Supply Chain/Logistics

TraceLink will participate in the agency’s Pilot Project Program under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

GS1, a global supply-chain standards organization, launched a new messaging standard in collaboration with GS1 US to help meet the requirements of the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for salable returns of serialized prescription drugs.

TrakCel and WindMIL Therapeutics have formed a partnership to build a custom-configured cellular supply chain tracking and orchestration platform.

Suppliers address the complexity of supplying disposable components for single-use systems to the global biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

Single-use components for biopharmaceutical manufacturing have a lower environmental impact than reusable components, but disposal is still a consideration.

Recent advancements in cold-chain technology offer improved transporting and storing of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products.

The companies will offer an IT platform that enhances the visibility and performance of the overall personalized medicine treatment process.

Success depends on supplier communication and transparency, but it’s up to buyers to demand the right information and to look at the vendor’s overall business.

The contract development and manufacturing organization released its first serialized products to Europe from its facilities in Lisbon, Portugal and Stockholm, Sweden.

Gore’s new flexible freeze containers are designed to protect high-value drug substances from container breakage or leakage.

ICS distribution center will serve manufacturers of specialty medications, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies.

Robust materials management, supplier quality management, quality control, and business continuity planning are essential to ensure continuous supply of single-use bags.

Logistics manufacturers are adapting to explosive growth in the use of direct-to-patient clinical trials. Michael Sweeney, director of patient-centric logistics at World Courier Group, discusses the new model’s impact.

InstantGMP INV is a validated software for real-time material tracking and inventory control in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Certificates of analysis can be used to monitor the reliability of products and their suppliers, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Telstar reports that its Boreas, a new 86° ultra-low-temperature freezer, increases average performance by 20%.

Lower costs, fewer opportunities for temperature excursions, and a smaller carbon footprint are making ocean transport more attractive for pharmaceuticals. Poseidon, a new collaborative pharma initiative, seeks to leverage benefits.

Alan Kennedy, executive director of TEAM UP, shared perspectives on Poseidon and ocean transport.

LogTag has added two new devices to its temperature data logger series.

Pharma Team Up has launched Poseidon, an integrated ocean freight program, to address the disconnect between pharma companies and their logistics providers.

Pharmaceutical companies and contract manufacturing organizations report lack of readiness for the November 2018 US Drug Supply Chain Security Act serialization deadline.

A review of 2017 advancements from the Open-SCS working group with Charlie Gifford, group technical director.

Open standards based on GAMP and GS1 will soon be released and more companies are moving beyond basic compliance.

Oceasoft has updated its line of Bluetooth-enabled temperature data loggers for shipping and logistics applications.

Cross-functional reliability rooms identify risk and planning metrics, provide insights for production forecasts, and predict trends and areas for improvement.