The purchase brings under the UPS Healthcare umbrella several temperature-controlled facilities in 14 countries situated throughout Europe and Latin America.
Partnering with airlines is essential, says CSafe executive, as the company signs an agreement to use LOT Cargo’s to airplanes to transporttemperature-sensitive biologics.
The cell and gene therapy industry cannot grow without a ‘standardized, systematized, industrialized foundation,’ according to experts from Lonza and Vineti, which have teamed up to advance a ‘vein-to-vein’ delivery network.
The temperature-controlled logistics company expects demand to continue, with long-term plans to build out its bioservices operations – and a ‘revolutionary’ cryogenic storage system in the works.
Growing need for validated storage capacity sees Lyophilization Services of New England complete an expansion its cGMP storage capabilities at its New Hampshire site.
The Russian all-cargo airline AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has expanded its SkyCell partnership through which it will lease SkyCell’s containers as sales of temperature-sensitive products boom.
PCI Pharma Services is expanding its clinical site in Rockford, IL – following a string of acquisitions and expansions to help meet an increased demand for services
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.
Envirotainer has opened a ‘service station’ in Delhi, India to help local API and generic drug manufacturers comply with international shipping regulations.
The DCGI needs to clarify expiry date labelling rules for topical drugs according to an Indian trade group, which says some members’ products are being deemed to be ‘misbranded.’
Drug makers need to put in place greater cold chain management
capacity, in house or by outsourcing the service, as the biotech
market continues to boom.
Sensitech of the US has made another foray into the European market
for cold chain monitoring technologies with the acquisition of
Netherlands-based Temperature Data Systems.
US company Sensitech has bought a Danish firm that shores up its
position in temperature and humidity monitoring of supply chains
and expands its presence into the European market.
