Sponsors & Exhibitors
Exhibitors
AcuTemp Thermal Systems
Website: www.acutemp.com
AcuTemp Thermal Systems designs and manufactures cold chain temperature management solutions to maintain valuable and often life-saving payloads at the right temperature during storage or transport. AcuTemp combines thermal expertise and engineering know-how to produce highly efficient passive and powered delivery solutions, from small boxes and carriers to large pallet-sized shipping containers. The company’s newest product, the AcuTemp AX2100L thermal pallet shipper, provides reliable compressor-based heating and cooling functionality with state-of-the-art data logging capabilities to ensure accurate temperature monitoring. When it’s critical, use AcuTemp: The Right Temperature. From the Experts.
AIT Worldwide Logistics
Website: www.aitworldwide.com/Life-Sciences
As a world-class global transportation and logistics provider, AIT Worldwide Logistics designs tailored transportation solutions by ground, air, ocean and rail for the unique applications and delivery service requirements of customers across the globe.
Beginning in 1979, AIT has grown into an enterprise that spans 40 global locations and over 190 global service centers. With more than 30 years of providing service excellence to over 6,411 active accounts and vertical markets including perishables, consumer electronics, home delivery, pharmaceuticals and all branches of the government, AIT provides flexible, cost-effective and value-added services to enhance supply chain efficiencies.
American Aerogel Corporation
Website: www.americanaerogel.com
Located in Rochester, New York, American Aerogel Corporation has been developing cost-effective methods to produce aerogels and aerogel-like materials since 1999. Our patented product—Aerocore®—is an advanced nanoporous open-celled foam material that is ideal for temperature-sensitive shipping applications.
Aerocore’s superior R-50 vacuum insulation panels provide dramatically higher levels of performance for shipping valuable temperature-sensitive products than anything currently on the market. Aerocore allows our customers, typically biomedical and pharmaceutical companies, to ship greater payloads with less coolant in smaller containers over a longer period of time. In fact, our customers have shipped thousands of products in Aerocore containers with no product loss due to temperature variations!
American Thermal Instruments
Website: www.americanthermal.com
Founded in 1981, American Thermal Instruments, Inc. provides temperature monitoring solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical market. Products include liquid crystal thermometers, irreversible temperature indicators, color changing products, microencapsulation services, and Log-ic® electronic content monitoring. Log-ic® gives you the most complete and cost effective coverage for temperature monitoring. The durable, compact RFID tags eliminate the risks of fragile electronic sensors and offer an efficient solution at the unit, case, pallet or truck level. The Log-ic® system is revolutionizing the Cold Chain industry. ATI's advanced technology and customized solutions allow businesses to monitor, investigate and minimize temperature excursions at any point in the supply chain, easily and cost-effectively. When temperature matters, ATI reduces risk with rapid, accurate and comprehensive decision support tools. Our facility is ISO 9001 certified, FDA registered, and operates under cGMP.
BDP International
Website: www.bdpinternational.com
With annual revenues of approximately $1.6 billion, BDP International is one of the leading privately held freight logistics/transportation management firms based in the U.S. It operates freight logistics centers in more than 20 cities throughout North America and a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships in over 120 countries. The company serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide. BDP provides a range of services, including ocean, air and ground transportation; lead logistics process analysis, design and management; export freight forwarding; import customs brokerage and regulatory compliance; project and energy logistics; warehousing/consolidation/distribution; and Internet shipping transaction/ tracking management systems.
Berlinger
Website: www.berlinger.com
Innovation has propelled the Berlinger Company through the past 150 years. Our customer base challenges us to build intelligent decision making tools for the entire cold chain process. Now a temperature sensitive product can be monitored through the entire distribution cycle, including the last mile. Berlinger products are approved by the WHO, UNICEF, and PATH. They are used for monitoring product temperatures in storage and transportation. We welcome your next temperature monitoring challenge.
