Articles by Andrea Charles

FSA plan to take investigation into horsemeat scandal in the food supply chain further The fact that we do not know the size and scale of the horsemeat scandal in Europe demonstrates a lack of supply chain visibility in the manufacture and distribution of processed food products. Last week, the Food Standards Agency’s director in Wales Steve Wearne said, it is likely to be...Full Article »

Fraudulent pick-up is on the rise in the Pharma industry, due to thieves employing more sophisticated techniques and methods to compromise the supply chain. The Pharma industry must respond to ensure the security and safety of their products during distribution and help avoid theft or diversion. In a recent interview with Cold Chain IQ , Alan Spear, Director of Cargo Security Loss Control for...Full Article »

Lessons learnt ahead of the Nordic Pharmaceutical Supply Conference Pharma IQ is delighted to announce that this year's event will be held in Copenhagen on the 17 th -19 th June 2013. Last years' conference addressed effective optimisation in supply chain and distribution.  This two-day event was a great opportunity to meet and get updates from all the stakeholders in the life...Full Article »

In this interview Jinsong Feng, PO-Head of QA /QC (Associate Director) at Beijing Novartis Pharma Co.,Ltd., speaks to Andrea Charles from Cold Chain IQ, about quality management in the cold chain and what steps Novartis is taking to prevent temperature excursions. Cold Chain IQ: Would you please explain your current role and responsibilities? J Feng: I’m the site QA head, has the...Full Article »

As the pharmaceutical industry seeks to outsource non-core activities, it creates a great opportunity for innovative solution providers to go beyond basic freight management. “Outsourcing has been called “one of the greatest organisational and industry structure shifts of the century”, with special influence in pharma industry, where pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies...Full Article »

The European vaccines market is predicted to witness significant growth in the next few years, due to increased investment in new vaccine development, utilisation of novel technologies and a promising late-stage pipeline. According to new research by Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the European Vaccines Market, ( www.pharma.frost.com ),  the European vaccines market  is estimated...Full Article »

Ensuring a robust temperature controlled supply chain is among the most pressing issues facing pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers today and working with the right logistics providers is one of the keys to successful cost-effective distribution. Outsourcing is now a fundamental part of drug development and distribution and the Pharmaceutical Distribution survey report conducted in 2011...Full Article »

In February 2012 a live poll was carried out at IQPC’s 11th Cool Chain Logistics Europe event attendees from the temperature controlled logistics and quality assurance community were invited to participate and share the the opportunities and challenges they faced in cold chain distribution. The poll’s respondents represented all areas of the healthcare supply chain. The largest...Full Article »

With an increasing number of life science products requiring temperature control, maintaining the temperature of products in the clinical supply chain, whether it be cold, frozen or room temperature remains a challenge. Time is probably the most critical success factor in the distribution of temperature control clinical supplies. Running clinical trials effectively can...Full Article »

The pharmaceutical industry like many other industries around the world is facing pressure from the public and governments to reduce their environmental impact. As focus shifts towards reducing carbon emissions, the pharmaceutical industry finds itself facing a dilemma in maintaining strict safety standards while improving its environmental credentials. In “ Cutting Waste in the Cold Chain...Full Article »

With Brazil customs offices still on strike cargo is being delayed from 2 days to several weeks at major ports, airports and warehouses. Stakeholders in the pharmaceutical cold chain continue to monitor the situation with product integrity at risk due to supply chain delays.   In a recent interview with Angela Mazzeo, Quality Analyst at the Butantan Institute the largest producer in Latin...Full Article »