Cold Chain Global Forum takes shape

Show organizer International Quality and Productivity Conferences (New York, NY) is expecting over 800 attendees and nearly 100 exhibitors at the 2015 Cold Chain Global Forum (Boston, MA, Oct. 5—9). As in past years, the meeting is organized around pre-show workshops, two days of meetings and exhibition, and a final day of international presentations.

Workshops and master classes include topics on clinical trial materials (CTMs), Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines, packaging design and logistics monitoring. During the conference portion, there will be at least three tracks running simultaneously, with a range of topics from supply chain management to logistics processes. Over 100 speakers are scheduled to appear.

The second-day agenda features such topics as supply chain integrity, stability testing approaches, and shipment qualification and monitoring. The International Day (Oct. 9) includes presentations from China, India, Brazil and countries within the European Union.

The meeting venue is the Seaport Boston Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center. Pharmaceutical Commerce is a media sponsor of the event and will be reporting daily from the show. For more details, visit www.coldchainglobalforum.com.