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Create the future of the cold chain industry
Innovation, performance, demographics, and environmental factors addressed in new survey on logistics and temperature-sensitive healthcare products.
March 10, 2014

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The future of healthcare supply chain security
We know more about how healthcare supply chain security will work in 2024 than looking forward in any previous 10-year period.
March 10, 2014
Dirk Rodgers, who contributed to Healthcare Packaging’s Pharmaceutical Serialization Playbook, is an independent consultant and founder of RxTrace.
Contract Packaging
Leading 'last mile' U.S. logistic provider announces acquisition
Port Logistics Group announces its acquisition by Endeavor Capital and Management.
March 6, 2014
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Material handling
Dry vapor shippers help Liventa Bioscience deliver cell-based biologics
Strategic alliance with Cryoport for portable cold chain logistics allows longer shelf life for live tissue cells.
February 11, 2014
Liventa Bioscience now produces human collagen membrane sheets for orthopedic uses.
Material handling
Sweet potato packer implements PTI
Produce packer implements inventory, traceability, and case-labeling solution for Produce Traceability Initiative compliance, while maintaining packaging line speeds of 700 cases/hr.
February 5, 2014
GOOD FIT. The QX 830 barcode reader was selected for the project for its ability to meet the speed requirements of the line and its industrial design, which enables it to operate continuously in the dusty bin dumper environment.
Sustainability
Cold Chain Europe: Quality, cost, communication, and compliance
More than 400 pharmaceutical and healthcare cool chain and controlled room temperature logistics professionals come together in Luxembourg to share best practices.
February 4, 2014
Tabletop discussions provided a launching point for healthcare and pharmaceutical professionals to discuss issues and trends at the Cool Chain Europe event, held Jan. 27-29, 2014 in Luxembourg.
Material handling
Live from Cool Chain Europe: Champagne toast for Cool Chain Excellence Award winners
Awards recognize outstanding contributions in temperature control logistics and Quality Assurance in the pharmaceutical cold-chain industry.
January 29, 2014
Luxexpo exposition center in Luxembourg hosted Cool Chain Europe 2014.
Material handling
Live from Cool Chain Europe: The 10 Commandments of temperature-sensitive product supply
Brought down from the mountaintop of experience handling temperature-sensitive products, these 10 commandments summarize best practices in cold-chain logistics.
January 28, 2014
At a well-attended tabletop discussion on day one of the Cool Chain & Controlled Room Temperature Logistics Europe conference in Luxembourg, Laurent Foetisch, Managing Director of Supply Chain Operations SA, shepherded participants through “The ‘Ten Commandments’ for Successful Supply of Temperature-Sensitive Products,” developed by Cold Chain IQ and Kaoutar Sahli Lenstra, Senior Cold Chain and Specialties Analyst for Pfizer and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for this year’s event.
Material handling
Live from Cool Chain Europe: Pharma freight requires specialized cargo center
A new Pharma & Healthcare Hub at Luxembourg’s Findel airport is on track to handle 30,000 tons of ambient and cold-chain temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products in 2014.
January 27, 2014
Cool Chain attendees view the ambient storage area in Luxair Cargo’s new Pharma & Healthcare Hub. The facility can accommodate 1,270 Euro pallets of 15°C to 25°C product.
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Regulatory burdens weigh on combination product manufacturers
Regulatory matters, processing and manufacturing, as well as fill/finish and packaging rank as the most challenging areas for makers of combination products.
January 23, 2014
Regulatory issues represented the primary challenge for combination product makers, closely followed by processing and manufacturing, and then fill/finish and packaging. These details provide keen insight into manufacturer needs, particularly for consultants and suppliers involved in these topical areas.
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'Oven Box' design delights Thelma's Treats
Company bakes homemade cookies fresh to order, delivering them in a keepsake folding carton that resembles and opens like an old-fashioned oven.
January 16, 2014
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HDMA: Representing the voice of primary pharmaceutical distributors
In this Q&A, Perry Fri, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, Membership & Education, Healthcare Distribution Management Assn., discusses the organization’s role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
January 8, 2014
In this Q&A, Perry Fri, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, Membership & Education, Healthcare Distribution Management Assn., discusses the organization’s role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Material handling
Schwabe North America banks on stock optimization
Stock optimization analysis helps pharmaceutical company customize its spare parts handling process after relocating from Utah to Wisconsin.
January 8, 2014
The individually tailored balance between stocking on site and ordering via the E-Portal helped to improve planning procedures and also reduced the risk of downtime.
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