Healthcare

Cold Chain Launches First Solid Phase Change Material for Drug Shipping

October 10, 2016

Cold Chain Technologies has launched its first solid phase change material (PCM) to maintain the integrity of drugs and vaccines during transport.

AA Cargo Seeks Pharma Handling Certification From IATA

September 29, 2016

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has signed with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to obtain certification for the handling of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.

Bayer Calls China 'Wild Card' for Its Consumer Health Business

September 28, 2016

FiercePharma

More than two years after buying Merck's OTC unit and local player Dihon, bringing together three separate consumer care businesses in China remains a challenge, Bayer said.

Johnson & Johnson Sees Internet of Things as Way to Improve Healthcare

September 23, 2016

Industry Week

The Internet of Things has been widely celebrated as a game-changing technology for field service and maintenance applications because it allows one device to "talk" to another, communicating when a machine or system could potentially degrade or fail. But what if the "breakdown" is occurring not within a facility or a production process, but within the human body?

Announcing the NEW Preclinical Development Operations Summit 2016

September 18, 2016

Key Healthcare Segments Continued to Grow Through Mid- 2016

September 16, 2016

GHX

The medical-surgical segment of the healthcare market grew 6.3 percent in the second quarter to $9.1bn in volume and 2.3 percent growth compared to second quarter 2015 ($8.6bn), and the clinical laboratory product segment decreased 5.1 percent to $1.9bn in the second quarter compared to results in second quarter 2015 ($1.8bn).

Jump Technologies Releases New Software Module for Medical

August 19, 2016

Jump Technologies Inc.

Jump Technologies Inc., a software vendor specializing in applications for supply management in hospitals, has developed the new JumpStock module for operating rooms (ORs).

Vizient Unveils Supply Chain Analytics Platform for Healthcare

August 15, 2016

Vizient Inc.

Vizient Inc. has developed Vizient Savings Actualyzer, a supply-chain analytics platform for the healthcare industry.

Makers of Vaccines in China Face New Logistics Regulations

August 9, 2016

Fierce Pharma

Sanofi provided insight into the logistics hurdles faced by vaccine makers in China after distribution and sales rule changes were made in response to illegal vaccine sales.

Advancing Global Supply Chain. Together.

August 2, 2016

The event for Medical Supply Chain Innovators

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.