US Bioservices is testing in-home drug inventory for hemophilia patients
MyCubixx technology puts an interactive refrigerator in the patient’s home
Real Time Value Network (RTVN) of One Network Enterprises chosen for International-aid project in Nigeria
Goal is to build a template that can be used globally for supply chain visibility for healthcare
Envirotainer, major cold-chain player, changes ownership
Cinven buys out previous owner, reportedly for over €1 billion
Dealing with state regulation of the pharma supply chain
A patchwork of regulations challenges manufacturers and distributors in the US
Panalpina opens a new logistics center in Singapore
Healthcare is among the targeted industries for the multi-use facility
TraceLink rolls out its Product Information Manager, structuring serialization data-sharing
PIM will eventually forge links from manufacturer to patient
Real-world evidence (RWE) is taking off in pharma, says Deloitte
‘End to end evidence management’ will affect both clinical and commercial activities
Bosch Group will unload its packaging equipment business
A market leader in pharmaceutical packaging machinery and systems
Amazon edges closer to retail pharmacy with purchase of PillPack
PBMs, wholesalers and insurers lose over $20 billion in stock value on day of announcement
FDA approves first marijuana-derived drug, for two rare types of epilepsy
Administrator Gottlieb warns against 'the proliferation and illegal marketing of unapproved CBD-containing products with unproven medical claims'
Hu-manity.co builds out a personal-healthcare-data platform
Newly formed company will create a marketplace where individuals assert ownership of their personal data
Wearable devices are changing the paradigm in drug dispensing
Today's smart, advanced self-injectable devices aim to provide therapeutic value to patient and physicians, and commercial value to the drug makers and payers
Vaccine growth spurs device, contract-services markets
A double-digit growth rate through 2024 means boom times for drug-delivery devices and for contract manufacturing services
LATAM Cargo builds out air services for life sciences in Latin America
New routes, and a new operational system
MNX Global Logistics opens a life sciences facility in New York
JFK site will serve as a Northeast US hub
Adents, Microsoft strike first with a blockchain-based serialization solution
Adents NovaTrack will run on Microsoft’s Azure Intelligent Cloud
Leading Minds Seminar 2018: Managing risk, measuring stability
Participants hear about USP guidance updates, industry best practices in cold chain
Consider blanketing for temperature protection of ocean containers
Q Products touts its blankets as an alternative to reefer containers
HDA Lifetime Achievement Nexus Award goes to Novartis’ Michael Conley
DIANA Awards for best product launches go to Alkermes and Mylan
IQVIA extends Orchestrated Customer Engagement to regulated content
Addition to its OCE platform enables collaboration between clients, agencies, sales ops
Express Scripts expands its Care Value program to seven rare diseases
Will a combination of better diagnosis resources and cost cutting lead to better patient outcomes?
Supplier Spotlight
2018 report on US biotech hiring shows surprising softness
Data are down for 2016-7, but still relatively high compared to prior years; UPDATED
Online pharmacies and opioids: education is the defense
Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies builds a coalition to help families; looks into the ‘dark web’
Machine learning finds purpose in commercial life sciences
Machine learning offers business knowledge based on the data that marketers and sales teams generate
Blockchain to the rescue?
How tackling counterfeit drugs will drive improvements in the pharma supply chain
Big Data and AI will bring value beyond compliance
Counterfeiting protection for medicines: Overt, covert and e-labels
A Conversation with Louis Roy, Optel Group
Traceability will lead to better pharma supply chains and ultimately, a better social environment
Pharma traceability lumbers along
A 2017 postponement makes 2018 the key year for serializing US products; authentication makes a comeback, and cargo security goes digital
