DHL builds a mobile app to track cold-chain shipments
LifeTrack app puts shipment status in the palm of your hand
Advera Health scores drug costs based on the severity and frequency of adverse events
Pharma companies are looking to the data service as a potential competitive advantage
Integrichain upgrades its Scorecard for trading-partner agreements
Expansion of cloud-based services includes Amazon Web Services
Panalpina delivers UNICEF medical aid to Burundi
Company's Chartered Network is relied on for annual shipments to Africa
US Senate committee takes the lid off Gilead's internal pricing discussions for Sovaldi
No immediate legislative action arises from 18-month study
Korber Medipak deepens US investment in pharma packaging
Merger of New Jersey's CGS with Rondo-Pak Inc. is planned
ZipDrug: from the pharmacist to the patient, via a local courier
New Internet-based delivery company wants to take the waiting time out of prescription pickups
Proposed Pfizer-Allergan merger could be the biggest ever, at $160 billion
Plans for splitting Pfizer itself are put on hold
Halloran Consulting and Metrics Champion Consortium team up for education on clinical trial metrics
A Community of Practice (CoP) for small- to medium-sized trial sponsors is in the offing
Healthcare supply chains are working better, but there's room for improvement
2015 UPS (Pain) in the Supply Chain survey finds shortcomings in contingency planning
New distribution center opens in Texas
Woodfield expands third-party logistics (3PL) services from its Florida base
Global drug spending will increase 29-32%, to $1.4 trillion through 2020, says IMS Health
US spending will rise by 34%, reaching $560-590 billion
Health Market Science is now LexisNexis for Life Sciences
Acquisition rebranding will build out the business' Risk Solutions unit
PBMs are squeezing independent long term care pharmacies, says Avalere Health study
Higher dispensing costs and rising negative margins
Biosimilars: what's in a name?
While FDA tries to referee the naming conventions for biosimilars, different factions of the healthcare system weigh in with conflicting priorities
Who's the best in business-process outsourcing?
Accenture, Cognizant and PwC more or less tie for their capabilities in life sciences sales & marketing consulting, says IDC
PDI chooses Veeva's Network Customer Master solution for MDM management
PDI had been struggling with a customer dataset of millions of physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals (HCPs)
Zephyr Health introduces a new IT tool for product life-cycle management
Zephyr Illuminate pools disparate data for predictive analytics for commercial operations
Transparency-reporting trends in Europe
'European companies will not be able to follow the exact path to operational compliance as their US counterparts,' says IMS Health survey
Almac Group partners with QuickSTAT to cut clinical cold-chain delivery times
New center near Almac's Northern Ireland HQ expedites shipments worldwide
For better patient data in pharma, think CUPID
A Common Universal Patient de-IDentifier could greatly enhance the value of industry data assets
GDUFA Fee Relief For Small Businesses
Fees paid to FDA by small generic manufacturers are financially 'unfair'
Dissecting the speed-to-therapy question
Are hubs a help or hindrance in getting patients on therapy?
AmerisourceBergen defines its path forward in traceability
Getting products to market fast with the 3PL Title Model
A contractual arrangement that could save time and money for brand owners
Cell 'banking' business will grow 16%+ annually, to $9.87 billion in 2022
Market study puts global activity at $2.93 billion in 2015
2015 Cold Chain Forum: logistics refinements multiply
While temperature-controlled components advance, service providers are identifying innovative refinements to basic shipping services
Veeva Systems deepens its presence in clinical trials information management
Trial start-up steps, and overall content management, are Veeva Vault cloud offerings
Drug pricing will be a hot-button issue in this election cycle
Walgreens' clinics will adopt the Epic EHR system
Plays catchup with CVS Health
