New labeling solution delivers advanced UV protection for vials and syringes while enabling full product visibility for safer, more efficient drug handling.

Jersey City, NJ –IL Group, a specialist in multifunctional labeling solutions for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, introduces its Light Protect Pack, an advanced labeling product designed to preserve the stability and integrity of light-sensitive medications from packaging to administration, while enabling product visibility.

“This labeling solution solves a long-standing challenge in pharmaceutical packaging: balancing visibility with protection,” said Eiji Funabashi, President for Iwata Label USA Inc. “With Light Protect Pack, manufacturers and healthcare providers get the best of both worlds – reliable light shielding and visual clarity – ensuring drug integrity, safety, and usability.”

About IL Group

Based in Aichi, Japan IL Group is a total pharmaceutical packaging solution provider. The company provides precision, often customized labeling solutions for global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. In addition to its advanced pharmaceutical labeling solutions, IL Group provides clinical trial services, contract packaging services, and a series of high-efficiency labeling machines. Its extensive portfolio includes ISO-compliant roll-on and shrink-tack labels featuring value-added benefits such as tamper evidence, protection against breakage, and light-shielding properties, as well as specialty constructions whose functions range from reliable adhesion in cryogenic applications to detachable elements for ease of medical recordkeeping.

IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, combines elevated Japanese quality standards with a keen sense of North American market needs. In Japan, IL Group holds the predominant share of Japan’s pharmaceutical labeling market. Through its three-pole network in the US, Europe, and Japan, as well as various global partnerships, IL Group is poised for further growth and innovation. For more information, visit http://www.group-il.com/en.

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Company to highlight full suite of functional labels, high-performance labeling equipment, and contract packaging services for the Japanese market.

Jersey City, NJ –IL Group, a specialist in multifunctional labeling solutions for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, will showcase its full suite of advanced label solutions at Interphex Japan 2025, July 9-11 in Tokyo. Across its two booths – W11-34 and W4-37 – IL Group will highlight its innovative solutions including light protection labels, tamper-evident designs, and other specialty labels engineered to meet the stringent regulatory and performance demands of the pharmaceutical, medical device, and life sciences industries.

“Interphex Japan provides the perfect platform to connect with pharmaceutical professionals across Asia,” said Hideo Yonenaga, Group Manager at IL Pharma Packaging “We look forward to sharing our innovative labeling solutions and demonstrating how IL Group supports compliance, efficiency, and product protection throughout the packaging lifecycle.”

About IL Group

Based in Aichi, Japan IL Group is a total pharmaceutical packaging solution provider. The company provides precision, often customized labeling solutions for global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. In addition to its advanced pharmaceutical labeling solutions, IL Group provides clinical trial services, contract packaging services, and a series of high-efficiency labeling machines. Its extensive portfolio includes ISO-compliant roll-on and shrink-tack labels featuring value-added benefits such as tamper evidence, protection against breakage, and light-shielding properties, as well as specialty constructions whose functions range from reliable adhesion in cryogenic applications to detachable elements for ease of medical recordkeeping.

IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, combines elevated Japanese quality standards with a keen sense of North American market needs. In Japan, IL Group holds the predominant share of Japan’s pharmaceutical labeling market. Through its three-pole network in the US, Europe, and Japan, as well as various global partnerships, IL Group is poised for further growth and innovation. For more information, visit http://www.group-il.com/en.

Company to highlight its Light Protect Pack solution as alternative to amber glass for enhanced drug stability and visibility.

Jersey City, NJ –IL Group, a specialist in multifunctional labeling solutions for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, will showcase its innovative solution designed to enhance pharmaceutical packaging safety, integrity and efficiency at the BIO International Convention 2025, June 16–19 in Boston. At Booth #2084, IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, will highlight its proprietary Light Protect Pack – a multifunctional, light-shielding label solution that offers enhanced drug protection and clear content visibility for vials and syringes.

“Our solutions solve critical pain points for pharmaceutical manufacturers who are moving beyond the limitations of amber glass,” said Eiji Funabashi, President for Iwata Label USA Inc. “We’re excited to show how our technology improves both performance and flexibility in drug delivery systems.”

In addition to its advanced labeling technologies, IL Group will also highlight its contract packaging services in Japan, designed to help pharmaceutical companies streamline production and accelerate time to market. These services are tailored to meet the high standards of clinical trial, commercial, and specialty product packaging.

About IL Group

Based in Aichi, Japan IL Group is a total pharmaceutical packaging solution provider. The company provides precision, often customized labeling solutions for global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. In addition to its advanced pharmaceutical labeling solutions, IL Group provides clinical trial services, contract packaging services, and a series of high-efficiency labeling machines. Its extensive portfolio includes ISO-compliant roll-on and shrink-tack labels featuring value-added benefits such as tamper evidence, protection against breakage, and light-shielding properties, as well as specialty constructions whose functions range from reliable adhesion in cryogenic applications to detachable elements for ease of medical recordkeeping.

IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, combines elevated Japanese quality standards with a keen sense of North American market needs. In Japan, IL Group holds the predominant share of Japan’s pharmaceutical labeling market. Through its three-pole network in the US, Europe, and Japan, as well as various global partnerships, IL Group is poised for further growth and innovation. For more information, visit http://www.group-il.com/en.

