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Supply chain & logistics innovation among pharma companies has dropped off in the last year

Pharmaceutical Technology

Research and innovation in supply chain & logistics in the pharmaceutical sector has declined in the last year. The most recent figures show that the number of supply chain and logistics related patent applications in the industry stood at 17 in the three months ending May - down from 21 over the same period in 2021.

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How can the pharma industry navigate issues in the global supply chain to minimise drug shortages?

pharmaphorum

Supply chain shortages have dominated headlines for several months, and the pharma industry has been no exception. While navigating changes has long been a challenge for the industry, the last two years’ events have made supply chain management significantly more difficult. Logistical challenges.

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How resilient is the global biopharma industry?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The need for the sector to rapidly research, develop and test new vaccines had always been of critical importance, but in the context of a global pandemic and national lockdowns, it became even more so, with each part of the supply chain required to face up to the full weight of the task. Supply chain resilience: Index score 6.72/10.

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Key Takeaways from the Second Annual International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

XTalks

The mismatch in demand led to consequences in every step of the supply chain and an unquantified amount of food loss and waste. The food industry had to rapidly adapt and overcome multiple challenges, such as demand-side changes, logistics and packaging needs.

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Brexit could hinder access to coronavirus vaccines, says pharma group

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In the build-up to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement in the House of Commons, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) chief executive Richard Torbett warned that a no-deal Brexit could disrupt supplies of vaccines. ” The ABPI had better things to say about the spending review, however. “As

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ISCT 2023 key trends: the importance of cell collections 

Drug Discovery World

Ravi Nalliah, Chief of Product & Strategy of TrakCel , said that an area that TrakCel has been working closely with customers on is the process of cell collection and ensuring that this is managed as well as possible within the other constraints of the supply chain (often resource related).

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: AstraZeneca ups nasal-spray vaccine production and air…

The Pharma Data

To address concerns around how a vaccine would affect global supply chain operations, the joint working group has implemented a program involving key industry stakeholders, including pharma manufacturers and logistics firms, which will manage the knock-on effects of vaccine distribution. .