Cold Chain

Takeda will be shipping treatments between Europe and the US using VELA’s sailing cargo trimaran, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 99% when compared with air freight.

The collaboration seeks to reduce drug waste, prevent errors, and support more reliable delivery of life-saving therapies to patients worldwide.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers new FDA guidance to speed development of non-opioid pain treatments, the FTC’s warning against non-compete agreements for doctors and nurses, and DHL Supply Chain’s acquisition of SDS Rx to strengthen last-mile healthcare delivery.

The deal will integrate SDS Rx’s specialized delivery network of US locations into DHL’s Life Sciences & Healthcare division, strengthening same-day and final-mile services as demand for specialty pharma and patient-centered logistics continues to rise.

In the second part of her Pharma Commerce video interview, Heather Zenk, Cencora’s president of US supply chain, explores how public-private collaboration, smarter sourcing strategies, and long-term manufacturer support are helping to fortify pharmaceutical supply chains against future crises.

In the first part of her Pharma Commerce video interview, Heather Zenk, Cencora’s president of US supply chain, explores how public-private collaboration, smarter sourcing strategies, and long-term manufacturer support are helping to fortify pharmaceutical supply chains against future crises.

The new deal imposes 15% tariffs on most EU exports, including pharmaceuticals.

Kevin Chinn, vice president and head of the cell & gene therapy service line at Cencora, outlines why early planning, stakeholder engagement, and innovative access strategies are key to long-term CGT success.

Agreement allows educational institutions to access cold chain packaging solutions without the typical request for proposal process, supporting research, lab operations, and healthcare training.

These innovations are revolutionizing pharmaceutical packaging by enhancing drug safety, combating counterfeiting, ensuring regulatory compliance, and improving patient adherence across the supply chain.

The Craigavon investment enhances Almac’s global clinical supply network with upgraded storage, distribution, and shipping capabilities to meet the growing demand for temperature-sensitive medicines.

In the final part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Sawicki, PhD, Cryoport Systems’ president and CEO, predicts how he anticipates the model growing over the next three to five years, especially as global demand and regulatory complexities increase.

In the fourth part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Sawicki, PhD, Cryoport Systems’ president and CEO, explains the lessons pharma leaders in traditional therapeutic areas can learn from CGT’s highly specialized operational strategies, particularly in terms of supply chain resilience and adaptability.

In the second part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Sawicki, PhD, Cryoport Systems’ president and CEO, explains how recent shifts in FDA leadership, funding constraints, and evolving CMC standards have each played a role in this process.

As this medical approach continues to become more widely adopted, the industry must adapt to help provide precise, compliant, temperature-controlled delivery of highly individualized treatments.

The partnership is centered around cutting cold chain costs and emissions with smart packaging and carbon-neutral same-day delivery.

The April issue of Pharmaceutical Commerce examines the accelerated activity—and many ever-expanding layers—of temperature-sensitive transport in pharma.

Vendors are growing, and product and service offerings are expanding.

When delays and disruptions threaten not only product integrity but patient well-being, thorough risk assessment and mitigation are essential.

How artificial intelligence tools are helping to optimize the pharmaceutical transport process.

Exploring the importance of contract development and manufacturing organizations in advancing the latest technology for effective delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines.

A panel discussion breaks down ways for stakeholders to meet temperature-controlled operational demands pertaining to product pipelines.

The conference’s opening keynote case study shares ways to elicit change that not only results in business growth and productivity, but a boost in patient connection as well.

CRYOPDP—centered around clinical trials, biopharma, and cell and gene therapies—augments DHL’s specialty pharma logistics expertise.

The move by the CDMO—who also houses a North American HQ in Indiana—expresses its interest in providing compliant storage and logistics solutions globally.