Evaluating Costs Without Hindering Progress  Interphex
conference sessions explore packaging and partnership options.
Every company, small or large, must weigh its options with its
own best interests in mind if it wants to stay afloat.
Businesses want to be innovative, yet they must remain
competitive. Understanding technology and seizing partnership
opportunities are crucial to making the next step in business.
Packagers play a role in these business decisions, and several
sessions at Interphex will cover the various choices
manufacturers have to make.  Though packaging costs have
historically been evaluated based on material acquisition cost,
Angela Roggenhofer suggests that choosing a blister packaging
material based on total cost of ownership can reduce packaging
costs. Roggenhofer, market development manager for Honeywell
Specialty Films, will present "Total Cost of Ownership of
Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging." Her talk will include several
cases that highlight the importance of viewing the total co