Where tracking is performed in today’s supply chains, it is usually done semi-automatically: barcodes are scanned and location noted at the scanning point. Now, with SenseAware ID, a lightweight sensor that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communications to link to […]
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Numerous observers (among them the Pharmaceutical Commerce Cold Chain Sourcebook) have documented the growth of temperature-controlled delivery services over the past few years. This growth continued during 2020, but now it’s on steroids: forecasters are seeing (and worrying about) the […]
Read MoreIn a flurry of announcements in August and early September, Nippon Express Co. has enhanced its service offerings to life sciences, having identified that industry as a business priority going forward. In the US, it closed its previously announced deal […]
Read MoreEven while discussions swirl around whether any Covid-19 vaccine currently in clinical trials will receive an Early Use Authorization (EUA) from FDA, other groups are suggesting how the vaccines are to be allocated once they become available. The federal government […]
Read MoreFinancial analysts at SVB Leerink, a bank, are latching onto preliminary data from vaccine developers to make some estimates of commercial viability, according to reports published in Fierce Pharma. While the information gives some insight into what could happen as […]
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According to its press release, DoseID is “the first member-driven industry consortium for the use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in the healthcare space.” That statement is debatable on several levels, in that RFID is being used for, among other […]
Read MoreSaying it is “expanding an existing partnership with the Centers for Disease Control,” the Irving, TX firm has announced its designation as the “centralized” distributor of future Covid-19 vaccines. “We are honored that the U.S. government has asked McKesson to […]
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Pharma logistics providers have long experience in cold chain management—generally, keeping pharmaceuticals at 2-8°C during storage and shipment. The push in recent years for cellular and genetic therapies, which can involve live cells, has created a growing need for so-called […]
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Pharma Logistics has officially opened its new reverse-distribution center in Libertyville, expanding and combining previous operations in Mundelein and Libertyville, IN. Part of the growth opportunity comes from the October 2019 acquisition of the pharmaceutical reverse-logistics business of Stericyle, a […]
Read MoreFor several years now, various players around the logistics of temperature-senstive pharmaceuticals have looked into blockchain technology, and some have adopted blockchain-like features in their data-handling systems. Now, one of the leading providers of cold-chain packaging—Sonoco ThermoSafe—is plunging in with […]
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