Articles by Cold Chain IQ

Over the past year visualisations of 58,000 flight paths have been produced by Michael Markieta, a GIS Consultant for engineering and design firm Arup. All pictures Michael Markieta, GIS Consultant, Arup. Data openflights.org For more commentary and picture slide show go to: In pictures: Global flight paths Have Your Say Rate this feature and give us your feedback in the comments section below...Full Article »

China's importance within the global pharmaceutical industry is growing. However, this growth requires a supporting infrastructure which allows pharmaceutical companies to transport drugs and related equipment in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. Henning Voss, director for World Courier, North Asia, described the challenges and situation in China as complex. "In addition,...Full Article »

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) opened a consultation on the 4 th April  to propose the formation of an electronic tracking system for drugs from point of production through to the point of dispensing to the patient. The proposed tracking system is to be based on the two-dimensional barcode, the Datamatrix, that will be included on sales packaging as well as...Full Article »

Cold Chain Annual Expenditure is Expected to Increase to Address Cold Chain Equipment Gaps in Immunisation Programs Recent analysis of the vaccine cold chain equipment market conducted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has found that whilst total procurement and technology opportunities can help to reduce the total cold chain expenditure, an incremental $60 million in annual...Full Article »

In the last part of our Cold Chain IQ interview with Jim Bacon, Senior Director, Global Demand Planning & Customer Operations, Talecris Biotherapeutics, Jim gives us his top 3 tips for creating a sustainable process. For other parts in this series and for other controlled temperature management content please visit our cold chain management resource centre. J Bacon: Communication, strong...Full Article »

In January 2013, The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of India, the country's Authority for Medicinal Product, published a draft  Guidelines on Good Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Products  for public opinion. The objective of these guidelines is to ensure the quality and identity of pharmaceutical products during all aspects of the distribution...Full Article »

In 2013 Health Canada begins its 3 year cycle of updating Guidlines for Temperature Control of Drug Products during Storage and Transportation (GUI-0069). Canada is playing an increasingly large role in the biopharma industry, with some of the major players making significant investments in recent years. Health Canada's latest guidelines, GUI-0069, came into force on April 28 th...Full Article »

What is Cold Chain? A Guide to Getting Started For any company involved in the transportation of products that are sensitive to atmospheric conditions such as temperature, cold chain logistics is a key concern. But what exactly do we mean when we say cold chain and what are the regulations and standards that operators must be aware of to ensure compliance in this area? What is Cold Chain?...Full Article »

IQPC's BioLogistics Summit taking place June 3-5, 2013, will cover today's most pressing challenges within pharma supply chains - domestic and international temperature control distribution, handling, storing and manufacturing of biologics. This 2 track event will focus on maintaining a regulatory compliant transportation and management of biological materials, clinical specimens and...Full Article »

The growing pharmceutical market in the Asia Pacific is attracting an array of international pharmaceutical logistics providers. In this article we highlight 10 of the key international pharmaceutical logistics players operating in the region.    International Logistics Providers Agility Established in Kuwait in 1979, Agility became the Middle East's largest logistics provider...Full Article »

The pharmaceutical transportation and cold chain logistics industry is ripe for growth in the years to come and offers myriad opportunities for businesses, particularly in developing regions such as central and eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which comprises Russia and former Soviet republics like Estonia, Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania. But with the EU...Full Article »