After a long tenure at Eli Lilly and Company, Rafik Bishara, PhD, entered a new phase in his career: a globally recognized authority on how the transportation, storage and distribution practices of the global pharma industry are defined and regulated. […]
Read MorePharma manufacturers have been able to deliver refrigerated products to patients almost since the time when mechanical refrigeration was invented—the BioPharma Cold Chain Sourcebook cites instructions from Parke, Davis & Co. in 1919 to keep smallpox vaccine refrigerated. Over the […]
Read MoreThe 9th edition of Pharmaceutical Commerce’s Biopharma Cold Chain Sourcebook details a trend that has continued almost since the first edition in 2008: biologics are entering the market at substantially higher rate than small-molecule drugs; combined with the growth of […]
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Kudos to LUG Aircargo Handling GmbH, which operates at three airports in Germany, for just now earning the CEIV Pharma certification for its cold chain and healthcare-products handling at CargoCity South, a facility that is part of Frankfurt International Airport. […]
Read MorePelican BioThermal, providers of the Crēdo brand of insulated containers for cold-chain shipping, is opening a facility in Frankfurt to service reusable Credo parcel shippers, including refurbishment and repair. The network center is located in close proximity to Frankfurt’s Main […]
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The FDA approval of Onpattro (patisiran) infusion, from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, while expected, nevertheless is generating considerable buzz in pharmaceutical circles. The therapy is intended for a rare condition called hATTR (hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis); it addresses the polyneuropathy caused by the […]
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There won’t be public-health announcements to “get your vaccine today” for months, but the pharma supply chain is already busy laying the foundation for this year’s flu season. Sanofi Pasteur has begun shipping its products “in a manner to support […]
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When Sonoco ThermoSafe acquired the PharmaPort 360 product line in 2016, the goal was to take a technology generally regarded as successful, but provide a business foundation (through Sonoco’s existing temperature-controlled packaging business) to support wider use of the devices. […]
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Various units of AmerisourceBergen, including ASD Healthcare, World Courier and now, US Bioservices, have made use of the Cubixx platform that ASD developed several years ago. A current iteration, called myCubixx, features a WiFi connection such that inventory inside the […]
Read MoreA project highly similar to, but distinct from, pharma traceability undertakings in the developed world is now taking shape in Nigeria. With support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and a multinational charity, the Global Fund, Chemonics, an […]
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