Expert Insights on GCT Cold Chain Logistics

61. Best Practices For Raw Material Supplier Change Notifications: New BioPhorum Guidance 8/27/2021

    Managing the large volume of supplier change notifications while safeguarding the continuity and compliance of a complex and tightly regulated supply chain is a resource-intensive task. To address the challenges, the BioPhorum Raw Material Variability Workstream has developed a guidance document designed to streamline the process without straying from essential and strict risk mitigation procedures.

62. Best Practices To Ensure Quality Of Raw Materials Used To Manufacture Therapeutic Proteins 8/25/2021

    Across biologics, raw material quality is a key driver of product quality and consistency. This article recaps a recent U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) workshop on the subject, including recaps of best practices and experiences shared by the FDA, Merck, Biogen, and more.

63. How Does A Mature QMS = Fewer Drug Supply Chain Disruptions? 8/16/2021

    The FDA’s Office of Quality Surveillance launched a voluntary program to evaluate manufacturers’ quality management systems to inform decisions on the future development of an FDA rating system characterized as quality management maturity. This article explains the importance of QMM and what that looks like to the FDA.

64. Navigating DSCSA Implementation: Key Requirements & 4 New FDA Guidances 7/5/2021

    In the U.S., you're grappling with how to set up a fully interoperable electronic system for securing and tracing products across industry sectors per the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) by Nov. 2023. Here's how to navigate the key requirements, as well as the FDA's four new guidances on the subject released in June.

65. The Need For Digital Networks To Support Cell And Gene Therapies 12/30/2019

    Cell and gene therapies have a level of complexity from a supply chain perspective that needs new approaches, including a high level of information sharing and integration. This topic was covered from different perspectives at two recent conferences.

66. Does Blockchain Make Sense For The Cell & Gene Therapy Supply Chain? 9/12/2019

    Understanding the impact and requirements for a clearly defined supply chain strategy and implementing this into the complex environment of cell and gene therapies is not a simple task. It requires dedication and participation from all the stakeholders across the development-to-delivery life cycle. All the details need to be defined, simulation models developed, and risk assessed — and remediation plans put in place. 

67. Transforming Next-Gen Therapy Supply Chains Into Patient-Connected Value Chains 6/20/2019

    Cell, gene, and other emerging therapies are distinctly different from traditional biopharma products. Every lot is for a named patient or small population of patients, and that lot drives direct uplift on the bottom line. Traditional supply chain management does not necessarily create patient value in emerging therapy value chains. Operations should be the backbone of a distribution model that delivers these products efficiently and effectively over the last few yards.

68. Refrigerated Transport For Gene Therapies: Exploring The Pros And Cons 4/5/2019

    In the first part of this two-part article, common cryogenic shipping methods for gene therapy products were presented, and pros and cons of each method were discussed. In this part, major refrigerated transport methods of gene therapy intermediates will be addressed.

69. 4 Strategies For Success In The CAR-T 2.0 Marketplace 3/27/2019

    As the second wave of CAR-T therapies begins coming to market in the next five years, their manufacturers will need to anticipate and prepare to address many of the same commercial challenges as their predecessors, as well as several additional ones.

70. Cryogenic Transport For Gene Therapy Products — The Pros And Cons 3/21/2019

    Temperature-controlled packages used for the transport of gene therapy products use a combination of thermal insulators or thermoregulators to decrease the heat transfer rate from outside of the shipper to the inside. In this two-part article, we will explore common methods of temperature-controlled transportation and delve into their pros and cons. In Part 1, we focus on passive cryogenic options.