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Balancing Container Closure Integrity and Aesthetics for a Robust Aseptic or Sterile Vial Packaging System

Yusuf Oni, Xu Song, Matthew Schrader, Ankur Kulshrestha, Jason Franck, Roger Asselta, Carolina Flores-Crespo and Rao V. Mantri
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2019, 73 (6) 572-587; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2018.009670
Yusuf Oni
1Drug Product Science and Technology, Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Xu Song
1Drug Product Science and Technology, Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Matthew Schrader
1Drug Product Science and Technology, Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Ankur Kulshrestha
1Drug Product Science and Technology, Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Jason Franck
1Drug Product Science and Technology, Global Product Development & Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Roger Asselta
2Genesis Packaging Technologies, 435 Creamery Way, Suite 100, Exton, PA 19341
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Carolina Flores-Crespo
2Genesis Packaging Technologies, 435 Creamery Way, Suite 100, Exton, PA 19341
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Rao V. Mantri
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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Nov 2019, 73 (6) 572-587; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2018.009670
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