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Section: Industries > Biopharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals
3 Ways Technology is Transforming the Life Sciences/Healthcare Supply Chain
Regulations may suppress technology uptake in some activities, but here are three ways regs are accelerating technology transformation.
May 31, 2017
An operator packs a temperature-controlled shipment.
Pharmaceuticals
How an Increasingly Patient-Centric Approach is Impacting Cold Chain
The custom nature of patient-centric treatments introduces new questions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and stakeholders in the pharma and biologics cold chain.
May 17, 2017
The custom nature of patient-centric treatments introduces new questions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and stakeholders in the pharma and biologics cold chain.
Pharmaceuticals
Five Cold Chain Trends Shaping 2017
Heading into 2016, lifescience cold chain trends to watch included passive vs active bulk shippers and the growth of biologics and biosimilars and the patent cliff. Some of these trends will continue into 2017, but here are five additional trends shaping the lifescience cold chain.
January 19, 2017
An employee moves a pallet of empty boxes in preparation for shipment at a Pelican BioThermal service center.
Materials
Thinking About Single-Use Technology
The opening of JHL Biotech’s facility in China is an opportunity to address the use of new biopharmaceutical manufacturing techniques.
June 2, 2016
Shown here is JHL Biotech’s new facility in Wuhan, China.
Materials
Temperature-Controlled Packaging Demands Out-of-the-Box Thinking
Highly engineered and innovatively designed temperature-controlled packaging is necessary to gain the greatest cost benefit without compromising patient safety.
May 10, 2016
Temperature-controlled packaging is necessary for many products, including the human serum samples shown here.
Pharmaceuticals
Medication Errors? Packaging Can Help
New FDA guidance document recognizes the crucial role of packaging and labeling, and offers some advice for using them to cut down on medication errors.
May 3, 2016
Eric Greenberg, Contributing Editor
Materials
The War on Cancer
How logistics expertise, dedicated facilities and an integrated global network are teaming up to fight this killer.
March 31, 2016
John Menna, VP, Global Strategy for Healthcare Logistics, UPS.
Pharmaceuticals
An Opportunity to Invest in Packaging
An investment in packaging materials and machinery today paves the way for greater business growth opportunities tomorrow.
March 14, 2016
An uncertain market represents an opportunity to invest in packaging materials and machinery.
Pharmaceuticals
Three Life Science Cold Chain Trends to Watch in 2016
Driving down costs, growth in biologics/biosimilars and passive bulk shippers identified by cold chain veteran as key issues.
February 2, 2016
Shown here is a Credo Xtreme in a warehouse environment.
Materials
Three primary cold chain packaging pain points and priorities
Along with preventing temperature excursions, three priority issues are regulatory compliance, reducing costs, and emerging markets.
August 25, 2015
This photo shows Pelican BioThermal's Credo production line.
Pharmaceuticals
FDA: Tougher or more lenient?
The figures on their enforcement are interesting, but it’s not always clear what message they send.
July 29, 2015
Eric F. Greenberg is a Contributing Editor and Legal & Regulatory columnist for Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging.
Materials
Forecasting the healthcare packaging market from 2015-2025
Visiongain offers prospects for leading companies in over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.
April 23, 2015
Visiongain offers prospects for leading companies in over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.
Adherence/Delivery
FDA's Hamburg's resignation
She served almost six years, juggled the agency’s varied responsibilities effectively, and her successor will continue to face varied challenges.
March 19, 2015
Eric F. Greenberg is a Contributing Editor and Legal & Regulatory columnist for Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging.
Package Design
Are biohazard pressure bags meeting federal regulations?
Flexible packaging company encourages medical labs to seek independent testing to ensure compliance.
January 28, 2015
Flexible packaging company Vonco encourages medical laboratories to seek independent testing to encourage compliance.
Materials
Ensuring product integrity and visibility across the supply chain
PDA’s Berlin conference sheds light on manufacturing and logistics, serialization, and regulatory pressure for temperature control of warehouses and shipments.
January 23, 2015
PDA’s Berlin conference sheds light on manufacturing and logistics, serialization, and regulatory pressure for temperature control of warehouses and shipments.
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics and USP’s General Chapters on Container Closure Systems
Biologics present new challenges for packaging systems.
January 19, 2015
Desmond Hunt, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Liaison, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
Pharmaceuticals
Test your cold chain IQ
True or false questions about the handling of biologics and drugs in the supply chain.
January 7, 2015
Kevin O'Donnell is Vice President, Cold Chain Standards, Practices & Compliance at BioLife Solutions, Inc., and is a Contributing Editor for Healthcare Packaging. He is internationally recognized as an industry thought leader, author and advocate on matters related to pharmaceutical packaging and distribution practices.
Pharmaceuticals
Suitability for use—the basis for plastic packaging standards
Trends such as the increased use of biologic and parenteral drugs in patient care and the expanded use of plastic packaging systems to hold and administer drug products are prompting manufacturers to understand the potential for plastic packaging systems to interact and impact product quality and safety.
July 7, 2014
Desmond Hunt, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Liaison, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
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