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Stora Enso continues to provide top class solutions for pharmaceutical packages

Tuesday 12. February 2013 - Stora Enso serves the pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical packaging manufacturers by providing a selection of paper and packaging materials and new packaging solutions.

The company is committed to development of intelligent pharmaceutical packaging in cooperation with Encubator, the venture creation unit of Chalmers University of Technology located in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Stora Enso’s carton board brands Tambrite and Performa Bright are widely used by pharmaceutical companies for packaging prescription and over-the-counter medicines. The reliability and performance of the board in all required processes is crucial.
Tambrite has earned its position as Europe’s most well-known carton board due to its quality consistency, performance and value for money. The board has excellent stiffness and bulk, a good visual appearance and it runs well in printing and converting processes including digital printing.
Performa Bright is an excellent option for products that require a smooth and bright reverse side, as e.g. for over-the-counter pharmaceutical and health care products. Due to the use of chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) in its middle layer, the board offers high bulk and stiffness without compromising print quality and purity. All Stora Enso’s pharmaceutical packaging boards are suitable for braille embossing, laser and inkjet coding and many other finishing effects.
Berga Lite is an outstanding innovation in lightweight offset papers. Its high quality, low weight and excellent printing and folding properties are ideal for use as patient information leaflets in pharmaceuticals packaging. The paper has high whiteness, opacity and optical character recognition (OCR) which improve the legibility of smaller text.
To meet demanding service aspects, efficient reel stocks and sheeting services are available across Europe.
Intelligent pharma packaging development boosted by cooperation
In December 2012, Stora Enso and Chalmers’ Encubator signed a co-operation agreement under which Stora Enso will act as a partner to Encubator, the venture creation unit at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The focus of the collaboration is an innovation project developing intelligent pharmaceutical packaging. The idea comes from Stora Enso, and Encubator will run the business development together with Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship.
“This gives us a new approach to innovations supporting our packaging business. Forming a dedicated team will create an environment that can enable successful mar- ket entry and create a growth company,” says Mats Nordlander, Executive Vice Presi- dent, Stora Enso Renewable Packaging.
The innovation project will develop intelligent pharmaceutical packaging to address the problem of poor adherence to prescription instructions by patients. The package simplifies communication between patient and doctor by registering when pills are removed from the package. If the medication is missed, a reminder is sent wirelessly to, for example, a mobile phone. Information may also be shared with family members to increase support.
Encubator is a Chalmers incubator that exploits ideas by combining advanced entre- preneurship education with real business incubation. The ideas mainly come from national and international industry and academia.