It is common, in clinical trials, to require so-called comparator drugs, which need to be safely and verifiably obtained samples of an existing drug product, to which the tested drug will be compared in a trial. But without patients, prescriptions […]

Saying that the company wants to continually offer “innovative, cutting-edge technologies” for life sciences logistics, FedEx Health Solutions (Memphis) has teamed up with a company called NanoCool (Albuquerque, NM) to offer a stock container for shipping clinical trial materials and […]

Saying that its updated software platform, DyzleLiveWare, has been updated to encompass Europe’s new Good Distribution Practices (GDP) guidelines, Dyzle BV is now bringing the technology to the US market, and will be exhibiting its capabilities at this fall’s IQPC […]

Following its acquisition by a private equity firm, the Riverside Group, last November, MNX has been expanding its network of sales offices and facilities. The company specializes  “dedicated hand-carry, first-flight-out, charter, express courier and 4PL services,” especially for life sciences, […]

At its global Health and Life Sciences meeting (Miami, June 11-14), the Bonn, Germany-based company unveiled a new service, branded as Thermonet, to track shipments. A new device developed internally, the SmartSensor, is attached to the exterior of packages entering […]

lso at its global life sciences meeting (see related item), another division of DHL—DHL Express—talked up its Medical Express Service. (Generally speaking, DHL Global Forwarding handles large, bulk shipments, while DHL Express is small-package air express service.) Medical Express started […]

MD Logistics (Plainfield, IN) has just announced the granting of FTZ status with US Customs for its 200,000-sq.ft. pharma logistics facility, which is close to (and associated with) the Indianapolis International Airport Authority. FTZ status allows goods to move into […]

Later this week, Panalpina is cutting the ribbon on an expansion of its existing, 37,000-sq. ft. logistics center in San Juan, PR, to included validated cold-chain storage, in a multi-zoned controlled refrigeration space. The facility is two miles from the […]

Healthcare products shippers now have more options in Europe and in southeast Asia. CEVA Logistics (Milan) has opened what it calls the “City of Pharma” in Stradella, Pavia province, in northern Italy. The 20,000-sq.m. facility is dedicated to healthcare products […]