Pharmaceutical/Biotech

How to Give the Vaccine Rollout a Shot in the Arm

January 25, 2021

The logistics could be as simple as implementing best practices in leadership, communication and technology. Here are six steps to achieve it.

EDITOR'S Q&A

What Vaccine Supply Chains Must Do to Protect Against Cyberattack

January 21, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The international coronavirus supply chain has become the latest target of cyber-espionage. The threat extends beyond pharmaceutical manufacturers to all of their suppliers and vendors, which provide potential points of entry for cyber thieves. In this conversation with SupplyChainBrain Editor-in-Chief Bob Bowman, Mike Hamilton, Chief Information Security Officer with CI Security, discusses what needs to be done to protect the entire vaccine supply chain from hackers.

U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, Messaging

WHO Fumes at Western Drugmakers As China Fills Vaccine Void

January 20, 2021

Bloomberg

For months, the World Health Organization has called on countries to come together to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among rich and poor nations. Now it’s starting to lose patience.

Vaccine Disparities Raise Alarm as COVID-19 Variants Multiply

January 19, 2021

Bloomberg

Global gaps in access to COVID-19 vaccines are raising concerns that the continued spread of the coronavirus will breed more dangerous versions of the pathogen, weakening medical weapons and further crippling economies.

U.S. Officials Plead for More Use of Languishing Antibody Drugs

January 17, 2021

Bloomberg

U.S. health officials are pleading for more use of COVID-19 antibody therapies from Eli Lilly and Co. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. that have been plagued by logistical issues, lack of efficacy data and insufficient reimbursement.

U.S. Vaccine Shift Stirs New Unease as 128 Million Join Line

January 14, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. government wants states to offer vaccines to millions more Americans as COVID-19 infections continue to soar, in a bid to bolster an immunization campaign that’s off to a rocky start.

VIDEO

Watch: Obtaining Adequate Supplies of PPE in the Pandemic

January 11, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Jamie Teets, partner with GRJ Health, explains the reasons for the critical shortage of nitrile gloves that has plagued hospitals and healthcare workers since the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

USPack Expands Pharmaceutical & Critical Parts Distribution Capabilities with Acquisition of Capital Delivery Systems

January 8, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

USPack, a national provider of high-speed final-mile logistics and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, recently announced the acquisition of Capital Delivery Systems, expanding its final-mile delivery capabilities and national footprint.

Makers and Movers - Cold Chain 2021: Global Access and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine

January 8, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The Makers and Movers - Cold Chain 2021 is one of the biggest global virtual summits on Global Access and Distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, happening on the 4th of February.

U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, Messaging

January 7, 2021

Bloomberg

As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies.

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.