Panel Discussion: Balancing cost, innovation and sustainability in pharma packaging | PPL Conclave 2022

Panelists In this video:
+ Avinash Kumar Talwar, VP – MRO & Packaging Material Sourcing (Strategic & Plant), Global Supply Chain Management, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (Moderator)
+ Giacomo Rinaldi, MD, Uhlmann Singapore
+ Prabir Das, Packaging Expert
+ Tripti Nakhare, AVP – RA & PDD, FDC
+ Manjunath Nadella, GM & Head – Packaging Development, Strides Pharma
+ Hari Chittampally, DGM, Packaging Material – Purchase, Aurobindo Pharma

Key Highlights:
+ Get packaging first time right to optimise time and cost: Avinash Kumar Talwar, VP – MRO & Pkg. Material Sourcing (Strategic & Plant), Global Supply Chain Management, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (Moderator)

+ With increasing market complexity, patient centricity, flexibility and sustainability are the trends we are watching: Giacomo Rinaldi, MD, Uhlmann Singapore

+ Until we have a robust formulation, we cannot simplify packaging design: Prabir Das, Packaging Expert

+ Innovation is good, but usability is also important: Tripti Nakhare, AVP – RA & PDD, FDC

+ We should not think of ourselves as packaging technologists, but packaging scientists, and behave like engineers: Manjunath Nadella, GM & Head – Packaging Development, Strides Pharma

+ A proper lifecycle analysis, road mapping is necessary to optimise and reduce packaging cost: Hari Chittampally, DGM, Packaging Material – Purchase, Aurobindo Pharma