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Healthcare Packaging Market to Reach $93 Billion in 2012

A market research report from Reportlinker.com indicates that emerging economies and evolving technologies are fueling growth.

The global healthcare packaging market is a complex and large market. The varied factors affecting the drug demand and consumption as well the development of medical practices will determine the growth of this market in future. Also, being a vital industry, the healthcare packaging market is directly linked to economic development. As emerging economies grow, demand for healthcare packaging will increase, further strengthening the market. Visiongain calculates that the global healthcare packaging market will reach $93.9bn in 2012

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Tray Helps Hospital Reduce Risk

Data suggest that use of Medline Industries Inc.'s ERASE CAUTI program has helped Unity Hospital (Rochester, NY) reduce the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The program features a one-layer catheter tray along with education and training.

Roche and IBM Collaborate to Develop DNA Sequencing Technology

Roche (Branford, CT) and IBM (Yorktown Heights, NY) have announced a partnership to develop a nanopore-based sequencer that will directly read and decode human DNA quickly and efficiently. Developed by IBM Research, the novel technology offers true single molecule sequencing by decoding molecules of DNA as they are threaded through a nanometer-sized pore in a silicon chip.

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