Healthcare Packaging Consortium
The Healthcare Packaging Consortium was founded on June 1, 2010, at Christian Brothers University by seven founding members: Evergreen Packaging, FedEx, Medtronic, Merck Consumer Care, Plastic Ingenuity, Smith & Nephew, and Wright Medical. Since then, The Pallet Factory, Inc., Olympus Surgical Technologies America and WS Packaging have joined the consortiumhave joined the consortium.
Mission & Vision
The mission of the consortium is to advance the knowledge related to healthcare packaging through education and research. Our vision is to be a unique world-class healthcare packaging consortium with member companies from various segments of the packaging industry.
Membership
Regular membership is by invitation based on recommendations from the founding members. Membership annual fee is $3,000. Benefits for members include working together with other consortium members and CBU in various areas related to healthcare packaging via student projects and theses, free equivalent of three one-day seminars per year, and 30% discount on CBU packaging lab services. A consortium year is from June 1 to May 31 of the following year.
Associate membership is also available to companies which only want to take advantage of the free seminars above for $2,000 annual membership fee plus 25% discount on CBU packaging lab services.
Company Representatives
- Evergreen Packaging - Fernando Qvyjt
- FedEx - Jay Gilman
- Medtronic - Robin Turner
- Merck Consumer Care - Mike Tune
- Olympus Surgical Technologies America - Joseph Jenkins
- Plastic Ingenuity - Jason Crosby
- Smith & Nephew - David Hardin
- The Pallet Factory - Michael Doyle
- Wright Medical - Rob Phaneuf
- WS Packaging - Barbara Enright
Supporting Facilities
The consortium is supported by CBU state-of-the-art ISTA certified packaging lab and various engineering labs within the School of Engineering at Christian Brothers University.
Seminars/Meetings/Conferences
2012-13:
2011-12:
- September 16, 2011: Pulp, Paper, and Packaging; Performance Driven, Sustainability Focused Seminar, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m., N-241, Nolan Engineering Center, Christian Brothers University
- October 14, 2011: Trends in Healthcare Packaging Seminar, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m., N-241, Nolan Engineering Center, Christian Brothers University
- November 11, 2011: Logistics & Distribution Seminar, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m., N-241, Nolan Engineering Center, Christian Brothers University
- March 23, 2012: Packaging Materials Seminar, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m., N-241, Nolan Engineering Center, Chrisitan Brothers University
- May 1, 2012: Manufacturing Seminar (Track 1 of MAESC 2012 Conference), 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Assisi Hall, Christian Brothers University
2010-11:
- September 10, 2010: Regulatory Affairs in Medical Device Industry Seminar, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sabbatini Lounge, Thomas Center, Christian Brothers University
- October 29, 2010: Manufacturing Processes Seminar, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sabbatini Lounge, Thomas Center, Christian Brothers University
- November 19, 2010: Quality Systems for Medical Device Industry Seminar, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sabbatini Lounge, Thomas Center, Christian Brothers University
- February 4, 2011: Medical Device Packaging for Non-Packaging Professionals Seminar, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Montesi Executive Center, Buckman Hall, Christian Brothers University
- March 25, 2011: Sterilization in Medical Device Industry Seminar, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Montesi Executive Center, Buckman Hall, Christian Brothers University
- May 3, 2011: Sustainability Seminar (Track 1 of MAESC 2011 Conference), 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Assisi Hall, Christian Brothers University
Current Projects
- Peel Testing Analysis (Sponsored by Smith & Nephew)
- Seal Width Integrity (Sponsored by Merck Consumer Care)
- Correlation Between Burst Testing & Peel Testing (Sponsored by Smith & Nephew)
- Distribution Tote Testing (Sponsored by Merck Consumer Care)
- The Impact of 100% Recycled Packaging Content to Performance (Sponsored by FedEx)
- Performance of Different Pallet Materials and Styles Under Diverse Handling and Environmental Conditions (Sponsored by FedEx)