Catalent Pharma Solutions
14 Schoolhouse Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Tel: 1-866-720-3148
Email: info@catalent.com
From drug and biologic development services to delivery technologies to supply solutions, we are the catalyst for your success for over 75 years. With our deep expertise, broad offerings and unique technologies, we help our customers get more molecules to market faster, enhance product performance for better treatments and deliver superior, reliable manufacturing and packaging solutions
Cavalier Logistics
Website: www.cavlog.com
Cavalier Logistics is dedicated to providing “Turn-Key Cold Chain Solutions” for business in the Life and Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Diagnostic Kit Manufacturing, Vaccine and Healthcare Providers. In addition, we provide service government agencies that are responsible for the stockpiling and rapid deployment of pharmaceutical products for disaster and pandemic relief. We offer a unique service to healthcare providers because we can provide one-stop 3PL logistical services from the point of manufacture, in Cavalier validated refrigerated equipment. We also have validated 5°-C, -10°-C to -40°- C, -80°-C and -156°-C storage at our Washington D.C. Headquarters. Our Washington Headquarters is licensed by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency and the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Pharmacy to house and distribute schedule 2-6 pharmaceutical products. We provide seamless third party logistical services for high value vaccines, clinical trial samples, specimens, reagents and a multitude of products that require expert handling.
Cool Containers LLC
Website: www.coolcontainersllc.com
Cool Containers LLC has designed the PharmaPort 360, a cold-chain cargo container that can be used for the transport of pharmaceuticals and other materials that require temperature control during transport. The PharmaPort 360 Temperature Controlled Shipper Device is designed for air or ground transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products at 5 C. The shipper device is designed to maintain the 5 C storage temperature in transport mode for 72 hrs when the ambient temperature is 30 C. The device is also designed to maintain 5 C during ambient temperature excursions to -40 C and +60 C.
Cryoport
Website: www.cryoport.com
The Cryoport Express® provides the highest frozen clinical specimen integrity available, lowers frozen shipping costs, incentivizes clinical sites and client labs to enroll more patients, provides significant competitive advantages to clinical trial sponsors, CROs and diagnostic labs, improves the integrity of clinical specimen collection, and will contribute to every company’s green and sustainability initiatives. The Cryoport Express offers 10+ days holding time at -150°C in an advanced, light-weight liquid nitrogen vapor (LN2-vapor) Dry Shipper that comes pre-filled with liquid nitrogen, is pre-packaged and specially designed for global shipping, is NON-hazardous, produces virtually no waste products and is reused and recycled by Cryoport, Inc. Cryoport also arranges and manages all of the logistics of the shipment, including the preparation of all of the paperwork necessary for the transit of the shipper and tracking and monitoring the shipment throughout its journey.
Delta Cargo
Website: www.deltacargo.com
Delta Cargo offers several shipping solutions for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals ranging from fine chemicals, bio-technology and base materials to medical and blood samples, bulk drugs and all other products used for the production of pharmaceuticals. Pharma 1 is designed for products that require transport in an active temperature-controlled container. Pharma 2 and Pharma 3 are Delta Cargo’s shipping solutions for products requiring transport in passive temperature-controlled containers. Delta Air Lines is the world’s largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta offers service to 368 destinations in 66 countries.
DGP Intelsius
Website: www.intelsius.com
Incorporated in 1998, DGP Intelsius specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of temperature-controlled packaging and regulatory-compliant sample transport solutions. With a strong focus on developing environmentally sustainable products and procedures, we offer clients an eco-friendly way to ensure the integrity of their products. DGP Intelsius has a growing global presence, with manufacturing facilities, distribution hubs and local offices situated throughout the world, including North America, Europe and Asia.
Elpro Services, Inc.
Website: www.elpro.com
Elpro Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high quality temperature, humidity, and CO2 dataloggers, providing recording and monitoring solutions while observing regulatory compliances (GMP/GLP/FDA 21CFR11). LAN/W-LAN solutions are fully scalable to meet your central monitoring requirements and future growth. Our New Libero PDF-logger® (No Software Required) provides simple cold chain monitoring of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. This ground-breaking concept of producing the report in a PDF file eliminates the need to install, qualify and validate any specific software at destination. Available in 100 and 400 day models, our Libero PDFlogger ® also supports compliance with FDA standard 21 CFR 11.
EnviroCooler
Website: www.envirocooler.com
EnviroCooler® LLC is the innovation leader in the manufacture, design and implementation of validated global solutions for the safe and compliant transportation of Temperature-Sensitive-Products (TSPs). EnviroCooler®s patented product portfolio is divided into 4 distinct categories: Parcel Loads; Pallet Loads; Tank Loads; and Bottle & Bag loads. Each category is supported by EnviroCooler®’s patented design technology platforms and is available for both long-lane (PUR) and short-lane (EPS) options, assuring cost-effective transportation for your products. EnviroCooler LLC Global Supply Locations: California (US); Kentucky (US); Puerto Rico (US); Ireland (EU); Australia (AP). Soon to come online: Singapore (Asia); Central Europe (EU); South America (SA).
