It’s tough to hold a grand opening ceremony in the aftermath of a natural disaster, but CSafe Global has a special reason for doing so: its RKN and RAP air-cargo containers are being used to move temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals into and […]
Read MoreOwens & Minor, which operates globally as a health products distributor, is scaling down its global operations by agreeing to sell Movianto for an undisclosed price. O&M had acquired the business in 2012—and had made significant investments in Europe since […]
Read MorePeople involved in air cargo talk of “end of runway” activities—i.e., things done just before the aircraft is loaded up and takes off—but there are few “end of runway” pharmacies. The exception might be Medvantx, which operates a pharmacy within […]
Read MoreAs we cross the threshold into a new decade in 2020, it’s a time to take stock of the significant changes that transformed the pharmaceutical cold chain industry during the past decade. The years from 2010 through 2019 indelibly altered […]
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Using taggants to prove the authenticity of pharma products has been long-sought goal of a variety of technology developers; now, a new collaboration among three firms might gain traction. The effort, however, is the latest in many similar projects in […]
Read MoreAs has been known for years, establishing a successful implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) will require close coordination among manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors, pharmacies and health systems (even, conceivably, individual doctor’s offices)—a tall order. Yet there has been […]
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At various points in most pharma supply chains, boxes of product pile up and need to be sorted. The pileup can occur at a distribution center, or in the central pharmacy of a hospital network, for example. Warehouse workers hustle […]
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Wes Wheeler, current CEO of the clinical logistics provider (and UPS subsidiary) Marken, is now president of UPS Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS), the newly reorganized unit of UPS. As announced last month, UPS’s HCLS unit includes Marken, Polar Speed, […]
Read MoreA series of announcements over the past several weeks highlight a “business transformation,” as UPS describes it, of its services for healthcare suppliers. At the top, the company now has a single business unit, UPS Healthcare and Life Sciences, bringing […]
Read MoreMarken, the UPS subsidiary that specializes in clinical supply storage and delivery, is planning multiple expansions in Europe, Asia and South America: Marken Korea’s new Clinical Supply Center (depot) will be 1,792 sq. m. of GMP-compliant space located near the […]
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