Pharmaceutical/Biotech

COVID-19 Test Crunch Means Hours-Long Waits Before Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020

Laboratories continue to grapple with shortages of critical testing supplies that have hampered their capacity since the pandemic’s early months.

DHL Expands San Juan Cold Chain Facility

November 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, is expanding its Certified Life Science Station in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico by investing in additional cold storage space and technology for the life sciences and healthcare sector.

Pelican BioThermal Expands Deep Frozen Product Range to Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Shipping Requirements

November 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Pelican BioThermal, a global provider of temperature controlled packaging, recently announced deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius.

How the Pandemic Is Driving Kiosk Adaption

November 20, 2020

Peter Collier, SCB Contributor

Companies are looking for ways to deliver a good employee and customer experience, while improving safety and reducing costs.

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Watch: Distributing Millions of Doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine

November 18, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Bill Brooks, vice president of transportation with Capgemini North America, Inc., lays out the multiple challenges involved in manufacturing, storing and delivering millions of doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 in the coming months.

Amazon Expands Push Into Healthcare With Online Pharmacy

November 17, 2020

Bloomberg

Amazon.com unveiled its biggest push into selling prescription drugs with the launch of a digital pharmacy and discounts for paying U.S. Prime members — sending shock waves through shares of drugstore chains and distributors.

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Watch: Mitigating Third-Party Risk in Vaccine Development

November 15, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Daniel Hartnett, associate managing director of the Compliance Risk & Diligence Practice of Kroll, advises on the steps that pharmaceutical companies should take to reduce the risk of dealing with third parties, as they develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

Passenger Jets May Play Integral Role in Frozen Vaccine Airlift

November 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Passenger jets will be able to transport coronavirus vaccines at the required ultra-low temperatures as long as they are stored in specially made containers, according to Europe’s biggest cargo-only airline.

Deep-Freeze Challenge Makes Pfizer’s Shot a Vaccine for the Rich

November 11, 2020

Bloomberg

Countries will need to build from scratch the deep-freeze production, storage and transportation networks needed for the vaccine to survive.

Lilly CEO Sees Supply Squeeze for New Antibody Drug as COVID-19 Cases Surge

November 11, 2020

Bloomberg

With a global surge in cases, high demand for the newly FDA-authorized treatment is virtually guaranteed.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

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