FedEx Custom Critical
Website: http://customcritical.fedex.com/coldchain
FedEx Custom Critical offers a complete array of surface and air solutions to safely and securely ship temperature-sensitive products. You can choose from exclusive-use vehicles with temperaturecontrolled cargo boxes to airfreight solutions utilizing temperature-controlled air containers. With our Temp-Assure Validated services, you also receive hard-copy documentation of the temperature inside the vehicle or container throughout transport. This assists our pharmaceutical customers with their compliance needs through a documented audit trail of their products’ temperature throughout the shipping process. FedEx Custom Critical services are available 24/7/365 with surface solutions throughout the U.S. and Canada and air solutions across the globe.
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IBS PHARMA
Website: www.ibs.net/en/industries/pharmaceutical/
IBS PHARMA software is an easy pill to swallow, with integrated power especially designed for the industry. IBS’ prescription is an automated solution that optimizes warehousing, inventory and logistics, rebate and chargeback handling, license verification, lot control, contract pricing, pedigree tracking, and ARCOS reporting. It also alleviates other symptoms such as sales order management, procurement, financial control and more. Our business intelligence capabilities can identify the most profitable products and customers and measure other crucial KPIs. IBS’ advanced applications integrate and connect systems for collaboration between company divisions, business partners and customers.
iGPS
Website: www.igps.net
iGPS operates the world’s first pallet rental service providing all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags. Its highly engineered all-plastic pallets are “lighter, stronger, safer and greener” than platforms made of wood. iGPS recently introduced its iGPS Bios™ program, specifically designed for the unique needs of the Pharmaceutical industry. iGPS bios pallets are hand selected to ensure pristine quality, then washed and sanitized and, finally, enclosed in protective wrapping to maintain their hygienic condition. Manufacturers that utilize the iGPS bios program can be confident that the pallets they receive are free of paint, pathogens and toxic pesticides and fungicides, like TBA.
Inmark
Website: www.inmarkinc.com
Inmark has been offering innovative packaging solutions for over 30 years and we are a Global Supplier of temperature control, dangerous goods and clinical trial packaging. World class design testing and validation facilities along with 20 years of in-depth industry experience in cold chain technology thru our alliance with Softbox Systems have created innovative award winning designs for thermal packaging now used globally. Our dangerous goods regulatory development includes a delegate at UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in Geneva. The clinical trials packaging systems we developed and implemented for the central laboratories in North America, Europe and Asia are now the industry standard.
Jamison RFID
Jamison RFID produces the world’s largest variety of RFID portals, housing structures, mounting components, and custom designed enclosures that help track products using RFID during the manufacturing process and throughout the entire supply chain. Jamison services over 6000 warehouse, cold chain, pharmaceutical, retail, and supply chain customers from three North American manufacturing plants; in Maryland, Montana, and Mexico City. Jamison RFID Division offers fully-staffed engineering, customer service, and shipping departments. Jamison RFID is a division of the 106 year-old Jamison Door Company.
Klinge Corporation
Website: www.klingecorp.com
Reliable refrigeration and freezing equipment for your pharmaceutical cold chain
Companies around the world have transported dangerous chemicals—in addition to pharmaceuticals—in our Redundant Refrigerated Containers. They offer the ultimate peace of mind with two complete and independent refrigeration units. Our Redundant Refrigerated Containers are available with an integral generator set that powers the two refrigeration units if loss of external power supply occurs or during transport on a truck/trailer.
Klinge Corporation is the leading provider of specialized transport refrigeration and power generation equipment. Founded as a spin-off of York International’s Transport Refrigeration Equipment department, Klinge has been producing refrigeration equipment at its manufacturing facilities and headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, USA for 27 years.
In addition to Redundant Refrigerated Containers, Klinge Corporation offers Blast Freezers (freezes cargo to -76°F), Storage Freezers (maintains cargo temperatures within 32°F to -76°F), Explosion-Proof Refrigerated Containers, Refrigerated Tank Containers, Quick Thaw Units, Clip-On and Under-Chassis Generator Sets, and Collapsible Food Storage Bins.
