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Section: Logistics > Temp Control/Cold Chain
Logistics & cold chain packaging
How Moderna Leverages Real-Time Tracking and Thermal Modeling in Its Logistics
A look at new technologies that allow an “Amazon experience” for pharmacists waiting for life sciences shipments.
May 22, 2025
At TempPack, Jeff Lander, Director, Global Logistics Engineering for Moderna and Paul Della Villa, Director of Digital Solutions and Services, Cold Chain Technologies, gave a presentation titled, Leveraging Real-Time Tracking, Location Data, and Real-Time Thermal Modeling to Reduce Shipment Risk.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
The Rise in Temperature-Controlled Pharmaceuticals
TempPack sessions at ISTA Forum highlight the need for effective shipping to transport the growing demand for temperature-controlled drugs.
March 31, 2025
Liana Montemor from Grupo Polar shared best practices for receiving pharmaceutical shipments at the ISTAForum.
Medical Devices
Medical Devices: How to Keep Them Sterile During Transport
A new document from AAMI will define best practices for ensuring medical device packaging integrity during transport.
September 25, 2024
AAMI TIR 109 will address the transport of both sterile and contaminated items over public roadways, which are an uncontrolled environment.
Supply Chain
Swiss Airtainer Secures Pre-round A Funding to Accelerate Market Expansion of Active Temperature-controlled Containers
This new investment will help the company meet the growing demand for its sustainable, cost-efficient, and highly reliable containers.
September 23, 2024
Swiss Airtainer’s containers have quickly gained approval from key regulatory bodies, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), facilitating rapid adoption by airlines and logistics providers.
Industry News
ISTA European Packaging Symposium Early Bird Rate Ends Aug 30
The event will bring together global transport packaging leaders to focus on e-commerce & sustainability.
August 27, 2024
ISTA offers it's Temperature-Sensitive Track at the European Packaging Symposium.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Barrier May Mitigate Dry Ice Supercooling Effects in Transit
How might a vented CO2 barrier prevent supercooling in dry ice packouts?
July 25, 2024
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Temp Control/Cold Chain
Tight Logistics Control Is Key to Patient Cell Collection
Kite's Gary Paul explains that the starting materials for cell and gene therapies are the patients' own cells. This requires an easy packout for doctors and nurses, the utmost flexibility in manufacturing, and close watch over dewar cleaning materials.
May 7, 2024
Kite's Gary Paul spoke at the ISTA Forum's TempPack in San Diego in April.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Top 10 of 2023 - #7: Merck Expert Shares 5 Tips for Qualifying Pallet-Sized Thermal Shippers
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. At #7, find out why Lee Menszak advocates for shipper-to-shipper variability testing from his talk at ISTA’s TempPack event.
December 27, 2023
Merck's Lee Menszak at the ISTA TempPack event in May 2023.
Market Trends
Quotables and By the Numbers: Reuse, Supply Chain, and More
Quotables and stats from around the community including insulin production, reusable packaging, and climate change imacts on packaged healthcare products.
December 14, 2023
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Temp Control/Cold Chain
New Life Science Track at the 2023 ISTA European Packaging Symposium
The 9th edition of the ISTA European Packaging Symposium will be held 27-28 September 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. Hear from speakers on pharmaceutical lane risk assessments, navigating green regulations, and more.
August 21, 2023
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ISTA European Packaging Symposium will Bring Together Global Transport Packaging Leaders to Focus on E-Commerce, Sustainability, and More
The European Packaging Symposium will be held September 27-28, 2023, at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Speakers include Hello Fresh and Amazon. A new track will focus on temperature-sensitive life science product distribution.
August 4, 2023
ISTA European Symposium
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Merck Expert Shares 5 Tips for Qualifying Pallet-Sized Thermal Shippers
Find out why Lee Menszak advocates for shipper-to-shipper variability testing from his talk at ISTA’s TempPack event.
May 24, 2023
Lee Menszak, associate director, engineering at Merck, addressed the crowd at ISTA’s TempPack in Houston.
Temp Control/Cold Chain
What’s Next in Transit Packaging Research and Guidance?
Live from the ISTA Forum 2023: Get the highlights on new cold chain guidance, research opportunities for undergrads, and upcoming courses and events in the transit packaging and temperature-controlled spaces.
May 3, 2023
AJ Gruber, ISTA president and CEO, offered updates on guidance, research, and more at the ISTA Forum 2023 TempPack in Houston.
Traceability/Serialization
Paper-thin Smart Label Tracks Location, Temperature, and Shock
With high value placed on traceability and brand protection, this ultra-thin label is designed to ‘snip and ship’ to track goods—from pallets to individual shipments—with near real-time positioning.
January 30, 2023
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Innovative New Pharmaceutical Packaging at PACK EXPO International
PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in pharmaceutical packaging.
January 28, 2023
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Regulatory
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #1: Pitfalls to Avoid in FDA Aseptic Manufacturing Inspections
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2022. At #1, from personnel to facility design to process, FDA policy advisor provides an outline of what facilities can improve on.
January 4, 2023
Aseptic processing is one of the highest risk pharmaceutical operations, and thus requires a high level of control.
Materials
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #7: Manage Challenges from the EU 536/2014 Clinical Trials Regulation
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2022. At #7, we cover study startup timelines, expiry labeling on primary packaging solutions, and study administration methods.
December 27, 2022
Regulation EU No 536/2014 on clinical trials brings changes that will impact study startup processes and timelines, expiry labeling on primary and secondary packaging, and study administration methods such as direct-to-patient.
Home
Refrigerant Gel Packs in Recycle-Ready Film
At PACK EXPO 2022, Lifoam's widely established Propak gels have a new recyclable film package. Applications for the gel bags range from consumer food deliveries to pharmaceutical shipping—anywhere water-based gels are being used.
November 17, 2022
Captured here live on the PACK EXPO floor, the bag has disposal instructions in clear print on the back, using the How2Recycle symbol that consumers are familiar with.
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