Highlighted offerings include company’s Vial Protect Pack and Light Protect Pack solutions, as well as Shrink Tack Label for secure, tamper-evident syringe marking.

Jersey City, NJ –IL Group, a specialist in multifunctional labeling solutions for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, will showcase several innovative solutions designed to enhance pharmaceutical packaging safety, integrity, and efficiency at INTERPHEX NYC, April 1-3. At Booth #1362, IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA will exhibit its containment and light protection solutions for vials, including Vial Protect Pack and Light Protect Pack, as well as its Shrink Tack Label, a tamper-evident safety label for syringes.

The company’s Vial Protect Pack (VPP) series is designed to provide added protection for fragile or high-leverage glass vials, as well as outer surface contamination of cytotoxic medicine. Comprising a glass vial, plastic protector, and Shrink Tack Label, the system delivers both reliable safeguarding and tamper evidence. The label’s adhesive securely bonds the plastic component to the primary container, eliminating any risk of unintended separation and enhancing protection throughout the supply chain.

For syringe applications, the company will showcase its Shrink Tack Label for tamper-evident sealing, a critical solution for securing syringe contents and preventing tip cap movement during shipping. The label integrates documentation, sealing, and tamper evidence into a single streamlined process. Its easy-to-open seal enhances user convenience, while a twist-off, irreversibly tamper-evident cap provides an additional layer of security. For products requiring extra protection, an optional UV-blocking feature increases stability. Additionally, label colors can be customized for quicker, easier content identification.

“We are excited to present our latest advancements in pharmaceutical labeling at INTERPHEX 2025,” said Eiji Funabashi, President for Iwata Label USA Inc. “Our Vial Protect Pack, Light Protect Pack, and tamper-evident solutions for syringes are designed to meet the highest industry standards, ensuring safety for healthcare personnel and patients, as well as regulatory compliance and operational efficiency for pharmaceutical manufacturers.”

About IL Group

Based in Aichi, Japan IL Group is a total pharmaceutical packaging solution provider. The company provides precision, often customized labeling solutions for global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. In addition to its advanced pharmaceutical labeling solutions, IL Group provides clinical trial services, contract packaging services, and a series of high-efficiency labeling machines. Its extensive portfolio includes ISO-compliant roll-on and shrink-tack labels featuring value-added benefits such as tamper evidence, protection against breakage, and light-shielding properties, as well as specialty constructions whose functions range from reliable adhesion in cryogenic applications to detachable elements for ease of medical recordkeeping.

IL Group’s US entity, Iwata Label USA, combines elevated Japanese quality standards with a keen sense of North American market needs. In Japan, IL Group holds the predominant share of Japan’s pharmaceutical labeling market. Through its three-pole network in the US, Europe, and Japan, as well as various global partnerships, IL Group is poised for further growth and innovation. For more information, visit http://www.group-il.com/en.

Incorporating a novel “container in container” concept, the company’s Vial Protect Pack II is a robust, multilayer solution for high-value or high-potency drugs.

Jersey City, NJ – Iwata Label USA, a specialist in multifunctional labeling solutions for the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, will highlight its next-generation protective label for vials at Pack Expo 2024, November 3-6 in Chicago. At its Booth W-19027, the company will showcase Vial Protect Pack II, a robust, multilayer vial protection/labeling solution for high-value or high-potency drug applications whose container breakage rates must be near-zero.

Vial Protect Pack II is already widely utilized in Japan, with seven high-potency Tier 1 pharma products opting for its next-level protective properties. For ease of implementation purposes in the US and EU markets, the solution can be applied using conventional shrink tack labelers.

Notably, Iwata Label USA’s Vial Protect Pack II system features a label whose pressure-sensitive adhesive complements a heat-shrinkable film, creating a labeling solution substantially stronger than paper. Among other benefits, this combination provides a binding functionality that protects personnel from shattered glass in the unlikely event of primary or secondary container breakage.

“In addition to longstanding safeguards like tamper evidence and light shielding, an increasing set of high-leverage and high-potency drugs require elevated protection against container breakage,” said Eiji Funabashi, President for Iwata Label USA Inc. “As more formulations trend toward costly or caustic APIs, we see the second generation of our Vial Protect Pack system as meeting a need that will only grow more pronounced. Vial Protect Pack II is intended for applications where breakage simply isn’t an option, and we look forward to showcasing it at Pack Expo.”

About Iwata Label USA

Based in Jersey City, NJ, Iwata Label USA Inc. is part of Japan-based IL Group and the affiliated sales company of IL Pharma Packaging Co. Ltd. of Ichinomiya, Japan. The company provides precision, often customized labeling solutions for global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Its extensive portfolio includes GMP-compliant roll-on and shrink-tack labels featuring value-added benefits such as tamper evidence, protection against breakage, and light-shielding properties, as well as specialty constructions whose functions range from reliable adhesion in cryogenic applications to detachable elements for ease of medical recordkeeping. The company also offers a series of high-efficiency labeling machines.

Iwata Label USA combines elevated Japanese quality standards with a keen sense of North American market needs. Its manufacturing sister company, IL Pharma Packaging, holds the predominant share of Japan’s pharmaceutical labeling market. Through Iwata Label USA and other regional affiliates such as Germany-based Iwata Label Europe, as well as various global partnerships, IL Group is poised for further growth and innovation. For more information, visit www.group-il.com/en.