Pharmaceuticals

Prescription subscription: Amazon delivers with RxPass

As Amazon continues to trim head count by around 18,000 amid an economic downturn, the massive marketplace continues to roll out new products.

On Tuesday, the e-commerce giant introduced RxPass, an add-on to Amazon Pharmacy that allows Prime members to have multiple prescription medications delivered to their doorsteps for a $5 monthly subscription fee. Prime subscribers can tack on the $5 charge to their existing Prime membership by visiting the Amazon Pharmacy website. 

Notably, RxPass does not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prescription-subscription-amazon-delivers-with-rxpass

Tive’s trackers for ultralow temperatures support life-saving medicine

Real-time visibility technology provider Tive announced Thursday it has developed a new collection of trackers designed to support the pharmaceutical industry’s biologicals and cell gene therapy shipments.

“In the last 10 to 15 years, there have been huge developments in medicines that are biologic, meaning the base of the medicines are alive, including vaccines, insulin and oncology products,” said Alex Guillen, director of sales in life science and pharmaceuticals for Tive. “These products...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tives-trackers-for-ultralow-temperatures-support-life-saving-medicine

Jochen Freese joins Forto as EVP of procurement and business development

Digital freight forwarder Forto has appointed ex-Ceva executive Jochen Freese (above) as its executive VP of procurement and business development, confirming news broken by Loadstar Premium in October
“Jochen has a proven track record in helping large, worldwide customers in such industry segments as retail and fashion, hi-tech, healthcare and automotive optimise their transport and logistics,” said Forto CEO and co-founder Michael Wax.
“This customer focus, combined with his experience in...

https://theloadstar.com/jochen-freese-joins-forto-as-evp-of-procurement-and-business-development/

Dedicated partnerships prove essential in evolving pharma field

Scientists rely on clinical trials to test and prove nearly all medical innovations. New, groundbreaking drugs and therapies must go through these trials in order to make it onto the market and into the hands of the patients that need them most. Over the last few years, however, conducting clinical trials has gotten trickier. 

A typical clinical trial involves bringing patients to a centralized location, generally a hospital. This type of model can prove expensive and generally challenging,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dedicated-partnerships-prove-essential-in-evolving-pharma-field

Emerging cell and gene therapies bring unique supply chain challenges

The global medical and pharmaceutical industries are rapidly evolving, and the types of treatments available to patients are expanding on a near-daily basis. These exciting innovations tend to be fragile and often carry unique supply chain challenges, as evidenced by the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine earlier this year. 

Cell and gene therapies are some of the most promising areas of emerging medicine, offering patients relief — and sometimes even a cure — from diseases that have otherwise...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/emerging-cell-and-gene-therapies-bring-unique-supply-chain-challenges

Visibility lacking in high-stakes pharmaceutical sector

Red truck drives on highway in mountainous region

Moving pharmaceuticals has always been a high-stakes job teeming with threats to bottom lines and, more importantly, human lives. The headwinds that pharma companies — as well as doctors and patients themselves — face were highlighted in 2020, as the logistics industry was saddled with the complex task of sourcing and delivering highly sensitive COVID-19 vaccine doses. 

Research from Statista revealed that approximately $1.27 trillion was spent on medicines alone in the U.S. during 2020. With...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/visibility-lacking-in-high-stakes-pharmaceutical-sector

Air Canada expanding refrigeration capability at Toronto cargo hub

A large pallet with boxes of lobster under a net sitting on tarmac next to an Air Canada plane.

Air Canada on Friday announced a $16 million investment to expand and improve cold storage capability for pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishable products at its Toronto Pearson International Airport cargo hub.

The project is part of the airline’s strategy to further develop its cargo division, which includes the addition of a freighter fleet, the launch of dedicated freighter routes and an expansion into e-commerce.

The upgraded facility, which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-canada-expanding-refrigeration-capability-at-toronto-cargo-hub

Cold Chain Summit: Next-gen refrigerated boxes for air cargo

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Controlling temperature for pharmaceutical shipments in air cargo

DETAILS: Temperature-sensitive goods such as pharmaceuticals require special handling during transportation, as well as coolers or refrigerated containers. The equipment maintains a constant temperature and humidity during transit. The air cargo environment is especially challenging because there are multiple handoffs between...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-envirotainer-delivers-next-gen-refrigerated-boxes-for-air-cargo

An-124 super freighter delivers machinery for U.S. vaccine fill plant

The open rear tail of a giant Russian cargo plane unloading a big crate.

A massive piece of machinery that can produce up to 30 million doses of COVID vaccine per month, and help alleviate production bottlenecks, landed Saturday at Chicago Rockford International Airport on a specialized cargo jet.

The flight was operated by Russian all-cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Zachary Oakley, deputy director of operations and planning at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority, confirmed. 

The vaccine filling machine and isolator were delivered to a plant being built by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-124-super-freighter-delivers-machinery-for-us-vaccine-fill-plant

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