KBA Receives NPES 2017 Gegenheimer Award KBA North America received the 2017 Harold W. Gegenheimer Corporate Award for Industry Service from NPES - The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies. The award, named for the former NPES President and Baldwin Technology Company chairman emeritus, recognizes leadership and participation in NPES and industry ac- tivities, civic leadership, and technical innovation. Mark Hischar, President and CEO of KBA North America, accepted the award at the NPES 2017 Annu- al Conference and Brand Inspiration Forum that was produced in partnership with the CMO Council and held October 16–18 in Scottsdale,Arizona. Driving Industry Forward In bestowing the award to KBA as its Corporate Award recipient, NPES noted that KBA has been an industry leader providing technological innovations that have served to drive the industry forward. The organization was particularly recognized for the past support and many contributions its leaders have made to NPES and to the industry.Among the variety of its involvement with NPES and the Association’s research arm, PRIMIR, KBA has been active in the
work of developing industry standards with its em- ployees as well as having also participated by chair- ing PRIMIR, and serving on a variety of study task forces to guide updates and the development of new PRIMIR research. PMMI Addresses Top Five Pharmaceutical Trends Increased government regulations, rising consumer demand and personalized care are among the top five reasons for growth in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry as highlighted in the latest infographic from PMMI, The Association for Packag- ing and Processing Technologies. In anticipation of the third installment of PACK EXPO East,April 16–18, 2018, Pennsylvania Conven- tion Center, Philadelphia, show organizer, PMMI re- leased the 2017 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device White Paper and accompanying infographic exploring the top five forces shaping this impor- tant market. The top five trends are rounded out by increased use of outside contracting services, and collabora- tion between medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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