Cold Chain

Data compiled by the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WNBMT) measures the landmark; some 70 diseases are now treated by the therapy

Branded as Orca 2.0, the line features advanced phase-change material and proprietary software design

Arrangement expands Cryoport's service agreement with the lab

While regulators were worried about the European market, deal would have also shifted the emerging-markets competitive scene

Proportion of cold chain products continues to grow in the biopharma inventory

MTS' Credo brand now becomes a Pelican property

Annual Tompkins Global Trade Management Report surveys industry practices

A $1-billion private/public partnership reaches fruition - with implications for vaccine supply chains

Annual publication polls manufacturers and distributors on temperature-controlled shipping practices

Lab is one of the early adopters of the voluntary College of American Pathologists accreditation

New testing shows the effectiveness of blankets in long-distance shipments; FedEx touts the value of its Boeing 777F fleet with controlled environments

Maybe not, as biotech companies develop on-the-spot treatments

Meanwhile, CSafe rearranges its ownership, takes over the AcuTemp company identity

British Air Cargo and Iberia Air Cargo combine to form IAG Cargo

PharmaPort -20C container is launched; Sentry BoPharma opens a -45C depot

Recent spinout from StePac, a food logistics firm, offers Xsense monitoring technology

Nanotech-based patch could make refrigerated shipping unnecessary

Microencapsulation of PCMs - and new PCMs - are in the offing

Companies broaden their cold-chain shipping and storage capabilities

Recommendations help pharmacies, healthcare providers and patients deal with natural disasters or power outages

French cold-chain supplier adds to its existing European, US and Australian depots

Tracking at the lot- rather than the item-level could address many security and tracking goals

Company points finger at its specialty pharmacy for unreported deaths, but still gets hit with a Form 483