LaserShip
LaserShip provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. Whether you're shipping across-town, across the country, or overseas, LaserShip provides savings and value-added services that keep your shipping costs low, and performance high. Our technically advanced solutions ensure complete visibility in the delivery-event chain and feature real time, uncompromised and secure chain of custody for specimen transfer, pharmaceutical delivery, medical equipment, records and materials. LaserShip’s Locator Unit offers the latest in mission-critical tracking technology which protects your temperature sensitive shipments throughout the mission, 24/7/365.
LoJack Supply Chain Integrity
Website: www.LoJackSCI.com
LoJack® Supply Chain Integrity provides integrated solutions for supply chain protection that includes shared supply chain intelligence and analytics, covert cargo tracking, monitoring, and recovery services. The LoJack® SCI solutions feature proactive alert based security and increased visibility across all modes of transportation with clear chain of custody management utilizing active sensing of the cargo’s environment while in-transit.
MD Logistics
Website: www.mdlogistics.com
MD Logistics: The MD family of companies provide compliant storage for finished and WIP products, packaging, inventory management, third party logistics, transportation, and global freight forwarding focusing on cold chain activities for the health and life science industry. We offer turnkey as well as custom supply chain solutions from manufacturing to distribution.
Ocasa Logistics Solutions
Website: www.ocasa.com
With more than 25 years of experience, developing Critical Logistics Solutions, OCASA relays on a worldwide network of affiliates and branches strategically located around the globe (North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and South East Asia), making OCASA an integrated logistics Company with a global scope. OCASA owes its rapid growth to a Tailor-Made solutions approach and uncompromising service. We have formed strategic partnerships with thousands of satisfied customers around the world. Our Bio Pharma business unit offers solutions for the Bio-Pharmaceutical community including export, import, distribution, fulfillment and temperature controlled warehousing for: Diagnostic Specimens, Medication / Vaccines, Experimental Drugs, Controlled Substances, Dangerous Goods, and Medical Supplies
OM HealthCare Logistics (OM HCL)
Website: www.owens-minor.com
OM HealthCare Logistics (OM HCL) is the 3PL business unit of Owens & Minor, one of the largest healthcare distribution companies in the United States. OM HCL maximizes supply chain value by providing cGMP compliant third party logistics and business process outsourcing services to medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. OM HCL offers a dynamic cold chain model that integrates next generation technology, as part of the comprehensive solution for unique requirements that healthcare products often require.
Panther Expedited Services
Website: www.pantherexpedite.com
Panther Expedited Services, Inc. is the largest independent provider of premium logistics services. With on-demand, single source solutions, we offer dedicated door-to-door service to and from any location in the world. Our technology, network strength, and world class customer service have resulted in millions of dollars in cost-savings, industry leading on-time service levels, and numerous industry awards. On the ground, in the air, and across the ocean, Panther provides a full range of global solutions.
Panther delivers On Time, On Target, No Exceptions.
Polar Leasing
Website: www.polarleasing.com
-23C’ to 2C’ Refrigeration Rentals for your Cold Chain
From raw materials storage through worldwide distribution to customers, Polar Leasing Company refrigeration rentals offer temporary onsite cold storage throughout the entire Cold Chain.
Polar Leasing offers the largest electric freezer and refrigerator rental fleet in North America. Our fleet includes sleek seamless fiberglass ground resting walk-in units and mobile trailer rentals offering quick temperature recovery times, excellent sanitation standards and peace of mind that your product is safe. (Ask to see our third party validation report.) These units are available in various sizes and operating temperatures for a one day rental or several years depending on your needs.
Polar Leasing maintains the units offering 24/7 service, optional data loggers, RFID tags, onsite validation and custom units for longer term rentals. Call 1-877-428-2532 or visit www.polarleasing.com today to learn more.
QuickSTAT
Website: www.quickstat.aero
QuickSTAT, an expert in biopharmaceutical shipping, has been providing proven cold chain solutions for over 30 years. Our specialists, available 24/7/365, will analyze your shipping profile, and develop a unique operating solution tailored to your project's requirements. Whether your shipments need to remain at 2 to 8 _C, frozen or at controlled ambient temperature ñ weíll monitor and maintain optimal temperature throughout transit, replenishing refrigerant as needed. No matter where in the world they are going, weíll help to maintain the integrity of your biological, vaccines, clinical trial materials and specimens ñeven to and from remote, hot climates.
