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Chris has a look at the potential of digital printing with the aim of facilitating the megatrend of personalised packaging! Watch it free now…

The fourth in our series of short webinars aimed at informing the industry is live! The first of our spring series! Chris takes a look at the world of Direct Container Print that enables printing to 3D objects, as well as the exciting sales potential of personalizing. Watch it free now…

The third in our series of short webinars aimed at informing the industry is live! This webinar, Chris dives into the world of customisation, personalisation and the benefits any company can reap from employing this kind of eye-catching packaging. Watch it free now…

The second in our series of short webinars aimed at informing the industry is live! Chris presents the the second in our latest series of informative webinars; he takes a more specific look at the interesting and emerging technology of Smarter Barcodes. Watch it free now…

The first in our series of short webinars aimed at informing the industry is live! Chris presents the the first in our latest series of informative webinars; he takes a broad look at the sorts of existing and emerging smart-packaging technology available on the market. Watch it free now…

Chris will be both chairing and speaking at Brainlinx’s 3rd Pack Excellence Forum on the 7th-8th of December, hosted in the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Hotel! The event will tackle a number of cutting edge packaging topics and advances.

Chris will be presenting a keynote at the DCP 2017 on Tuesday, November 28th at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Düsseldorf . The keynote will be on ‘Direct container printing opportunities for future growth across pharma and other packaging’, don’t miss it!

Chris will be speaking at the 6th Annual Pharma Packaging & Labelling Forum on Thursday, November 24th at the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Vienna Hotel . He’ll speak on ‘Anticounterfeiting and Serialisation: Future Challenges and What Next’, a talk not to be missed!

Chris will be speaking at CPhI worldwide event on Monday, October 23rd at the Explore the Future of Pharma, Portalhaus, Messe Frankfurt, Germany! He’ll speak on ‘Growing Patient Adherence through Smart and Smarter Packaging’, a talk not to be missed!.

We will be attending the PPMA Show 2017 on the 26th of September, held in NEC, Birmingham UK. The ever innovative show on processing and packaging machinery showcasing (sometimes literally) cutting-edge tech in the industry! Equipped with exhibitions to wander around and learning hubs to attend, there’s something to do every minute of the day! Sign up to attend here in just 3 minutes.

We will be attending the TCT Show 2017 on the 26th of September, held in NEC Birmingham UK. The show promises something for everyone interested in 3D printing, from packaging, to medical, to automotive solutions as well as talks, exhibitions and news on bleeding-edge technology in the field, as well as inspiring new applications for it. Check out the visitor information if you’re thinking of coming!

Chris will be attending and speaking at the Smart Packaging Conference held on the 19-20th of September in Cologne. The highly tech-savvy conference seeks to harness active and intelligent technologies to add value to flexible and rigid packaging. Chris’ talk will be on “Smart packaging technology: real world opportunities” at 9:10am on Wednesday the 20th!

Chris and Sarah will be attending the EuroPack Summit taking place from the 18-19th of September in Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux. The EuroPack Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event taking place behind closed doors, the summit offers FMCG packaging executives and suppliers and solution providers an intimate environment for a focused discussion on how to win the battle for market and mind share through packaging.

iDi Pac is pleased to announce that James Logan has joined us from a background in software design and development, involving but not limited to creatively re-designing existing products as well as building new designs to better fit real user needs. James brings with him his love of design of all kinds, as well as interests in philosophy, the sciences and making art. James will be working on a variety of projects in the coming months, as well as tackling some of iDi Pac’s web-based needs.

Chris and Simon are attending Interpack 2017 on the 4th and 5th of May 2017. http://www.interpack.com/

Chris will be attending and presenting at the Making Pharmaceuticals Conference. Chris will be presenting the “How Novel Packaging and Communication Technologies can Produce Improvements in Patient Adherence and Outcomes”. http://www.makingpharmaceuticals.com/

Chris is hosting and presenting at the Pharmaceutical Symposium on Wednesday 1st March at Packaging Innovations 2017. Join us to hear more about the Opportunities and Challenges for Smart Packaging in the Pharmaceutical Sector. www.easyfairs.com/PIUK

Chris will be attending and presenting at the Smart Packaging Conference held in Cologne. Chris will be presenting the “Opportunities and Challenges for Smart Packaging in the Pharmaceutical Sector”.

Chris and Sarah will be attending the EuroPack Summit. The EuroPack Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event taking place behind closed doors, the summit offers FMCG packaging executives and suppliers and solution providers an intimate environment for a focused discussion on how to win the battle for market and mind share through packaging. http://www.europacksummit.com/

Chris will be attending the Packaging Innovation Exhibition on 14th and 15th of September 2016. www.easyfairs.com/PIUK

Join us at the Packaging Innovations Pharmaceutical Symposium from 11:00 on Wednesday 24th February to hear the latest from DigiLeaflet Technologies Ltd including newest machinery developments in the area of specialist communication documents; patient information leaflets, booklets and booklet labels. We are taking part in the pharmaceutical symposium and will be available to discuss the DigiLeaflet technology & machinery processes, plus answer any queries you have. www.digileaflet.com www.easyfairs.com/PIUK

Joining a group of executive experts from the pharmaceutical sector, we are proud and excited to be invited to speak at the 6th annual Pharmaceutical Innovation & Managing Supply Chain summit in Belin on 10th February. The summit is dedicated to being a catalyst of innovation and brings together 150+ decision makers in the Biological and Pharmaceutical industry. Simon will be presenting under the umbrella of innovation and technology advances in patient adherence and packaging innovation.

