Saying that “There is a growing spectrum of demand across tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, biopharmaceutical research and reproductive health,” John Menna, UPS VP of global strategy for healthcare logistics, has announced a relationship with Cryoport (Lake Forest, CA), […]

Over the years, Elpro Buchs AG (Basel, Switzerland; US HQ in Marietta, OH) has developed a line of temperature indicators, dataloggers and related equipment for monitoring temperature in pharma shipping and storage; one common feature of the various products is […]

Evolving US and EU regulations for shipping pharma products now include controlled room temperature (CRT) products—those whose label specify storage between (generally) 15-30°C; and these constitute more than 90% of all pharma products. (The exceptions are those that require cold-chain—2-8°C—or […]

Pharma cold chain shipments that require temperature monitoring generally employ chemical indicators, which provide a low-cost, yes/no approach to temperature assurance, or electronic devices that can measure, record and in some instances transmit temperature data. Costs can range from low […]

Although it lacks the imprimatur of an official government or industry association, the award won by Marken (Raleigh, NC) is still significant because it drew on the >1,000 attendees of the meeting, held in Singapore (March 10-13) and sponsored by […]

World Courier, the global-courier company that is a leader in managing clinical trials logistics services, is opening a second facility in Sweden—this one in Gothenburg. The facility is near an airport and is equipped to handle all temperature ranges with […]

One way to address the need to maintain refrigerated conditions for some pharma products is to pack them with insulation and refrigerant; another is to convey them in a powered container or vehicle. The latter is the option that UPS […]

World Courier (London; US HQ in New Hyde Park, NY) is adding 11 vans to its ground fleet in Europe, to be based at its Hythe Kent office, close to the Channel Tunnel and the ports of Folkestone and Dover. […]

The semiannual meeting of the Health and Personal Care Logistics Conference (HPCLC) is scheduled for April 1-3 in Philadelphia. This year’s meeting, which brings life sciences and health products companies together with logistics and transportation providers, has a full slate […]