Marcel Kunz, Head of Packaging at Straumann Group, has spent his career making dental implant packaging safe, sterile, and sustainable.

In this episode, he joins Lucas Pianegonda to share Straumann’s six “Golden Rules” for designing medical packaging that balances compliance with circularity — plus the story behind his toothbrush project that turned blister waste into a useful consumer product.

• They cover:
•  The real cost of sterile barrier systems in MedTech
•  Why Straumann won’t wait until 2034 to adapt to PPWR
•  How a recycling experiment became a proof of concept for innovation
•  How sustainability connects patient safety with long-term impact

If you work in medical packaging or device design, this episode will change how you think about “waste.”

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https://www.straumann.com/group/us/en/home.html

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