Pharmaceutical/Biotech

VIDEO

Watch: Maintaining the Cold Chain for Vaccine Distribution

December 29, 2020

Jason Burns, director of corporate development with Dropoff and first vice president of the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association, outlines the challenges that pharmaceutical manufacturers face in maintaining strict temperature controls for delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Three Ways to Weather the Next Surge in PPE Demand

December 27, 2020

Bill Kopitke, SCB Contributor

As we approach the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains in the U.S. are still struggling to operate confidently and efficiently with essential supplies.

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

December 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

Four Dry Ice Safety Guidelines for Transporting Sensitive Vaccines

December 18, 2020

Bob Fawley, SCB Contributor

With the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine drawing near, manufacturers, logistics companies and healthcare providers must consider the safety of all personnel involved.

VIDEO

Watch: Protecting Vaccine Research From Cyber Hackers

December 17, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A discussion about the threat that cyber hackers pose to pharmaceutical companies as they scramble to develop and globally distribute vaccines for fighting COVID-19, with Christopher Hart, director of cybersecurity with Cylumena, and Yossi Appleboum, chief executive officer with Sepio Systems.

U.S. Sees First Hiccups in Push to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine

December 16, 2020

Bloomberg

The first hiccups in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer would deliver about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week.

Reimagining Pharma Supply Chains Could Speed Vaccine Distribution in Months Ahead

December 16, 2020

Ali Hasan R., SCB Contributor

The coronavirus pandemic has been a long and difficult slog, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

Island-Hopping Drones to Help Bridge Vaccine Equality Divide

December 14, 2020

Bloomberg

For tricky distribution regions, remote-control aircraft could be the answer — having already worked well delivering medicine in hard-to-reach parts of Africa and Canada.

Vaccine D-Day Begins With Rollout of First 2.9 Million Doses

December 13, 2020

Bloomberg

The first COVID-19 vaccine arrived in record time, an essential step toward ending the pandemic. Now comes the hard part.

Which Countries Have Reserved the Most COVID-19 Vaccines? U.S. Is 32nd on List

December 10, 2020

Bloomberg

Thirty-one countries around the globe have reserved more COVID-19 vaccine per capita than the U.S., according to an analysis of country vaccine agreements.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech 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.