of which does not divert resources away from the food chain.
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German startup to revolutionise lab plastics market
Green Elephant Biotech launches the world’s first plant-based 96-well plate
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Chung-Ang University Team Explores Tara Gum as a Green Polymer
The gum, and its modified forms, can find use as a sustainable and biodegradable polymer in food and drug industries
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Bioactive composite supports healing of broken bones
A broken bone failing to heal represents an enormous burden for patients, which also often leads to further additional surgeries being required. Fraunhofer researchers have worked alongside partners to develop a composite material to be used in the treatment of such non-union cases.
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Saudi Arabia and China partner on biodegradable plastics
The project will be commercialized in two years, with the next year spent building the facility and producing 1 ton of bioplastics.
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Bayer joins the Blister Pack Collective
Bayer joins the Blister Pack Collective to reduce single-use plastics in tablet packs
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US retail pharmacy store CVS expands sustainable product offerings
The drug chain has added several new reusable and compostable products to its Total Home private label assortment.
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New bio-based materials from non-biodegradable plastic waste for the packaging and pharmaceutical industries (FREE)
AIMPLAS forms part of the BioICEP project (Bio-Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics). It started in February 2020 and is funded by the Horizon 2020 programme. This is a FREE article
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The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics waste
In recent years, the growing concerns over environmental sustainability have prompted a critical examination of the impact of plastic waste on our planet. Olivia Wilson, outreach manager, ZeroWaste Partnerships, explores the importance of materials’ roles in reducing medical plastic waste.
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Getting compostable PPE into Irish healthcare (Video)
Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry.
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Bioplastics in Medical Device Packaging: Yes or No?
Weigh the pros and cons before sourcing bioplastics for the packaging of your medical device.
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The New Sterile Reloads with Bio-based Pipette Tips
Reduce your lab CO₂ footprint by changing from disposable racks to reloads!
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PLA Used for Prosthetic Hand
He was born without a hand — so his classmates built one for him
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3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites
Bone-Like Composites Can be Fabricated When 3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink, Called BactoInk
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Converting Ocean Plastic into Pharmaceuticals
Scientists Have Been Able To Turn Ocean Plastics Into Pharmaceutical Ingredients
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Ocean Plastic can be Used to Make Pharmaceuticals
Research on fungi underway at the University of Kansas has helped transform tough-to-recycle plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean into key components for making pharmaceuticals.
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An Introduction to Bioplastics in Medical Applications
From medical blisters to body implants, medical plastics are extensively used in the healthcare sector.
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Update on Indian Pharma Industry Waste Management
Industry focuses on recycling & recovery of industrial waste
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Green Science Alliance 3D PLA Biocomposite for Medical Use
Green Science Alliance Developed 3D Printable Biodegradable Plastic (PLA) / Hydroxyapatite Composite Material for Artificial Bone, Culture Cell Scaffold, Regenerative Medicine
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Indian Startup Makes Packaging from Coconut Waste
Indian Startup Makes cosmetic, food and pharma containers from coir fibre waste
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Bioplastic Scoliosis Brace Wins James Dyson Award
University of Cincinnati graduate Sangyu Xi has created Airy, a subtle brace designed for teenage girls with scoliosis that grows with its wearer and was named the US winner of this year’s James Dyson Awards.
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CBD Bioplastic for Medical and Packaging Applications
CBD-based bioplastic material could one day be used in medical implants, food wrappers
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Medical Industry Reviews Bioplastics
Technical director of healthcare products company reviews bioplastics
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Chemical Recycling Method for Pharma Blister Packaging
NUS Students develop new method to recycle pharma blister packaging
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Cornell Develops New Biohybride Material for Medical Applications
Soft but tough: Biohybrid material performs like cartilage
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FDA Medical Approved Bioplastics Gloves
SHOWA Group Receives FDA 510(k) Approval for Industry’s First Biodegradable Medical Grade Nitrile Glove
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Biodegradable Wool Bandages
Merino wool bandages deliver breathable, biodegradable healing
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UK Universities Partner on Bioplastics Biomedical Materials
Biomedical Materials Made from Natural Polymers Produced by Bacteria
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Huhtamaki Launches Mono Material Pharma Packaging
Huhtamaki launches Push Tab® blister lid, a first-to-market, aluminum-free, mono-material PET blister lidding, for the global healthcare industry
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Biodegradable Gel Against Cancers and Tumors
Biodegradable gel boosts immune system’s attack on several cancers in mice
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3D PHBH Scaffold for Tissue Repair and Regenaration
Characterization of biocompatible scaffolds manufactured by fused filament fabrication of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)
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Antibacterial Lignin Based Foam for Wound Healing
Antimicrobial Lignin-Based Polyurethane/Ag Composite Foams for Improving Wound Healing
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Agilyx Goes Pharma Packaging
Agilyx joins the Sustainable Medicines Partnership to enable and implement closed-loop recycling for pharmaceutical packaging
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French Startup Launches PLA Orthopedic Casts
Are we soon done with the traditional cast to repair a broken leg?
