Supply chain, logistics

Clarkston and 4G Clinical partner to better clinical trial operations

08-Oct-2018 By Maggie Lynch

The companies announced a partnership to integrate 4G’s technology with Clarkston’s clinical supply chain services in an aim to enrich clinical trial strategy and operations.

People on the Move: Outsourcing-Pharma roundup September '18

05-Oct-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Metrion has bolstered its drug discovery leadership team, CluePoints has upped its RBM services, and Concept Life Sciences has added to its analytical services division, among other moves this month in the outsourced pharmaceutical services industry.

New provider on the block: Experic marks launch with plans to build cGMP facility targeting small to mid-sized customers

03-Oct-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

The pharmaceutical supply services provider Experic has marked its official launch with plans to construct its headquarters at a newly leased Class A research, manufacturing, and packaging facility.

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Digital innovation in trials: ‘We’re all stakeholders,’ says ACD/Labs exec

19-Sep-2018 By Maggie Lynch

Digital innovation in clinical trials aims to make data more accessible through electronic management.

PCI Pharma makes third acquisition in 12 months: Sherpa Clinical Packaging

10-Sep-2018 By Maggie Lynch

PCI Pharma acquired Sherpa Clinical packaging, the company’s third acquisition within the past 12 months in an aim to expand its global presence.

People on the Move: Outsourcing-Pharma roundup August '18

07-Sep-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

This month marked the effective start date for Parexel's new executive VP and CFO Greg Rush, who joins August's People on the Move with several other c-suite hires, including a new CEO at Citoxlab and COO at ProSciento.

Wasdell opening ‘gateway’ into Europe, North America with new Ireland-based facility

04-Sep-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

With plans to “futureproof” its service offerings, Wasdell is investing €30m in a testing and distribution facility in Ireland – a growing market and gateway into Europe and North America, says CEO.

Clinical trial boom boosts Cryoport revenues 59% in Q2 2018

21-Aug-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Cryoport is supporting a record number of clinical trials driven by rapid growth in regenerative medicine – a space that will continue to grow and outpace the pharmaceutical industry, says CCO.

TraceLink participates in ‘trial run’ serialization pilot in Ireland

15-Aug-2018 By Maggie Lynch

TraceLink, a company specializing in serialization, joined the Irish Medicines Verification Organization (IMVO) pilot program before EU FMD deadline.

State of the Industry: What readers have to say

08-Aug-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Outsourcing-Pharma recently conducted a second ‘state of the industry’ survey to gauge views about the current state of the global pharmaceutical outsourcing market and the evolving relationships of those involved.

Marken expands in Russia to support growing demand

30-Jul-2018 By Maggie Lynch

Marken has opened a new customer solutions center at its Moscow depot and will announce additional service offerings in the coming weeks.

Sponsors to benefit from simplified home-based clinical trials: LabConnect CEO

21-Jun-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

LabConnect and Symphony Clinical Research are teaming up to improve the delivery of home-based clinical trials by co-developing new processes and tools.

Life science advances and gender equity on the program for DIA 2018

19-Jun-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

This year’s DIA Global Annual Meeting will focus on the latest global trends and showcase the "diverse group of key individuals driving the life science ecosystem forward," says DIA Americas managing director.

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State of the Industry: Taking the pulse of the contract services market

11-Jun-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Following on from the success of last year's survey, Outsourcing-Pharma is running another 'state of the industry' survey to gauge views about the current state of the pharmaceutical contract services industry.

Driven by ‘significant’ organic growth, Almac revenue tops £500m for first time

05-Jun-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Almac Group has reported a 19% growth in revenue to £531m ($709.86m) – a first for the company as it continues to invest globally and drive a strategy of strategically entering new markets, says finance director.

Personalized medicine driving biobanking demand, says sample management provider

29-May-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

The growing emphasis on personalized medicine is driving the need for biobanking services – demand for which is expected to continue increasing.

Marken ups ultra-low temp transportation services for growing cell and gene market

15-May-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken has expanded its cryogenic services to support demand driven by an increasing amount of global cell and gene therapy clinical trials – a market projected to reach $363m by 2022.

UK commits to post-Brexit clinical trial rule harmonization but uncertainties remain

07-May-2018 By Nick Taylor

The UK government has provided the “strongest possible reassurance” that it will implement the incoming European Union Clinical Trial Regulation, whatever happens in the Brexit negotiations.

Marken adds three cities to LATAM offering, others in test phase

02-May-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken has expanded its hybrid clinical logistics service in Latin American – from which an estimated 2,000 daily shipments to the US originate.

Marken adding nursing network for at-home clinical trials

18-Apr-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken is planning to develop a global home-based nursing network as an increasing amount of clinical trial protocols now include a DTP/DFP component.

JV makes ‘stability timer’ logistics tech to protect cell and gene therapies

27-Mar-2018 By Flora Southey

The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a notice of allowance for ‘shelf life’ timer technology used to protect time-sensitive biologic materials in transit.

Thermo Fisher builds in Germany to supply investigator sites

20-Mar-2018 By Flora Southey

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced plans to build a supply chain facility, which it says will increase capacity for cold and ambient clinical trial materials in Europe.

