New quarter-PMC cold chain container offers economic benefits to shippers
Sonoco ThermoSafe's device provides 120 hours of on-spec performance
Updates for serialization software offerings
rfXcel and Covectra announce new versions of their DSCSA-compliant software
Whether 'precision' or 'personalized,' more new drugs need companion diagnostics
Personalized Medicine Coalition notes uptick in diagnostic-influenced drug approvals
More friction for the compounding pharmacy business
Pharmacies sue PBMs for restraint of trade, while payers question their activities
Annual EY Firepower report finds a 'feverish' environment for M&A
Deal value soared above $300 billion in 2015, but will the dealmaking sustain Big Pharma companies?
Problems continue with FDA postmarketing review processes
Industry is doing better at filing studies, but the agency is falling behind reviews, says GAO
Renewed effort to battle cancer, from Washington to San Francisco
A 'moon shot' to cure cancer is part of Obama's last Address
United Cargo opens a TempControl Center at Newark, NJ airport
Controlled environment protects cold chain shipments in transit
New life sciences capital-construction projects totaled $15 billion in 2015
Construction index shows a steady level of North American activity
Ocean freight provider expands refrigerated capacity
ZIMonitor tracking service provides remote monitoring
New year, new names for BIO and Canada's pharma trade association, and more
'Innovation' is the recurring theme
Full-line distributor sales reached $350 billion in 2013, representing 91% of pharma sales
HDMA's 2015-16 Factbook updates member financial, operational performance
Mind your "Q"s: QPharma acquires Qforma
Combination expands breadth of commercialization and compliance services
FDA approved 45 new drugs in 2015--a new recent record
List includes 21 new orphan drugs, and of the 45, 15 are cold chain products
AmerisourceBergen adds to Canadian patient-support services
Innomar unit acquires Cameron Stewart LifeScience (CSL), provider of copay cards
Precision for Medicine gets a $75-million boost from TPG Growth
Fast-growing pharma services provider will expand its global presence
Eagle Pharmaceuticals gets a 505(b)(2) approval for docetaxel
Company partners with Teikoku for the latter's first marketed oncology product, and earns a milestone payment from Teva
Gallup poll finds nurses retaining their top position
Pharmacists (No. 2) and medical doctors (No. 3) round out top rankings
Biopharma Sales Operations stabilizing after years of cost-cutting
TGaS Advisors' study predicts more sales ops budgeting--but more operational challenges
Revenge of the retail channel: Valeant cuts a distribution deal with Walgreens
Beleaguered pharma company retreats from specialty distribution
HDMA report highlights specialty distribution services
Specialty distributors handled 33% of specialty pharmaceutical distribution in 2014
Tracking PBM billing practices for employer insurance plans
Hylis Pharmacy Solutions offers a window into PBM program costs
Marken adds to global depot network; Cryoport opens a new HQ
Expanding capacities and a wider range of geographies aid life sciences developers
DHL builds a mobile app to track cold-chain shipments
LifeTrack app puts shipment status in the palm of your hand
Advera Health scores drug costs based on the severity and frequency of adverse events
Pharma companies are looking to the data service as a potential competitive advantage
Integrichain upgrades its Scorecard for trading-partner agreements
Expansion of cloud-based services includes Amazon Web Services
Panalpina delivers UNICEF medical aid to Burundi
Company's Chartered Network is relied on for annual shipments to Africa
US Senate committee takes the lid off Gilead's internal pricing discussions for Sovaldi
No immediate legislative action arises from 18-month study
Korber Medipak deepens US investment in pharma packaging
Merger of New Jersey's CGS with Rondo-Pak Inc. is planned
ZipDrug: from the pharmacist to the patient, via a local courier
New Internet-based delivery company wants to take the waiting time out of prescription pickups