It is the course’s goal to inform about the segment of Smart packaging and printed electronics in the field of pharmaceutical packing in Europe, in the US and globally. Generally, the business opportunities, the technical possibilities and the challenges of application of Smart pharma packaging and printed are core content of this course. Best practice examples will demonstrate how these topics can be put into practice.

It is the course’s goal to inform about the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 coming into force on 26th May 2021 and the UDI-marking requirements in Europe and the US. Generally, the challenges and solutions on how to comply with the requirements of Medical Devices and Unique Device Identification (UDI) in the different markets are core content of this course. Best practice examples will demonstrate how the new European and International regulations on medical devices can be put into practice. This course will also explain the impact of MDR on the labelling and artwork of medical device packaging.