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First Biodegradable Lateral Flow Tests
Biodegradable lateral flow tests to cut plastic waste
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Cornell University Propose Method for Medical PPE Recycling
Engineers propose greener recycling for medical PPE waste
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Cellulose Nanofiber Production for Biomedical Applications
Production and Characterization of Cellulose Nanofiber Slurries and Sheets for Biomedical Applications
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Bio Pet Medical Material
Jones Healthcare Group Makes Impact on Sustainability and Pharmacy Operations With Expanded Medication Adherence Packaging Offering
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Converting Food Waste into Bandages
NTU Singapore scientists develop antibacterial gel bandage using durian husk. Gel works even at freezing temperatures and contains natural antimicrobial compounds derived from yeast
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Regenerating Bone Tissue Using 3D Printing
3D Printing in Alginic Acid Bath of In-Situ Crosslinked Collagen Composite Scaffolds
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New Maypharm PLA for Collagen Regeneration
Maypharm Launches New PLA meNnus for Collagen Regeneration
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Astellas Pharma Goes Bioplastic Packaging
World’s First Use of Environmentally Friendly Biomass-based Plastic for Blister Packages, the Primary Packaging for Drugs
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PUR and PLA Composite for Antibacterial Wound Dressings
Composite Polyurethane-Polylactide (PUR/PLA) Flexible Filaments for 3D Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) of Antibacterial Wound Dressings for Skin Regeneration
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Biorez Patents Biocomposites Implants
Biorez Awarded Four New Patents Related to Its Proprietary BioBrace™ Technology
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New Bioplastic Medical Packaging Partnership
New partnership to supply plant based medical packaging
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Evonik and Samaplast Partner on Medical Biomaterials
Evonik and Samaplast expand the performance spectrum of plastic implants
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Dassiet Launches Biodegradable Splint
Dassiet revolutionises fracture treatment with new product line UCAST
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Woodly and Elplast Partner on Bio Zippers (FREE)
Elplast Group, the worldwide leading name in zipper products, is teaming up with Woodly in a venture to produce a new product by using Woodly® material – The Woodly EL-ZIP Press to Close Zipper. This is a FREE article
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Cellulose Based Dental Implants
Tougher and lighter dental implant crowns can be made of cellulose-based nanocomposites
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Indian Transparent Biodegradable Wound Dressing Film
IIT Guwahati invents low-cost, transparent, biodegradable wound-dressing film that helps body heal on its own
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Bio Cyrene for Medical Applications
Renewable Solvent Cyrene™ Delivers High-Purity Nanoparticles For Medical Applications
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GSK on Circular Packaging
Last November, GSK set ambitious new science-based sustainability goals focusing on two key areas – climate and nature.
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TerraCycle and Sanofi Partner on Recycling
TerraCycle® Announces Partnership With Sanofi Consumer Healthcare® To Keep Daily-Use Personal Care Products Out Of The Landfill
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Prescription Paper Pill Bottle
The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle, a first of its kind, is 100% compostable and biodegradable
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Plastic Against Oesophageal Cancer
Plastics can save lives! Plastics and Polymers will revolutionise the medical world.
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New Biobased Coatings and Materials for Healthcare
New materials and coatings for healthcare will prevent transmission of hospital-acquired infection by microorganisms
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First Smart Pharma Packaging Partnership
Top trio collaborate to extend smart packaging in pharma to unit level
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Degradable Sugar Based Polymers to Release Molecules
Degradable sugar-based polymers may store and release useful molecular freight
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Modifying Biological Polymers with Protein Based Biochemical Messages
Researchers develop a technique to modify biological polymers with protein-based biochemical messages
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Is this the First Pharma Packaging Recycling Programme?
Is this the First Pharma Packaging Recycling programme? — ROQUETTE has a bio-based solution to Enhance PET Performance
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Cellulose Biodegradable Microbeads for Pharma and Cosmetics
Project aims to cut microplastics in pharmaceutical and chemical industries
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Chairs from Beer Grain and Pharma Plastic Waste
Mater designs stools made with leftover grain from beer and plastic insulin pens
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New UK Startup for Biomedical 3D Printing
Universities of Birmingham and Warwick form spinout company, 4D Medicine Ltd, to take new family of biomedical 3D printing resins to market
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Will Covid-19 Enable 3D Printing Breakthrough?
When a hospital in Italy realized they were running out of valves for ventilators needed by those most severely affected by COVID-19, a local startup managed to get to the hospital to manufacture the valves using 3D-printing.
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Medical Materials Made from Crab Shell and Seaweed
Biobased fibres are made from two renewable marine resources and with promise in advanced applications, in wovens and medical materials, among others. The threads draw strength from the crab chitin component and flexibility from seaweed alginate.
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Bioplastic Packaging Developed for Pharma Industry
A new ‘green plastic’ alternative that degrades in 10 years has been created, which can be used in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.
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