Copeland's Dickson buy adds cloud-native monitoring as the pharma cold chain moves toward continuous visibility to meet rising regulatory demands.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Vicapsys merges with Stateline, Veritiv targets GLP-1 shipping, Section 232 tariffs widen and HRSA's 340B rebate pilot deadline arrives.

Episode 3 of Supply Chain Signal examines the Aug. 31 MFN agreements with nine mid-size manufacturers, the GENEROUS Medicaid model and whether pricing, trade and manufacturing policy now add up to a new pharma operating model.

Cencora's Ameer Ali on the operational lift behind the 12-digit NDC shift, the readiness gap across manufacturers and what's at stake for product flow if systems aren't ready in time.

Temperature excursions cost pharma an estimated $35 billion a year as biologics, GLP-1s and cell and gene therapies raise cold chain stakes.

Valerie Bandy of Tecsys on where 340B rebate mechanics threaten pharmacy purchasing, and how stakeholders can prevent disruption.

CMS says 40 states and Puerto Rico have signed on to the GENEROUS Model, which applies MFN pricing to Medicaid drugs through state-invoiced rebates.

Informa's invitation-only Leadership Summit returns to CPHI Milan Oct. 6 as executives weigh sourcing, medicine security and reshoring pressure.