International Distribution and Shipping to New Markets - Conference Day Three
Cold chains today are inevitably international. Plus, companies are making strategic decisions to use lower cost centers for manufacturing, clinical trials and distribution markets. These new markets pose great challenges with less traveled lanes, sometimes obscure regulations and new logistic partners.
Hear case studies from:
- US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
- Pfizer Peru
- East China Pharmaceuticals
- American Airlines
- PATH
- Johnson & Johnson
- Envirotainer
Defining Industry Cold Chain Best Practice
- The New ISPE Cold Chain Good Practice Guide
- The New ISTA 7E Temperature Profiles and Manual 20
- ...Added to existing PDA TR #39 and the USP
Are you trying to make the best use of the several industry best practice documents? Join industry colleagues to decipher new guidelines and compare them to existing guidelines to understand synergies and what document is used for certain applications and issues.
Healthcare Cold Chain Distribution Track
Great lengths and investments have been taken to ensure your high-value medicines are temperature controlled. But how much visibility and control do you have over the last legs of your cold chain? Join pharmacists, wholesalers and shippers to discuss how to ensure medicines reach patients safely and efficaciously by:
- Improving metrics and processes for evaluating product excursions for health care professionals and patients
- Developing industry guidance Technical Report 46 to work toward greater education of healthcare professionals
- Developing Quality Agreements with wholesale partners
Currently, a mass population survey for pharmacists is being devised to gain detailed insight to how cold chain products are being handled. Stay tuned to www.coldchainpharma.com for the posting of survey results!
Transportation & Security Plenary
With pharmaceutical cargo theft and tampering on a rampant increase, high-value cold chain products are a target and require greater security measures! Don't miss presentations about:
- TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program: Post August 2010 Deadline
- Building Security Capabilities into your Temperature Controlled Supply Chain
- Establishing Security Processes that Ensure Cold Chain Products are Delivered Safely to Patient
- Contingency Planning for Air Travel and International Cold Chain Distribution
- Bridging the Gap With Air Transport: Meeting Industry Critical Standards and Devising Effective Contingency Plans
Temperature Mapping and Profiling for Cold, CRT and Ambient Products
Today, with several product temperature ranges, companies are designing transportation and thermal mapping studies to collect sufficient stability data for product categories. Solid temperature profiles are determined for these product categories to ensure streamlined packaging and lane qualification.
Join discussions on best practice temperature profiling, comparing company case studies to the new ISTA profiles and working with packaging providers to find more cost-effective solutions. Hear from:
- Bristol Myers Squib
- Johnson & Johnson
- Savient Pharmaceuticals
- Merck
- Thermosafe
- ISTA
- Eli Lilly
- EnviroCooler
- TempTrip
Evening Networking Seminar: AIR CARGO 201
As a follow up session to last year's 'Interview with an Airline' Panel Discussion, this Evening Seminar is planned to take a deeper examination of how carriers, ground handlers and shippers all have a role in ensuring cold chain effectiveness of air freight.
Questions and Discussion Points:
- How can industry standardize training and auditing of airport facilities?
- How are carriers ensuring agents and ground handlers are adhering to Chapter 17 guidelines?
- How can airport infrastructure obstacles be overcome? Discussing examples in India, Doha, Chicago, Dublin, London and Japan