iDi Pac are proud to have been invited to the prestigious Marcus Evans event “EuroPack Summit 2015”. This is a great event held in Monaco for leaders in the industry to share expertise and present a great networking opportunity. We will be sharing our latest developments within the iDi Pac and DigiLeaflet portfolio’s, most popular inevitably will be our Innovation Roadmapping expertise and the growth in the DigiLeaflet technology platform that is delivering great results in the short run, flexible booklet and leaflet markets. For more information about this event please follow this link.

iDi Pac is pleased to announce that Sarah Tyas has joined us from the Liz Earle Beauty company. Sarah brings a great deal of expertise in the Cosmetics and Beauty segments that iDi Pac is now growing into. In addition to the expertise in the field of packaging Sarah is a keen DIYer and enjoys getting out and about on long walks with her dog in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Sarah will be starting to develop capability within the team in the demanding and innovative field of Beauty as we develop a number of projects in the field.

iDi Pac is pleased to announce that Cat Baron has joined us after completing her degree in Product Design at Loughborough University. She joins us with an enthusiasm for design and packaging which grew during a 12 month secondment during her University course in Singapore, as well as a love for the emerging sport of Ultimate Frisbee, newly on the list for potential inclusion in the Olympics! Cat will be working on a variety of projects in the coming months supporting our clients in delivering their projects to time and budget.

Thanks to everyone who came to this year’s L&SEPS River Cruise along the Thames. As always a successful evening of networking, catching up with lost contacts and colleagues as well as entertainment; dancing, BBQ and drinks. Great weather on the day, iDi Pac look forward to catching up again with friends and colleagues on next years cruise…..date set for 7th July.

Chris was one of the guest speakers at the L&SEPS Annual Young Persons Seminar held at the new IOM3 headquarters in Euston Road, London. Chris talked about the latest novel technology for creating booklets, booklet labels and communication materials using the DigiLeaflet technology platform. Other guest speakers included; Geoff Lyon (Chill Buddy), Barry Jones (3b Solstar) and Sanjay Patel (Coca-Cola).

iDi Pac is pleased to announce that Simon Smith has Joined iDi Pac as a Senior Packaging Consultant. With extensive knowledge and experience in R&D, distribution testing and project management, Simon brings valuable skills to the company.

Chris will be judging at the Starpack Awards 2015. Chris will be looking out for Innovation in packaging design and technology but more specifically entries that incorporate new or existing materials in novel applications. For more information about the Starpack Awards please visit www.iom3.org/starpack/

Fantastic evening cruising along the Thames, great fun with live entertainment, drinks and BBQ.

Hosted by Packaging News in association with Essentra Packaging, Chris Waterhouse and a panel of experts in pharmaceutical packaging have been discussing the challenges and opportunities for the sector. Read the article here!

Chris Waterhouse have recently taken part in pharmaceutical packaging roundtable discussion, exploring the opportunities, challenges and trends facing pharmaceutical packaging suppliers, designers and buyers. Look out for this article in the July issue http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/

Co-Innovate is an exciting new two year programme jointly funded by Brunel University and the European Regional Development fund. Over this two year period the initiative will support 150 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the London region; introducing a dynamic range of activities to support new product and service development leading to business growth for the participating companies and economic and employment benefits for the region. Chris Waterhouse was invited to talk about challenges within crowed and out sourcing. Sharing his previous experiences, he raised many valuable points and disadvantages when using this method.

Chris has become the chairman of London and South England Packaging Society! The L&SEPS is designed to inform and educated members as well as providing networking and socialising opportunities. Chris has worked with the committee on numerous occasions on lectures, dinners, competitions and other events, bringing passionate pack tech and designers together as well as educating students the industry of packaging. If you would like to find out more about London and South England Packaging Society (becoming a member, training and courses, events etc), visit London and South East Packaging Society’s website.

Providing additional capability with model making, iDi Pac have invested in a Cubex Duo 3D printer! Combined with our Solidworks modelling skills, we will now be able to print prototypes in house, increasing design, testing capabilities and speed.

Chris Waterhouse has run a workshop at Roche on behalf of Deloitte. Explaining how current trends in pharma and packaging on Unit dose, Customisation, Patent Adherence, Communication and Digital printing, gives a great opportunity to increase sales, reduce counterfeit and improves drug administration systems.

With a wealth of experience in serialisation iDi Pac’s supply chain expert, Chris is providing his knowledge to integrate new technologies, to meet new pharmaceutical standards.

Chris Waterhouse presented recently at the Deloitte Community of Excellence Executive Dinner in Basel. Explaining how Packaging, that often maligned component of the Supply Chain, was potentially a vehicle for opportunity generation and business growth, a concept appreciated in FMCG but in the world of Life Sciences not usually considered with the same reverence and appreciation. “Packaging, the “one” remaining Adaptive” along with the wider CofE subject of e-Pedigree generated significant discussion and was discussed widely later on into the evening by the Life Sciences Executives in attendance.

Chris Waterhouse will be presenting at the ‘Basics of Regulatory Affairs’ event where he will be discussing packaging’s role in the pharmaceutical industry, the associated regulatory requirements and the way the industry is thinking. Why not book your place and come along?

iDi Pac have moved to a bigger office in rural Hampshire. Making space for our expanding team in a a dynamic and welcoming office environment as the business grows. Kemps Place in Liss, Hampshire is easy to find, has ample parking and all the necessary business amenities. With a warm and hospitable quality we look forward to welcoming you and discussing your business requirements!

Delivering cost effective, rapid response regulatory packs can shave weeks off the submission process. iDi Pac has all the capability to create “virtual” regulatory pack formats with associated artwork as a interactive model that can be manipulated by the Regulators. The realistic model can be viewed in any internet browser for the regulators to confirm acceptability prior to manufacturing and printing of components.