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Packaging/Filling
Fully Automated Prescription Assembly Line Ramps up in U.K.
Said to be one of the world’s first, a fully automated line at Celesio UK assembles weekly trays of repeat prescriptions for LloydsPharmacy customers.
August 31, 2016
During tray filling, pills are dispensed by a robot through a grid that uses laser beams to verify correct pill placement.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Clinical Trial Experts Save Over $1 Million with New Temperature Tracing and the Cloud
Data loggers and cloud-based analytics reduce labor, packaging and freight costs for clinical shipments.
August 30, 2016
TempTracer data loggers from TSS record temperatures experienced by clinical materials from shipment origination point to final destination and provide an alert if conditions deviated beyond preset parameters.
Pharmaceuticals
Stemedica’s Clinical Trial Using Cryoport Logistics
Companies expand agreement as biotech firm Stemedica uses Cryoport shippers and monitoring systems for a new Phase II clinical trial to assess a stem cell therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
August 16, 2016
Companies expand agreement as biotech firm Stemedic uses Cryoport shippers and monitoring systems for a new Phase II clinical trial to assess a stem cell therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Materials
Sharp Packaging Services Selects TraceLink to Achieve DSCSA Compliance
Partnership will help Sharp Packaging Services eliminate point-to-point integration complexities and reduce business risk for its extensive pharmaceutical customer base.
August 10, 2016
Sharp's new Centre of Excellence focuses on specialty, biological and cold chain packaging.
Robotics/Automation
Mobile Logistics and Healthcare
The mobile logistics market shifts from expensive upfront hardware and software to subscription-based cloud services and low-cost Bring Your Own Devices, fueling growth in the home/durable medical equipment industry.
August 9, 2016
The mobile logistics market shifts from expensive upfront hardware and software to subscription-based cloud services and low-cost Bring Your Own Devices, fueling growth in the home/durable medical equipment industry.
Packaging/Filling
Safe Connections to Prevent Counterfeit Drugs
The Industrial Internet of Things Comes of Age for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.
August 2, 2016
Omega Design Corporation’s PakSync modules make unit to bundle aggregation easy and secure
Materials
Considering the Impact of Personalized Medicine
Logistics and transportation firm Quick Specialized Healthcare Logistics offers insights into managing developing therapeutic treatments through the life sciences supply chain.
August 2, 2016
This photo depicts temperature-sensitive product logistics. Photo supplied by Quick Specialized Healthcare Logistics.
Labeling/Printing
PCI Pharma Services First to Employ Track and Trace Module
Print & Check Flex serialization unit provides flexibility to contract packagers requiring flexibility in carton dimensions, artwork changes and varying code printing specifications.
July 26, 2016
Print & Check Flex serialization unit provides flexibility to contract packagers requiring flexibility in carton dimensions, artwork changes and varying code printing specifications.
Materials
Navigating GDP Regulations for API’s
Examining the shift to monitoring biopharma product quality throughout their lifecycle.
July 20, 2016
This photo shows a manufacturing cleanroom where 'warm times' can affect product quality.
Materials
Portable Transport Bag Protects Insulin on Cross-Continent Bicycle Journey
Bicyclists travel from Italy to Singapore to help raise diabetes awareness. Temperature-controlled shipper protects insulin for diabetic cyclist during the trip.
July 18, 2016
In an effort to raise awareness for diabetes, type 1 diabetic Chiara Ricciardi drives with her daily dose of insulin protected by a Pelican Credo ProMed transport bag. (Photo by Riccardo Rocchi, 'For a Piece of Cake.'
Packaging/Filling
Assessing Contract Packaging Trends in the Healthcare Market
Steve Meeker, Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging’s President, discusses the impact of serialization, as well as machinery and materials trends.
July 13, 2016
Steve Meeker, President, Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging
Labeling/Printing
Ink-Jet Label Printer Meets Millstone Medical’s Requirements
Printer allows the medical packaging outsourcing firm to create color and black-and-white packaging labels for its growing roster of orthopedic and spine customers.
June 23, 2016
Packaging product within a cleanroom at Millstone Medical Outsourcing.
Pharmaceuticals
Two-Way Shipper Simplifies Logistics of In-Home Cologuard Test Kit
‘Game-changing’ Cologuard test kit packaging encourages early detection of colon cancer. The kit is shipped as a prescription direct to patients who then provide a sample within packaged components before mailing the kit to Exact Sciences’ laboratory for analysis.
April 28, 2016
Each Cologuard kit contains a shipping box filled with a plastic sample container, plastic bracket, patient instruction guide, sample labels, a bottle of preservative liquid and a tube containing a buffered detergent solution with an antimicrobial agent.
Supply Chain
DOT-SP 8249 Designation Evolves From 'Exempt' to 'Special Permit'
Examining the protocol for safely shipping hazardous materials mixed with other freight types via standard trucking process that’s used by freight carriers worldwide.
April 22, 2016
Examining the protocol for safely shipping hazardous materials mixed with other freight types via standard trucking process that’s used by freight carriers worldwide. Photo supplied by LPS Industries.
Materials
GS1 Standards Address Global Supply Chain Visibility, Efficiency
In an exclusive interview, Greg Bylo, Vice President of Healthcare, GS1 US, talks global supply chain standards, regulatory compliance and leveraging inventory technology.
April 7, 2016
Greg Bylo, Vice President of Healthcare, GS1 US.
Materials
Cryoport Chosen to Provide Cold Chain Logistics Support to ProteoGenex
Reusable Cryoport shippers will reduce ProteoGenex’ use of consumable dry ice and save its clients more than 50% on shipping and handling costs.
April 4, 2016
Reusable Cryoport shippers will reduce ProteoGenex’ use of consumable dry ice and save its clients more than 50% on shipping and handling costs.
Pharmaceuticals
Could Plant-Based DNA Tags be a Game-Changer?
Technology could help detect counterfeit meds at the ingredient level, and be used in packaging inks, but regulatory and cost issues could slow industry adoption.
March 22, 2016
This photo represents SigNature®, a botanical-based ink/marker introduced recently by Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
Packaging/Filling
Cartoner Efficiencies Help Contract Packager Satisfy Customers
Servo-driven unit reaches speeds of up to 400 cartons/min in a small footprint, helping QPSI put its supply chain discipline to work.
March 17, 2016
MGS Machine’s Stealth is a high-speed servo-driven continuous-motion horizontal cartoner that achieves speeds of up to 400 cartons/min in a small footprint.
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