It is not a secret that the supply chain breaks down once vaccines (which are generally cold chain products that need to be refrigerated) are delivered to doctors’ offices and clinics. Household refrigerators are used to store them (and hopefully […]
Read MoreThe Rx-360 consortium, a voluntary industry group of sourcing and supply chain managers, is laying the groundwork for expanding its operations into China, as a first step to inviting participation throughout Asia, according to Asia Work Group co-leader, Janice Berman, […]
Read MoreEagle Productivity (Rochester, NY), which provides training services for (among other things) many of the sales-force automation tools used by life sciences sales teams, has opened a new office in Málaga, Spain. The office will handle customer training and train-the-trainer […]
Read MoreThe waning days of summer are vacation times for many people, but those involved in the manufacture and distribution of flu vaccine have been busier than ever, and will continue to be amped up until the start of flu season […]
Read MoreAt the end of last year, IMS Health (Plymouth Meeting, PA) completed its acquisition of SDI, one of its main competitors in producing syndicated prescription-sales data for the US market. IMS data is widely used by pharma companies (and many […]
Read MoreProactive Response, a service that UPS has provided for several years, includes real-time monitoring of shipments and ancillary services like dry ice replenishment or rerouting for delays. Some 15 million such shipments were made in 2012, says the company. Now, […]
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Read MoreAlso at its global life sciences meeting (see related item), another division of DHL—DHL Express—talked up its Medical Express Service. (Generally speaking, DHL Global Forwarding handles large, bulk shipments, while DHL Express is small-package, air-express service.) Medical Express started as […]
Read MoreA recently developed version of a sample distribution system from MedVantx, Inc. (San Diego) seeks to solve many of the problems associated with sampling facing physician’s offices, drug companies and patients. The program, called MedStart Connect, delivers samples to the […]
Read MoreCryoport, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA), which combines a reusable, nitrogen-based deep-frozen shipping container with a cloud-based logistics management system called Cryoportal, has announced an expansion of its service agreement with Clinical Research Laboratory (CRL; Lenaxa, KS). CRL is one of […]
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