J-PAC Changes Name to J-Pac Medical

J-PAC, a Somersworth, N.H.-based life-sciences packaging provider, is rebranding.

Most notable is a name change. The company’s new moniker is J-Pac Medical. In addition, the firm launched a new website: www.j-pacmedical.com.

According to company officials, J-Pac Medical is allocating additional resources to support increased demand for its product development services, from design and prototype development through supply chain services. 

In addition, a new Innovation Services Group has been formed as an extension of customer research and development, and product development teams. It is focused on accelerating speed-to-market, reducing manufacturing costs for new and existing products and incorporating features that provide a competitive advantage, according to the company. With the primary objective of improving patient outcomes, this collaboration of experts is designed to accelerate the commercialization of potentially life-saving technologies, officials noted. 

“For 30+ years, J-PAC has been a trusted outsourcing partner and provider of medical device, diagnostic and life-science packaging solutions,” said Mark Florence, J-Pac Medical’s president and CEO. “J-Pac Medical remains committed to these same core competencies; however, the volume of new projects we have undertaken requires additional investments on the product development side of the business so that we can accelerate our growth while providing our partners with full-service innovative solutions.”

Rick Crane, a well-known industry veteran who has helped numerous medical device, diagnostic and life-sciences companies navigate all phases of development, will lead the Innovation Services Group in the role of vice president. Prior to joining J-Pac Medical, Crane held various leadership roles at Tolas Healthcare Packaging, International Paper Company, and most recently with the Ethicon Division of Johnson & Johnson.

“Rick’s proven ability to simplify complex engineering requirements makes him the right person to lead the group. We are confident in the team’s ability to help customers navigate the processes leading to design-freeze, process and quality control validation and scale up,” added Florence.

“J-Pac Medical’s growing engineering team provides customers with unmatched technical expertise for a broad range of healthcare products which they can leverage to gain or maintain a competitive edge,” said Crane. “I look forward to working with them to empower our customers so that they can best achieve their objectives.”

J-Pac Medical has provided product development, process development, packaging solutions, and custom manufacturing for the life-science industry for 30 years.