Industry Insights

Pharmaceutical cold chain is a growing business area for many airlines but it is also under pressure due to changes in the pharmaceutical industry. Airline companies that want to maintain and expand their business with pharma need to be updated on what is happening in the industry in order to build a strong brand. Here are six global trends to keep an eye on.

Pharma cold chain logistics is a very complex with many stakeholders involved. We all work hard to ensure that pharmaceuticals maintain optimal quality all the way to the patients. At Envirotainer we believe that the best way to reach our common goal is to improve collaboration and mutual understanding across the logistics chain, we call it our eco-system thinking. Here, we share articles with our network that we think could benefit us all.

In an increasingly regulated environment, pharmaceutical companies will have to know more about their transports, especially when it comes to temperature-sensitive products. In the end, safer transports will benefit consumers, but this development puts higher demands on the pharmaceutical companies, as they will need to prove the quality and safety of their transport from start to finish.

Pharmaceutical companies are constantly under pressure to reduce their carbon emissions. The largest share by far of all emissions occurs in production and purchase of raw materials, whereas logistics only makes up a fraction. The most environmentally friendly solution for pharmaceutical companies, when it comes to transportation, is therefore to ensure that pharmaceuticals reach their destination on time and in perfect condition. To dispose of and replace degraded products increase the carbon emissions dramatically, as well as put patients’ health and safety at risk. Quality managers focusing on operational excellence are paying more attention to the amount of discarded products in temperature-controlled transport. Below are 5 key steps to start with.

Pharma cold chain logistics is very complex with many stakeholders involved. We all work hard to ensure that pharmaceuticals maintain optimal quality all the way to the patients. At Envirotainer we believe that the best way to reach our common goal is to improve collaboration and mutual understanding across the logistics chain, we call it our eco-system thinking. Here, we share articles with our network that we think could benefit us all.

At Envirotainer we have more than 30 years of experience of temperature-controlled air transport. So far, we have helped more than 600 pharmaceutical companies worldwide with both regular shipments and New Product Introductions. In this article, we present what we can do to help you design a successful NPI process and lay the foundation for operational excellence of temperature-controlled shipments. Our experience is that a reliable cold chain is much more than just a container. It is the sum of a combination of products and services that together lead to a successful New Product Introduction.

A New Product Introduction, NPI, is a complex and risky process. Even though approval dates are often not known in advance, transport must take place immediately after approval and must follow the specific requirements of the pharmaceutical. Damaged batches or delays could put the whole product launch at risk and could even have devastating consequences for the company and ultimately the patients. Here are seven steps that quality managers could use as a guide to protect the NPI process and to build operational excellence.

Pharma cold chain logistics is very complex with many stakeholders involved. We all work hard to ensure that pharmaceuticals maintain optimal quality all the way to the patients. At Envirotainer we believe that the best way to reach our common goal is to improve collaboration and mutual understanding across the logistics chain, we call it our eco-system thinking. Here, we share articles with our network that we think could benefit us all.