Cold Chain

Of NDA/BLA drugs, 45% require cold-chain distribution

Ushering in the Next Decade of Change

Higher inventory turns, lower inventories—but lower profit margins, too

Life Science Logistics and PCI Pharma Services announce expansions

Dendreon finds a low-tech solution to identifying its product shipments in transit

China and Europe see upgrades for cold chain shipments

Action follows the realignment of UPS healthcare logistics resources

Expansion, new depots and dedicated cryogenic storage are in the works

Collaborations with AmerisourceBergen and CVS Pharmacy expand UPS’ commercial footprint

Merck KGaA will use aspects of it to more closely manage its supply chain

New company seeks to commercialize a chemical indicator with digital features

Top pharma executives and supply-chain tech experts to gather in Chicago for 4th Annual Cold Chain Council meeting

As cold-chain hardware vendors tout their new service orientation, the value of data rises

Collecting and reporting data in near real time cuts costs and reduces risk

More clinical packaging and logistics capacity

Pegasus unit-load device said to be first officially approved passive version

Builds on its experience with WakeMed project for intra-hospital specimen delivery

Cold Chain Technologies and AeroSafe Global are the beneficiaries of multi-million-dollar investments

Focus is on clinical supplies in Italy, Austria and Hungary; unified management in the UK

Integrating Savsu emperature-controlled shipping containers with BioLife’s biopreservation media

Company garners a Best Air Cargo Carrier-NA award in Hong Kong

Contract logistics provider will have 30 facilities by the end of this year

10th edition of the Biopharma Cold Chain Sourcebook predicts above-average growth

Acquires Astero Bio Corp., developer of thawing devices