John Bitner has 20 years experience in the design, development, and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical packaging. As Manager of Package Design and Development at Searle, he gained international acclaim as an expert in child resistant/senior friendly packaging.

His open dish initiative methodology has provided a more scientific approach to the selection of packaging materials for stability protocol. He has participated in the forefront of investigative research related to improved seal integrity and higher barrier performance through adhesion technology, tooling, and structural blister design. He played a vital role in packaging for the launch of the first transdermal drug delivery system, the sleep medication that swept the market and remains dominant in that category, and most successful launch of a blockbuster drug in pharmaceutical history.

Mr. Bitner is both past Chairman of the Institute of Packaging Professionals and of the Drug & Pharmaceutical Packaging Committee. Mr. Bitner graduated cum laude with a BA degree in Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology.