Here is an overview of the conference programme. You can browse by category to see full details of the sessions you are most interested in or click on the tabs on the interactive calendar to see what's on each day. Clicking on any of the speakers or sponsors will show you more information about them and why they are supporting this event.
• Outlining the recent changes in GDP with particular reference to the current temperature control guidelines within the supply chain
• Revising the GDP guidelines and the potential impact they place on cold chain and international distribution
• Exploring the impact of the new GDP legislation on pharma companies: offering advice on how you should move forward
• Acknowledging the need to engage in constant communication with your vendors to address any issues early on and plan for unforeseen circumstances should they arise
• Highlighting The Falsified Medicines Directive key proposals and probable impact on the international supply chain
• Assessing the problems and failures in the distribution for cold chain and ambient products- how to handle matters and interact with regulators
• Addressing quality standards compliance in clinical trial logistics within Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
• Evaluating Customs Union specifics and influence
• Defining the regulatory changes experienced in the countries of choice
• Identifying factors that will encourage better engagement with your vendor to aid common goals and understanding of expectations
• Building on personal relationships with your vendor to empathise with their workload in the face of tighter regulations in the era of emerging markets
• Moving from an experience led strategy to a more rigorous methods of selection to ensure the vendor will meet your demands
• Laying out your needs from the outset to aid better control throughout and especially towards the end of the supply chain
• Engaging at the right level to guarantee greater profitability for your company
• Demonstrating tried and tested techniques to offer a practical insight into managing this relationship
This session will give you the opportunity to not only voice your opinion on the direction of the industry, but also find out immediately what your peers and competitors are thinking. The format of the session will consist of a series of questions designed to paint a picture of where the industry is currently, the challenges and opportunities facing you and where it is heading so that you can prepare and strategise effectively going forward. The session will also involve a panel of experts to address contentious or thought-provoking findings from the survey; allowing you to put your questions forward and discuss with your peers the key issues facing cold chain professionals today.
• Reviewing the insulation materials on offer to use within your system and prevent deviations
• Outlining the basic principles of thermodynamics to highlight the cyclical process: how supply chain factors influence packaging performance and therefore the design and vice versa
• Discussing qualification approaches to ensure that the shipper meets both international and local regulatory requirements during shipment
• Defining strategies currently available and used by companies to ensure that the safety and efficacy of your drug product is maintained
• Offering guidance on how best to address risk and ensure that you are using the most cost effective method for your product
• Suggesting what the future has in store for shipping materials to offer insight into what you should be considering as your next steps
• Introducing the global temperature mapping study to gain an understanding of the outcomes
• Presenting a series of white papers in 2012 to outline the implications for passive packaging design and active interference in the chain of custody
• Covering seasons, origin and destination along with a host of other unusual distribution events that may occur in the shipping lane
• Performing a statistical analysis on the collect data to develop ambient profiles and confidence levels
• Clarifying the definitions taken from the WHO publication "Model requirements for the storage and transport of time and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products" to ensure we utilise the most appropriate technology available
• Scrutinising your supply chain process to allow you to plan ahead and produce a smooth flow of activities required
• Knowing the types of containers needed for each product and the types of stability data required to move forward seamlessly
• Defining what risk assessment should mean to you to aid in the extraction of the relevant materials from the abundance of data made available to you
• Moving forward with this data to develop methods for selecting either an active or passive shipper
• Identifying the challenges associated with both active and passive shippers to aid your selection process
• Providing an overview of the companies aims, being one of 108 GS1 member organisations across 150 countries
• Facilitating the players of the supply chain to allow for better integration
• Identifying the need for a unique code to be placed on each product as a means to track your product throughout the supply chain process
• Utilising a unique number system for global use which makes the reliable identification of products and assets possible
• Addressing methods at how to store additional data within this unique system
• Setting the standards to increase the supply chain efficiency the flow of goods and information to ultimately recognize that adoption of the GS1 standards are important
• Observing how technology has changed from the last 5 years with use of IVRS in order to predict future insight and recommendations
• Using IVRS systems as a means of maximising efficiencies within the supply chain to ensure timely delivery of medication to the chosen site
• Predicting and planning supply strategies in advance of the shipment to minimise shipping costs
• Analysing innovative IVR/IWR technology to effectively collect real time data
• Outlining the importance of IVR/IWR systems in the rising age of global trials to allow easy transfer within many countries
• Addressing the air freight barriers to ambient transportation to aid facilities for their appropriate distribution within the supply chain
• Offering best practices solutions to how recognised companies are managing their temperature sensitive products to gain insight into how to move forward
• Overcoming the neglect often surrounding ambient products by correcting misconceptions brought about by the term 'ambient' and to offer solutions for how best to correct this
• Enhancing stipulated regulations on good distribution practices to ensure that processes are put in place for their maintenance
• Effectively working with forwarders to maximise quality and drive down costs of your shipments
• Working one step ahead to improve the control of your temperature controlled products to ensure that processes once put in place are also sustainable
• Outlining low cost alternative packaging solutions available to deliver a cost-effective yet robust alternative
• Comparing and contrasting the challenges associated with improvised road-freight vs packaging solutions to provide you with the chance to weigh up the circumstances for when to use either method
• Exploring the validation and evaluation process for when assessing compliance to ensure all demands are met
• Clarifying the barriers to maintenance of 15-25 products to help you prevent unforeseen circumstances and anticipate potential obstacles
• Predicting long-term trends and future implications of ambient products to ensure the correct choices can be made
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