Peli BioThermal (the UK unit of Pelican Biothermal) is introducing the CoolPall Flex containment system at Clinical Trial Supply Europe (Milan, March 14-15). The unit adds to the variety of bulk cold-chain shipping options of Pelican, as well as to […]
Read MoreClinical logistics provider World Courier is adding new offices in Chengdu, China; Manila, Philippines; Vilnius, Lithuania; and Belgrade, Serbia to its global network of more than 140 offices in 50 countries. It is also expanding depot facilities in Feltham, UK, […]
Read MoreIt’s happened before, and it’s likely to happen again: a catastrophic failure in a liquid-nitrogen (LN2) storage tank, holding biological materials that are essentially irreplaceable. The odd coincidence of the event happening twice within a week, at two different in-vitro […]
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Almac Group, which handles contract manufacturing from clinical to commercial scale, has opened a 95,000-sq. ft. facility in Craigavon, its Northern Ireland headquarters. The facility represents the equivalent of 3,000-pallet capacity. Components include -15°C to -25°C storage, additional 2°C – […]
Read MoreSince 2006, the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition (PCSC) has been operated as an all-volunteer group of industry security and supply-chain consultants, led by Chuck Forsaith, a former Purdue Pharma executive and widely recognized industry consultant. Last fall, PCSC became a […]
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For several years now, the availability of high-volume air-cargo containers has been limited to Envirotainer and DoKaSch, with the former’s RAP e2 unit and the latter’s OptiCooler, which can carry 4-5 pallets in wide-belly aircraft. Now, they are getting competition […]
Read MoreHoping to capture a dominant position in the new wave of cellular and genetic therapies, which often require cryogenic shipping conditions, World Courier and Savsu have announced a partnering agreement. World Courier, a unit of AmerisourceBergen, has a long track […]
Read MoreSoftbox has acquired the developer of the Silverskin brand of reflective and/or insulating blankets, used for pallet protection and other steps in the transportation of temperature-sensitive healthcare products. Both companies have an international presence, with Softbox having locations in England, […]
Read MoreThere were 57 new drug approvals (including one vaccine) issued by FDA in 2017—more than double the total in 2016, and representing a high not seen since the mid-2000s.* Pharmaceutical Commerce has gone through the official labels (package inserts) for […]
Read MoreFor over a year, Alan Kennedy, an industry consultant, has been promoting an effort called Team-Up, specifically to foster collaboration among vendors and service providers involved in pharma logistics. Now, he is about to announce one of its first such […]
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