Clinical Supply Logistic Articles

  1. Strategizing The Scale-Up Of Cell Therapy Manufacturing Capacity 4/19/2023

    Adaptimmune’s Mike Blankenstein, vice president of patient supply operations, discusses the team's manufacturing network strategy designed to evolve with them as the company grows from clinical to commercial supply needs, balancing cost and risk, while ensuring flexibility to respond to patients’ needs.

  2. New DSCSA Compliance Blueprint Includes FDA & Industry Input 4/12/2023

    Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies must all ensure they are ready for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)'s full implementation starting on Nov. 27, 2023. The Partnership for DSCSA Governance, a public-private partnership, has published a blueprint compiling input from every sector, including FDA, industry, and solution providers.

  3. Strategic Procurement For Emerging Pharmas & Biotechs 2/27/2023

    Emerging pharma and biotech companies depend significantly on suppliers, from initial discovery to clinical trials and regulatory approval. As a result, the sourcing and procurement function requires a strategic mindset aligned with business goals to drive an efficient purchasing process throughout the entire supply chain.

  4. Donating Surplus Clinical Trial Supplies Drives Pharma Sustainability Success 2/7/2023

    Corporate sustainability efforts have been the hot topic since this decade began. However, some clinical operational professionals think that there's no place for sustainability in their role of conducting clinical trials. However, there is one simple way to implement a sustainability initiative within your organization's clinical trial conduct. 

  5. The Holistic Guide To Supply Chain For Cell & Gene Therapy Startups 1/19/2023

    How does the cell and gene therapy supply chain team stay ahead of the expected changes and respond at the speed the developing program expects? Supplier selection, raw materials, built-in quality, warehousing and logistics, and traceability are all covered in this article.

  6. EU Reg. 536/2014's Expiry Label Requirement Forces Us Backward, Not Forward 9/14/2022

    In a world shifting toward advanced technology, the new EU Regulation No. 536/2014's Annex VI is forcing us back into the paper age; specifically, the new requirement to print the expiry date on the primary container label, not just the external carton label. This article describes what is now required, how we got here, and how we can move the industry forward.

  7. The Process Map To Ensure Biopharma Raw Materials Supply 8/16/2022

    In new product introduction, there is often a lack of a basic data package for a product being scaled up for clinical or launch supplies. This can lead to several issues, e.g., capacity and lead time restrictions, oversupply, and more. A stepwise process can be used as a guideline for introducing a material to support new drug substance manufacture.

  8. How To Create An Effective Clinical Supply Visual Dashboard 4/5/2022

    It is challenging to keep track of inventory positions at clinical sites, depots, and clinical packaging organizations. Randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) systems do not encapsulate all the necessary data. It is vital to have an internal central inventory system that maintains oversight of the IP inventory from start to finish and to manage resupplies.

  9. How To Turn Your Clinical Supply Chain Pandemic Learnings Into New Best Practices 3/10/2022

    Pivoting, navigating, and problem solving in real time during the pandemic has led to many real-time lessons that have evolved into adapted best practices in the global clinical supply space. This article discusses the new demand curve, packaging operations, IRT considerations, and more.

  10. What's A “Hybrid Externalized” Manufacturing Model? 3/10/2022

    Anthos Therapeutics’ phase 2 antibody candidate abelacimab could dramatically improve the way clinicians treat very common, high-risk arterial and venous thromboembolic events. The company is exercising manufacturing creativity to maintain clinical supply. Anthos CEO John Glasspool shares on the Anthos approach to outsourcing.