World Courier forms ‘personalized’ supply chain teams, opens four new offices

12-Mar-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

World Courier has created personalized supply chain teams to support direct-to-patient, cell and gene therapy, and clinical trials execution as the company experiences double-digit growth.

Marken: New service lessens patient disruption, aims to reduce trial dropout

01-Mar-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken has launched a new service that will allow nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at any UPS store locations in the US.

Almac opens £20m cold chain facility

28-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Almac Group has opened a 95,000 square foot, custom-built cold store facility, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, says CDMO.

People on the move

Outsourcing-Pharma’s Hiring and Firing Roundup February ‘18

28-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

CordenPharma has revamped its executive leadership team, Recipharm has named the head of its new global development organization, and several new CEOs have been appointed.

Scientist.com implementing process to address global requirements ahead of GDPR

19-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Scientist.com is working to implement an improved contractual landscape ahead of GDPR implementation in May, in order to ensure global compliance among sponsors and CROs.

SCOPE 2018

PCI to acquire Australia-based clinical trial services company

15-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

PCI Pharma Services (PCI) has announced its intent to acquire Pharmaceutical Packaging Professionals (PPP) as the company focuses on growth and rapid expansion.

SCOPE 2018

Parexel teams with BioFortis to offer biological sample lifecycle management services

14-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Parexel has launched a new offering that enables customers to manage patient biological sample assets across the supply chain, as precision medicine becomes more prominent, says VP.

Danish authority takes on CD Pharma for 2,000% 'unfair' price spike

06-Feb-2018 By Flora Southey

The Danish competition authority has determined pharmaceutical distributor CD Pharma “abused its dominant position” by unfairly increasing prices for oxytocin-based Syntocinon.

Agilent partners with Science Exchange to speed project initiation

06-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Agilent Technologies is partnering with Science Exchange to promote its services globally in what is said to be an industry first, says CEO.

Cryoport supporting TiGenix sepsis clinical trial

05-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

The number of new clinical trials in the regenerative market space continues to grow, says Cryport, which will provide global logistics support for TiGenix’s upcoming Phase Ib/IIa study.

News in brief

Marken opening new location in Germany

29-Jan-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken is set to open a third Germany branch in the first quarter of 2018, marking the company’s third location in Germany and eleventh in Europe.

Cryptocurrency payments will reduce shipping costs, says pharma logistics firm

24-Jan-2018 By Flora Southey

Smart Containers Group is accepting cryptocurrency payments to ship pharmaceutical products, which the firm says will free up manpower and reduce transport costs.

World Courier receives GDP certification across global network

17-Jan-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

World Courier has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification across its global network of more than 140 offices.

Marken launches kit building facility for clinical trials in Asia Pacific

17-Jan-2018 By Flora Southey

Marken has opened a facility in China where it will assemble kits used to collect biological samples from patients in trials.

UPDATE

Mundipharma to distribute Grünenthal’s pain-relief drug in China

15-Jan-2018 By Flora Southey

German firm Grünenthal has signed a license and distribution deal with Mundipharma for the former’s analgesic Tramal (tramadol).

As VC funding fuels MA life science cluster, CROs/CMOs to see continued business

11-Jan-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Massachusetts biopharma companies received $2.9bn in venture capital investment in 2016 – and as pressure continues to accelerate the drug development process, manufacturers will continue to turn to CROs and CMOs, says MassBio.

CSafe expands cold chain support with new service center

03-Jan-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

CSafe Global has opened a new service center in Chicago, IL to support life science companies moving temperature-sensitive products in the Midwest US market.

Reports revisited: What we learned this year

20-Dec-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

Outsourcing models examined, market shifts scrutinized, and trial tribulations analyzed – take a look back at some of the top reports published in 2017.

4 trends driving industry priorities in 2018

20-Dec-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

Commercial transformation could reach new heights in 2018, says inVentiv – as new expectations (and possibilities) reshape traditional models.

7 Predictions for 2018

19-Dec-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

In 2018, the industry can expect risk-based everything, cloud-first strategies, and a focus on modernization as companies look to stand out amongst the competition, say Veeva Systems execs.

Guest article

3 global trends driving transformations in healthcare product development

12-Dec-2017 By Sudip S. Parikh, PhD, senior vice president & managing director, DIA Americas

The healthcare product development ecosystem is undergoing massive changes. Significant transformations are underway in how drugs and medical devices are researched, developed, manufactured, and approved.

DHL receives pharma certifications at 7 US-based air freight stations

12-Dec-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

DHL Global Forwarding has certified seven of its air freight stations according to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

AAPS 2017

Smart devices to address unmet needs across pharma supply chain

30-Nov-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

There are several opportunities for the industry to introduce connectivity into the pharmaceutical supply chain, but a one size fits all solution will likely not be the answer, says Novartis head.

New Marken app provides patients visibility into clinical trial material delivery, pickup

08-Nov-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

Marken’s new online tool enables patients to track home deliveries of clinical trial materials, which the company said will improve the direct to patient experience.

Parexel gets connected to monitor temperature-sensitive medications across supply chain

02-Nov-2017 By Melissa Fassbender

Parexel has augmented its active tracking service with in-pack wireless sensors to monitor temperature-sensitive medications from packaging to patient dispensation.

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