Innovation & Insights

Our Approach to Innovation

At Aptar, our approach to innovation is guided by our purpose: to transform ideas into solutions that improve everyday life for millions of people around the world. Operating across our Beauty, Closures and Pharma segments, we innovate with intent, leveraging deep consumer insights and market intelligence to develop solutions that meet consumer demands.

Nasal Drug Repositioning

Aptar Pharma is a world leader in nasal drug delivery. We specialize in reformulating existing drugs into nasally administered sprays or powders, offering a faster and less risky development process compared to new drug development. This approach, known as drug repositioning, or drug repurposing can extend the life of mature drugs and has benefits such as rapid onset of action, reduced side effects and non-invasive administration. Aptar Pharma’s nasal drug delivery systems deliver precise dosing and are easy to use.

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E-Commerce Capable Solutions

We specialize at thinking “Inside the Box” to improve the perception of our brand partners and minimize the environmental impact of our solutions. All of our e-commerce capable solutions* are ISTA-6 Amazon certified through on-site testing.

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*Ista-6 Overbox Testing Compliant. Test results may vary based on container shape, container size and sample formula.

Digital Health Solutions

Aptar Digital Health is enhancing the patient experiences through a comprehensive suite of digital health solutions, including Software-as-a-Medical-Device, connected devices, patient services and disease management platforms. Our Digital Health division operates across multiple therapeutic areas and leverages Aptar’s global footprint to deliver value-added products and services to millions of patients worldwide.

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Our Global Innovation Network

We leverage the expertise of the world to innovate and provide collaborative experiences for customers and partners to help them bring their products to life.

InVision Lab | Rueil-Malmaison, France

Aptar’s InVision Lab in Rueil-Malmaison, France showcases our approach to the design, engineering and protection technologies for some of our greatest product innovations. This collaborative space is where high tech and human touch meet to create a memorable experience with our customers and partners.

Go2Lab | Trumbull, CT

Accelerate your speed to market with Aptar Beauty’s Go2Lab. We partner with you from design to delivery to help you bring your packaging from concept to development faster through our in-house services such as 3-D printing, Rapid Molding & Prototyping, and full lab services.

Asia Innovation Hub | Shanghai, China

Innovation plays a critical role in China’s overall modern development. The Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to collaborative innovation, bringing together experts across multiple industries and disciplines to create an innovation ecosystem. Aptar is part of this innovative infrastructure and works with this organization to access the expertise of the world and create greater customer and partner intimacy.

Custom Fragrance Solutions

High-Performance Spray in A Refillable Format

Aptar Beauty has adapted its best-selling VP4 fragrance pump to support the new Eau de Parfum Daisy Wild by Coty brand Marc Jacobs. This custom solution features a tailor-made, snap-on aluminum collar combined with our high-performing screw-on pump and dip tube that is customized to represent the green ‘stems’ of the flowers adorning the cap. Additionally, Daisy Wild boasts a custom neck finish that allows easy refilling and ensures an airtight closure. At Luxe Pack Monaco, this solution won the 2024 Formes De Luxe Award in the Dispensing Category.

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APF Futurity^TM

Aptar Pharma’s APF Futurity^TM is the first completely recyclable nasal spray pump for preservative free applications on the market. This solution answers the growing need for more recyclable drug product packaging solutions. It uses only plastic materials and contains no metal parts, allowing for a CO₂ emission savings of up to 37%*. Equally important, the change in design does not reduce the performance or microbiological integrity of the product, delivering precise and consistent doses of liquid preservative free formulation every time.

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*APF Futurity™ compared to conventional APF solution. Based on a simplified LCA of Raw Materials only, using avoided burden approach. Calculated with Aptar Eco-design tool, developed in collaboration with Sphera. No third-party review has been performed.

Color Code PCR Fragrance Pump

Color Code PCR is the first-to-market fragrance pump available in up to 67% Post-Consumer Recycled Resin (PCR) content. Our product offers a chic design and wide range of color options for brand differentiation. The use of recycled material highlights Aptar’s commitment to more sustainable packaging.

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NARCAN® Nasal Spray

Aptar Pharma played a pivotal role in developing a nasal spray delivery device for NARCAN®, an antidote for opioid overdose that can easily be administered quickly by anyone, anywhere. Using Aptar’s Unidose nasal spray system, first-responders can administer the life-saving treatment rather than going through the lengthy multi-step process of fiddling with a syringe and a needle. This product is the first U.S. FDA-approved nasally administered, needle-free, ready-to use medication that can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Future Airless PET® Dispensing Pump

Aptar’s Future Airless PET® is the first large airless packaging solution that is both fully recyclable* and e-commerce capable**. A joint development by Aptar Beauty and Pinard Beauty Pack, this full packaging option combines Aptar’s multi award-winning, Future pump with Pinard’s patented Airless PET bottle-in-bottle design. This innovative solution is a perfect blend of style and sustainability. Future Airless PET is RecyClass recyclability certified as a semi-finished plastic packaging compatible with PET recycling stream in Europe***.

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*With transparent PET. According Design for Recyclability Guidelines Available.

**Ista-6 Overbox Testing Compliant. Test results may vary based on container shape, container size and sample formula

***RecyClass Interim Recyclability Class: A | Certified Code: 389-APT-CP

Heinz® Ketchup

We have partnered with Kraft Heinz for over 40 years, transforming the way condiments are dispensed and enhancing the user experience. In the 1980s, our partnership helped introduce the first flip-top dispensing closure in the sauces and condiments market. In the 2000s, we upended the market, helping Kraft Heinz to launch its first inverted packaging using our SimpliSqueeze® valve technology. Our flow control valve provides a clean, convenient experience for consumers while minimizing product waste. Consumers have shown a clear preference in this packaging format which revolutionized the way condiment aisles look today.

Clarins Double Serum

Our Aptar Beauty team collaborated with Clarins to develop the innovative pump for Clarins Double Serum. The packaging provides a unique delivery system to preserve the integrity of the formula. Our solution triggers the mixing process and delivers, in a single pump, the right dose to apply to the face. The push button can also be rotated to offer customers a different dosage to meet their needs.

Micro⁺ Futurity™: Fully Recyclable Mono-material Airless⁺ Dispensers

Meet Micro⁺ Futurity™, our next-level Airless⁺dispenser for dermal drug delivery. Our solution is reliable, delivering the formulation efficiently and with minimal waste. Additionally, our innovative solution is fully recyclable. Its Airless⁺system is mono-material, consisting entirely of medical grade polyethylene (PE) resin. Aptar Pharma has embraced a systemic approach to incorporating sustainability and recyclability aspects into the design of all our products and validates the respective product features through the independent classifications received from organizations like cyclos-HTP.

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Future Disc Top

Aptar’s Future Disc Top is a fully-recyclable and e-commerce-capable locking disc top closure for beauty and personal care applications. Future Disc Top incorporates a locking/unlocking ring that ensures it remains secure during transit and minimizes potential breakage or leaks. This versatile closure can also help brands meet sustainability goals. Comprised of 100% polyethylene (PE), Future Disc Top closure creates a fully recyclable packaging solution when paired with PE and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.

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