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This week's coverage discusses pharma advances in sustainable packaging and digital standards amid trade risks from Greenland tariffs and falling workforce morale

PharmTech Weekly News Roundup – Week of January 19, 2026

In a 2026 industry outlook interview, Laine Mello, Ecolab Life Sciences, details how AI and Pharma 4.0 speed up discovery and production while navigating industry hurdles

Integrating AI Discovery, Continuous Manufacturing, and Modern Regulatory Hurdles into Pharma Production

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The draft, focused on quality information for medicinal product registration applications, was released to allow for public comments through March 23, 2026.

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Registering Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

The United States Pharmacopeia is developing digital standards for digital-first workflows and regulatory confidence.

USP Develops Digital Quality Standards for Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Even the threat of Greenland-related tariffs rattled drug supply chains and uncovered industry vulnerabilities to instability. 

Pharma Industry Uncertainty in Wake of On/Off Greenland Tariffs

Susan J. Schniepp is a fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, Inc. and a member of Pharmaceutical Technology's Editorial Advisory Board.

Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, is Vice President Technical at Parexel International, Siegfried.Schmitt@parexel.com.

Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs company, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss how involving procurement early on in drug development can ensure a quality product.

Ask the Expert: Collaboration Ensures Effective Procurement

At the Pharmapack Europe 2026 awards ceremony, Pharmapack announced it is expanding the event to Singapore in November 2026. This year’s award winners were also announced.

Pharmapack Expands to Singapore Event; Presents Award Winners

ACG’s new SuperPod reduces blister size and boosts efficiency and sustainability for moisture-sensitive drug products.

ACG Introduces SuperPod for Drug Protection and Sustainability

PharmTech spoke with Dexter Tjoa, CEO of Tjoapack, about how outside pressures are influencing supply chain and packaging decisions.

Pharmapack Europe 2026: Geopolitical Impacts on Pharmaceutical Packaging

The three firms offer a pre-verified platform for large-volume subcutaneous delivery of biologics to enable home self-administration.