Logistics/Distribution | Healthcare Packaging

The KTM42D Tower Double Euro Pallet Ultra Cold is a fully reusable double-pallet temperature-controlled packaging container for the transportation and extended storage of products that require an internal temperature range of -80˚C to -60˚C.

Tower launches System for the Transport of Ultra Cold Temperature-critical Pharmaceuticals

System maintains temperatures down to -60˚C, is reusable, and compatible with major modes of transit delivery.

FDA Discusses Nov. 2023 DSCSA Future State

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Cryopak: MXP Data Logger

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Healthcare Distributors Are Supporting Under-Resourced Communities During COVID-19

For product traceability, outbound scanning alone is expected to increase labor by a minimum of 12 to 15% based on recent time studies, per Cardinal Health.

Will Labor Requirements Increase in Meeting DSCSA Milestones?

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Temperature-Controlled Logistics Trends to Watch

The ISTA Pharma Committee's annual Technical Exchange highlighted a shift: regulators placing focus on performance qualification data. Also discussed were industry thoughts on climate change, ambient profile development, and more.

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Short Term Reshoring the Catalyst For Longer Term Manufacturing Innovations By 2030

China and the U.S. predicted to lead innovation by 2030 in an age of mass personalized therapeutics, cobots, AI, and automation delivering process improvements.

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To meet DSCSA requirements, processes must be put into place to handle supply chain data exchange exceptions.

DSCSA and the Importance of Exception Management

At the HDA Traceability Online Seminar (Nov. 1-3, 2021) the topic of handling exceptions ranged from ‘in the weeds’ to the philosophical. Processes are still emerging for data issues, organizing quarantine, and more.

Biolife Solutions Supports Biostorage Through SciSafe's "Centers of Excellence" With New Facility in Amsterdam

Adjacent to the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the facility will include a CAR-T cell storage suite and a freezer farm of 300+ Stirling Ultracold ultra-low temperature ('ULT') freezers for temperature-sensitive biologic material.

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HDA Foundation Survey Reveals Uneven Progress on Rx Product Serialization

With 2023 DSCSA requirements around the corner, findings reveal aggregation has slowed. Now in its sixth year, this survey, released as part of HDA’s Traceability Online Seminar (November 1–3), assesses industry abilities to meet DSCSA requirements.

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Conflex Shrink Wrap Applications for E-commerce

The company showcased Clysar confidential film for e-commerce on its L-bar series wrapper at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

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Quotables and By the Numbers: Oct. 2021

Quotes and stats in healthcare packaging and logistics, from the MedAccred program to robotics innovation and more...

From the Wiliot Cloud, information can be accessed and analyzed by brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to make more informed decisions along the supply chain.

Wiliot Debuts its “Sensing as a Service” Platform

Wiliot showcased its platform and IoT Pixel technology at PACK EXPO Las Vegas that brings actionable intelligence to reusable packaging in support of more sustainable, transparent supply chains.

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UPS Healthcare Expands Global Cold Chain Logistics Network

Marken, UPS Healthcare's clinical trial logistics unit, adds significant capacity to support increased demand for cell and gene therapies.

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Cart-based Automated Storage and Retrieval Boosts Speed

Signode debuted its newly enhanced cart-based Storfast system at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, operating at twice the speed of previous systems with improved acceleration and deceleration control of robotic carts.

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2021 HDA Traceability Online Seminar Takes Place Nov. 1-3

Are you prepared to comply with the DSCSA by 2023? Supply chain stakeholders will convene to discuss the most pressing DSCSA-related topics with experts, including a presentation from FDA.

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Temperature Control for Pharma Sample Integrity

CAVU Group introduces prote-go: a lightweight, sample transportation system that protects temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and medical devices from first meeting through the last.

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ISTA Pharma Committee Technical Exchange: Oct. 5 and 12

The Oct 5 session will include an update on latest activities in temperature-controlled logistics (new glossary of terms, guidance document updates) and the Oct. 12 session will be an open industry discussion about trends, standard 20 and 7E.

RFID Tracking: An Addition to DSCSA

Fresenius Kabi responds to its customers’ request for an RFID tracking system to allow precise inventory control throughout hospitals. Also on this Take Five video: PACK EXPO Las Vegas' educational sessions on connected packaging and the supply chain.

HDA Survey Offers Some Troubling DSCSA Prep Results

With just two years left to meet the Nov. 2023 DSCSA requirements, a readiness survey shows that there is much work to be done in drug supply chain traceability. 57% of manufacturers surveyed have no successful data connections in production environments.

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Lifoam Industries Commercially Launches Sustainable Packaging Solution for Cold Chain Shipping

Lifoam Industries, LLC, a business segment and subsidiary of LifeMade Products LLC, announced the launch of its Envirocooler insulated shipper with Bioffex technology.

Bio-Based Alternative to EPS for Temp-Controlled Shipping

From healthcare to food applications, these shippers derived from corn and sugar beets cut petroleum sourcing, water, and greenhouse gas use in manufacturing. This Take Five video has the full story in under five minutes.

How IoT Stickers Benefit Pharma and Food

Enabled by low-cost infrastructure, IoT smart label use cases cover item traceability and temperature tracking through user engagement and product disposal. Learn more in today's Take Five video.

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Supply Chain Digitalization is a Source of Differentiation for High Performing Organizations

A University of Tennessee study shows that high performing organizations are two and a half times more likely to say their supply chain digitalization efforts are the source of differentiation for them in the marketplace.

CalAmp: Ultra Low Temp Temperature Tag to -270°C

Smart tag monitors temperatures are designed to enable end-to-end supply chain visibility. Applications include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biological materials, and liquid nitrogen.

'Now more than ever the need for collaboration and communication across stakeholders throughout the product journey is key.”

Cold Chain Logistics: Poised for Growth with Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

As more complex, innovative specialty pharmaceutical products reach the market, including cell and gene therapies, there will be a growing demand for cold chain storage, transport, and distribution solutions.