Insights On Pharmaceutical Logistics
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Cold Chain Qualification: 5 Questions You Must Ask When Shipping Biologics
2/11/2019
Organizations recognize the growing need for control of the entire cold chain as the changing global scenario requires highly efficient processes and flexibility.
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Global Air Cargo Trends Re-Shaping Pharmaceutical Transport
2/3/2020
As we welcome the new decade and the exciting advances it is expected to unleash, many of the forces that shaped the past decade for transporting pharmaceuticals will continue. Price pressures, alternatives to air freight and increasing automation are just a few. However, there are emerging trends that make 2020 unique. As we look forward, these are the air cargo trends expected to shape the transport of pharmaceuticals in 2020 and beyond.
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Managing Refrigerated vs. Frozen Drug Product: What’s The Big Deal?
6/19/2019
The most common storage is ultra-low temperature storage, but the fastest-growing is cryogenic, in vapor phase liquid nitrogen. This transition is huge. Chain of temperature data and chain of custody in handling is imperative to the pharmaceutical industry of today. These additional factors partly explain the much higher cost of these therapies as well. The three primary issues are: capacity, regulatory, and risk. We’ll look briefly at all three.
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The Importance Of Inventory Management: Do You Know Where Your Samples Are?
6/12/2019
With the exciting advances in research and drug development, the importance of sample management has never been higher. If you have ever experienced sample management mishaps, we ask: Do you know where your samples are? In this article, we’ll explore some of the common causes of inventory mismanagement and best practices to guard against sample loss and near misses.
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Risk Mitigation For Material Transport: The Impact Of Re-Using Shippers
3/7/2019
Ensuring your material is stored under appropriate conditions is only half the battle in preserving its integrity. Equally as critical is the precarious process of transporting your material to its destination, safely and in the same condition it was sent in. Maintaining the chain of custody is of utmost importance, and a large component of this is based on the vessel selected for transportation. In this article, we’ll share some key items to consider when selecting shippers to transport your high value material.
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Flexsafe 2D And 3D Pre-Designed Solutions For Storage And Shipping
3/18/2019
The growth of single-use in cGMP production requires enhanced assurance of supply and product performance. Innovative bioprocessing bag technology is meeting these challenges at every process step and application of biomanufacture.
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Innovative Clinical Supply Solutions - Cold Chain
6/11/2019
With our team of packaging experts and extensive cold chain capabilities, this case study discusses the creation of a custom packaging and distribution solution to meet this client’s unique needs. Through our partnership, the product was successfully packaged in sufficient quantity and on time for the Phase I trial.
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Off-Site Storage Of Biological Specimens And Biologics For Risk Mitigation
2/11/2019
Choosing an offsite storage facility means asking the right questions to determine if the storage provider has the appropriate risk mitigation infrastructure in place, beginning with a realistic threat assessment.
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Securing Today’s Biomanufacturing Supply Chain Using Transformative Supply
1/10/2020
Managing today’s supply chain complexity begins by transforming historically transactional relationships to those that drive suppliers to value-added status, working toward shared customer goals.
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Top Considerations To Meet FDA Requirements For Packaging Cryogenically Frozen Advanced Therapies
6/14/2019
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements specify that packaging and distribution systems must protect the agent from contamination and damage. In distributing cryogenically frozen advanced therapies, this includes protection from temperature shock.