HealthPack is the medical device packaging industry’s trusted, authoritative annual education forum for updating technical knowledge, exploring the leading edge of industry trends and connecting with the who’s who of the industry.

The conference program, developed with the assistance of an advisory committee of veteran professionals working in all corners of the industry, will feature presentations by industry experts responding to the everyday challenges of:

• Medical device packaging and process engineers

• Medical device packaging purchasing managers

• Quality control and regulatory personnel

• Engineering, product and project managers

• Global technology and sourcing directors and managers

• R&D directors and managers

• Operational excellence directors and managers

• Material suppliers and converters

• Material scientists and engineers

• Technical and marketing managers

• Contract packagers, testing labs and other service providers

HealthPack typically also includes a tour or pre-conference interactive session, a tabletop exhibit hall and plenty of networking time. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is HealthPack?

Who should attend HealthPack?

Where is HealthPack located?

Who produces HealthPack?

Who else supports the HealthPack conference program?

How can I contact HealthPack?

WHAT IS HEALTHPACK?

HealthPack is an annual education event designed for professionals in the medical device packaging industry. It consists of a conference, exhibit hall and networking opportunities. Our signature event each year is our live panel of operating room nurses and technicians reviewing and critiquing commercialized medical device packages submitted by our attendees.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND HEALTHPACK?

Conference presentations focus on delivering content on trends, insights and application advice for:

• Medical device packaging and process engineers
• Medical device packaging purchasing managers
• Quality control and regulatory personnel
• Engineering, product and project managers
• Global technology and sourcing directors and managers
• R&D directors and managers
• Operational excellence directors and managers
• Material suppliers and converters
• Material scientists and engineers
• Technical and marketing managers
• Contract packagers, testing labs and other service providers

WHERE IS HEALTHPACK LOCATED?

HealthPack moves to a different city in the U.S. each year. In recent years, we’ve been in cities such as Charlotte, NC; Portland, OR; Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; New Orleans, LA; Cincinnati, OH; Norfolk, VA; Louisville, KY; Memphis, TN; Albuquerque, NM and San Antonio, TX.

WHO PRODUCES HEALTHPACK?

Kellen produces HealthPack with a seasoned event team consisting of program management, business development and event management professionals.

Kellen supports, guides and promotes professions and industries that impact people around the world every day. From the safety of the food we eat to the soundness of the buildings we live and work in to assurances about healthcare issues, we are committed to the success of the organizations we work with because we care about the many ways their work serves others. Our 300+ professionals around the globe are specially trained in areas ranging from engineering to nutrition, from integrated communications to global consulting, and association management and meeting planning. And while association management is what we’re best known for – it’s just one part of what we do. We work with more than 125 trade associations, professional societies and charitable organizations representing 10,000-plus companies and 100,000 professionals worldwide. We were founded in 1964 and are charter-accredited through the Association Management Company Institute (AMCI). Our offices are in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Kansas City, New York City and Washington D.C.

WHO ELSE SUPPORTS THE HEALTHPACK CONFERENCE PROGRAM?

Kellen has developed a strong synergy between the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and HealthPack. The HealthPack program is also developed in cooperation with IoPP’s Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee. The committee organizes and conducts the live nurses and technicians panel, and IoPP subject matter experts in medical device packaging—many of them IoPP Certified Packaging Professionals—are frequent speakers at HealthPack.

HOW CAN I CONTACT HEALTHPACK?

Email: info@healthpack.net
Phone: 630-544-5051
Fax: 630-544-5055

111 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1412
Chicago, IL 60604 USA