valère logel, who is clariant&rsquos product development expert, presented new solutions for shielding active ingredients from degradation. clariant, which is the swiss specialty chemicals group, had a major presence at cphi worldwide that was held in madrid during october 911. performance packaging, which is a part of clariant&rsquos functional materials business division, spotlight its extensive portfolio of desiccant canisters for controlling moisture in pharmaceutical packaging. it also revealed its innovative product idc® integrated desiccant closure. this product is a pharmaceutical cap conjoining tamperevident, twistoff functionalities, and childresistant with a builtin desiccant. additionally, valère logel, who is the head of development for performance packaging, gave a conference presentation named, &ldquoyour drug environment under control&rdquo. performance packaging is a renowned global leader in the manufacturing and designing of controlled environment packaging solutions. along with these, advanced desiccant polymer adp® was also exhibited by clariant. this is used to form device components and active healthcare packaging by directly integrating desiccant into thermoplastics. another featured solution was oxyguard® barrier bottles that effectively prevent oxygen admission by a factor of regular to 100 compared bottles. clariant also exhibited handy active tubes® which has a builtin desiccant and handy fliptop cap. it also exhibited pharmakeep®, which are humidityneutral oxygen absorbers. logel&rsquos presentation explained that why standard desiccants may not meet the requirements of today&rsquos diagnostic systems and novel drugs for an under controlled package atmosphere. he described latest solutions that make sure an accurate humidity range in order to avoid tremendous changes within the packaging. he is a renowned expert in the area of product design and packaging. since 2005, logel is the head of development of performance packaging. he holds a master degree in polymer engineering. as an expert in product design and engineering, logel has leaded the market introduction for innovative packaging solutions meant for oxygen adsorption, moisture control, and multilayer polymer barriers. source of information httpwww.scpp.comnewseventsnewsdetailsarticleclariantperformancepackagingtoe…
