INSIGHTS ON PHARMACEUTICAL LOGISTICS

• What Your CMO Needs To Know About Serialization And Aggregation

  In recent years, the global pharmaceutical industry has been under intense pressure to enhance the safety, security, and continuity of the supply chain. This has required drug manufacturers and a vast range of supply chain partners to work collaboratively to improve supply chain transparency. The goal is to be able to track, trace, and authenticate products, and to assure prescription drug supply from the manufacturer to the patient. Partnering with a CMO that has applied traceability, serialization and aggregation standards across its own operations promises business continuity and speed-to-market that translate to a competitive advantage.

• What Clinical Teams Should Know About Changing Trial Logistics

  The clinical journey is every bit as important as the destination.This paper discusses changing supply logistics and solutions to ensure secure, efficient, cost-effective passage of clinical supplies.

• How One Split-Second Decision Made A Difference For Thousands Of Patients

  In the world of drug manufacturing, not all life-saving decisions happen in the lab. Sometimes the key moments that require fast thinking are closer to delivery. Such as one Saturday morning in Memphis, TN, when Marcus noticed the freezer temperatures were out of range. With over 2,000 cold chain shipments leaving his facility per day, he couldn’t afford to lose a week’s supply due to warm temperatures.

• Off-Site Storage Of Biological Specimens And Biologics For Risk Mitigation

  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.

• 2020 Cold Chain Forecast — Ushering In The Next Decade of Change

  As we cross the threshold into a new decade in 2020, it’s a time to take stock of the significant changes that transformed the pharmaceutical cold chain industry during the past decade. 

• Six Mistakes Pharmaceutical Companies Make When Implementing Serialization

  This article examines mistakes that are commonly made in the planning and implementation phases of a serialization project, and proposes a solution to avoid each of these issues.

• Case Studies In Supply Chain Management: Getting It Right From The Start

  Consistent management and communication are the keys to success when managing the supply chain of any advanced therapy clinical trial. In this article, we’ll review two case studies that demonstrate the importance of supply chain management by focusing on scaling up for commercial distribution and on packaging challenges within a cryogenic environment.

• Enabling Fast, Appropriate Drug Product Supply For Phase 1 Clinical Trials

  Without the ability to move smoothly from lab concept to manufacture to delivery of GMP clinical supplies to patients, critical milestones could be missed, delaying funding commitments from investors.

• Cold Chain Qualification: 5 Questions You Must Ask When Shipping Biologics

  Organizations recognize the growing need for control of the entire cold chain as the changing global scenario requires highly efficient processes and flexibility.