The Starpack Awards have been given a new format as they enter their 53rd year of rewarding innovation in packaging design and technology.

A date for your diaries: the Japanese Adhesion Society has announced the dates and venue for WCARP-V.

Participants in the 2012 Student Starpack Awards will get the chance to display their design to thousands of visitors at the easyFairs Packaging Innovation Exhibition.

Biodegradable packaging can only be a positive step but insufficient information and unregulated marketing could lead to more harm than good. Packaging Professional asks a panel of experts.

Researchers at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, have been investigating how consumers respond to branded packaging.

A novel nanocomposite could improve the mechanical and thermal properties and decrease the oxygen permeability of barrier packaging.

Starpack Industry Awards are pleased to announce that Mintel will sponsor the 2012 Overall Award for Packaging Innovation.

The 'early-bird' registration for conference and accommodation closes on 25 January 2012

The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers are accepting applications for their 2012 Venture Prize. The Royal Society are also accepting nominations for a range of awards.

The FOAMS® 2012 conference will be held September 12-13 in Barcelona, Spain.