Temperature control and sensitive handling are fundamental requirements of most life sciences products today. The Global Forum will examine the modern cold chain – including all temperature range products and their global GDP REQUIREMENTS – as well as an expanded focus on SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY.

2014 program highlights include:

• Increased insights into the TRUE LAST MILE before it reaches the end patients
• Expanded focus to reflect the industry\’s shift towards SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY
• BIOTECH & SMALL PHARMA approach to setting up a GDP compliant supply chain while operating under heavy cost, time and man power constraints
• Proving OCEAN FREIGHT can be a consistent and efficient mode of transportation
• Working Towards an Industry Consensus – Filing for LANE QUALIFICATIONS
• GLOBAL GDP updates and focus through regulatory authorities and industry perspectives
• CRT & Ambient focus on cost reduction and compliance
• Proven solutions to help mitigate challenges in your COMPLEX GLOBAL LOGISTICS NETWORK
• GDP ESSENTIALS with overview of GDP regulation & guidance, transport qualification, air cargo processes, fundamentals of SOP’s and Quality Agreements
• Review of all TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE PACKAGING ESSENTIALS including to thermodynamics, packaging systems & temperature monitoring device technologies and Applications
• Best practice approaches to establishing SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY MATURITY MODEL