Cold chain news: name change at TCP Reliable; leadership change at CSafe Global
TCP will now be known as Integreon Global
HDA board passes leadership to AAM’s Chip Davis
A former executive at PhRMA, Davis will now lead the wholesaler-distributor association
A buzz-heavy mashup: cannabis, blockchain and traceability
TruTrace tackles the marijuana supply chain; potential for pharma traceability
Pelican BioThermal acquires Nanocool, merging two cold-chain packaging vendors
NanoCool’s evaporative cooling technology gains a broader market
Another go at consumer-level blood testing for chronic disease
Finland’s Nightingale Health opens a blood-draw center for consumers in Helsinki
Gathering to take stock of hub services
CBI meeting will highlight new advances in market access via hub services
CSafe Global triples the size of its San Juan, PR service center
Facility maintains the company’s cold-chain air containers, even as it assists in disaster recovery
Owens & Minor is reducing its European presence by selling Movianto
French health-products distributor EHDH will acquire the asset
Packaging Technology Group (PTG) opens a second site for cold chain packaging
New product line features curbside recyclable insulation
Civica Rx partners with Thermo Fisher to advance hospital-led drug production
Thermo Fisher to provide manufacturing expertise
Conduent proposes an augmented-reality linkage to prescription containers
Transforming the container to an interactive portal
PhRMA, Pacific Research studies document lower revenue growth for US pharma
Bosch Packaging’s new identity is Syntegon Technology GmbH
Company has a broad line of traceability-enabled packaging machinery
Medvantx doubles capacity at its ‘end of runway’ pharmacy
Location near UPS’ WorldPort hub in Louisville, KY, enables fast prescription turnarounds
Another go at value-based therapy models for CGTs
ARM-sponsored study projects a 23% reduction in the cost of treating blood diseases in 2029 by administering cellular and genetic therapies
FDA approved 48 ‘novel’ drugs in 2019, down 19% from prior year
Of NDA/BLA drugs, 45% require cold-chain distribution
Eversana combines business assets to form a full-services marketing agency
Eversana Engage will ‘seamlessly’ integrate marketing support with the company’s commercial services
Thermoformable packaging’s role in an evolving pharmaceutical industry
Packaging materials have an impact in regulatory compliance, patient safety and drug efficacy
2020 Cold Chain Forecast
Ushering in the Next Decade of Change
On-dose authentication technology is piloted in an international test
PwC Australia, Colorcon and TruTag Technologies collaborate
Here comes drug importation
Trump administration drops its bombshell proposal to open up the US pharmaceutical market
Plotting a course for ‘expanded access’ programs
January meeting will bring patient advocates, industry and regulators together
Senators lambast Eli Lilly’s Lispro authorized-generic program
The ‘broken promise’ of lower-cost insulin, according to Senators Warren and Blumenthal
The industry-wide governance body for DSCSA compliance comes to life
Partnership for DSCSA Governance, Inc. is up and running
Stephen Hahn is the new FDA Commissioner
Clears Senate confirmation by a 72-18 vote
HDA’s 2019 Factbook is out; US distributor sales reached $493 billion in 2018
Higher inventory turns, lower inventories—but lower profit margins, too
More cold-chain storage and processing capacity in the Midwest
Life Science Logistics and PCI Pharma Services announce expansions
Oncologist survey finds value in pharma rep interactions
Cardinal Specialty Health Solutions survey probes reps' value, use of RWE
For cold chain tracking—think in color
Dendreon finds a low-tech solution to identifying its product shipments in transit
TrialCard builds out its market access services with Policy Reporter
Latest acquisition adds data on payer policies, formularies and prior authorizations
