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The landscape of healthcare is continuously evolving, driven by innovations in biologics that offer diverse treatment options and better patient outcomes. With an ever-expanding pipeline and increasing competition, it's important to strategize the lifecycle of your drug product effectively, especially concerning its packaging.

In 2004, a small group of West team members started a group dedicated to philanthropic work and giving back at West, naming the team West without Borders.* 20 years later, that group has grown to over 70 team members across the globe, leading the charge to give back year after year. As West’s charity arm that’s led exclusively by team members, West without Borders has made a worldwide impact with a passion for community support that is the embodiment of West’s culture and employee experience.

A container closure system (CCS) is comprised of packaging components, such as a vial and stopper, that together, contain and protect the drug product. There are many different packaging formats that you can select for your CCS, so it is important to have a thorough understanding of the various components included in the CCS, their required function, storage temperature and conditions, and the overall administration of the drug product.

A Primer on the Roadmap for Developing an Injectable Combination Product

Selection of the appropriate primary packaging system is essential to delivering a high quality, safe, and stable drug product to patients. The primary packaging components which make up the containment system are selected on a range of factors, from chemical compatibility with the drug product ingredients to dimensional fit when mating packaging components. Optimized fit among mating packaging components is essential for flawless fill-finish processing.

Every year, West without Borders, the global employee-led program at West, chooses a charity to support, demonstrating the company's commitment to giving back. In 2023, the program selected the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) as its charity of choice. The decision was met with enthusiasm from team members across West's global headquarters and beyond.