Randall Manufacturing
Website: www.randallmfg.com
Randall Manufacturing, www.randallmfg.com, the recognized market leader in temperature zoning products, partners with its customers to provide customized product solutions to safely transport and store their temperature sensitive products. Randall Manufacturing’s expansive temperature-zoning product line includes bulkheads, pallet covers, InsulWall ®– a modular, thermal curtain wall, and InsulAir™ – a recirculatory air door, to safely and efficiently manage the temperature of your products throughout the cold chain.
SafTPak
Website: www.saftpak.com
Now available in North America exclusively from Saf-T-Pak™, the Laminar Medica product line has long been the premier provider of insulated shipping systems to the Pharma and Biotech industries in Europe. Spotlighting the innovative new Chilltherm™ family of shippers, the Laminar products provide true global cold chain solutions for your most demanding challenges. Additionally, Saf-T-Pak features their own Saf-T-Temp™ line of proprietary phase change materials and is a global provider of regulatory training and shipping systems for the safe transport of infectious and exempt patient specimens. Now more than ever…We’ve Got You Covered™.
Savsu Technologies
Website: www.savsu.com
Savsu Technologies designs and builds reusable containers for the shipping and storage of temperature sensitive materials utilizing proprietary patent pending technology, which was developed for use by NASA. Savsu has recently introduced a line of NANO Q containers, which deliver extremely long safe storage performance while using wet ice. Featuring anti-freeze technology the NANO Q line of containers can provide safe storage performance as long as 10 days while keeping contents between 2-8C. NANO Q containers also provide electronic security and data logging capability for the most critical shipments.
Sealed Air
Website: www.sealedair.com
For over fifty years, Sealed Air has been a leading global innovator and manufacturer of a wide range of packaging and performance-based materials and equipment systems that now serve an array of food, industrial, medical, and consumer applications. Operating in 52 countries, Sealed Air's international reach generated revenue of approximately $4.5 billion in 2010. With widely recognized brands such as Bubble Wrap® brand cushioning, Jiffy® protective mailers, Instapak® foam-in-place systems and Cryovac® packaging technology, Sealed Air continues to identify new trends, foster new markets, and deliver innovative solutions to its customers. For more information about Sealed Air, please visit the Company's web site at www.sealedair.com.
ShockWatch
Website: www.shockwatch.com
For over thirty years ShockWatch has been providing supply chain monitoring solutions targeted at reducing damage-related costs. By offering a full range of cold chain solutions from single use indicators to full featured recorders, customers can select the correct solution to meet their monitoring needs - whether it is from the manufacturer to the distributor or in the last mile. ShockWatch monitors provide accurate, irreversible evidence of unacceptable temperature, impact, vibration or tilt events safeguarding your products’ efficacy and allowing you to make smarter decisions. Need a partner in damage prevention? We’re on it.
Softbox Systems
Website: www.softboxsystems.com
Softbox Systems designs and manufactures passive insulated shipping containers that enable pharmaceutical companies to secure their cold chains and ensure the safety and efficacy for the distribution of their temperature sensitive products. Our award winning patented systems are manufactured and available regionally in Europe, USA, India and Asia Pacific. To find out how we have helped some of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies improve efficiency, reduce cost and lower CO2 emissions for their cold chain shipments please visit us at our conference booth to meet one of our specialists.
Southwest Airlines®
Website: swacargo.com
Southwest Airlines® Cargo provides expedited air cargo services for Customers who need fast, friendly, and reliable service. With service to over 90 destinations, you can depend on our Shipmates to deliver on time while extending the same friendly service with a smile. Visit swacargo.com to learn about our service levels: Next Flight Guaranteed (NFG), RUSH Priority Freight, and FREIGHT service. We are proud to maintain some of the shortest cutoff and recovery times in our industry. With the combination of our outstanding Employees and commitment to Customer Service, it's no wonder we have been recognized for our award-winning service!
TempTRIP
Website: www.temptrip.com/
TempTRIP is an innovative and new temperature monitoring service that goes far beyond the traditional hardware/software offering of monitoring products. TempTRIP provides a smart service so that customers are able to achieve comprehensive cold chain logistics and monitoring with minimal infrastructure. Now, everyone in the pharmaceutical chain from manufacturing, wholesale distribution and pharmacies can all have visibility of their shipments and priced less than products without information service. There is no software to learn or tag inventory to maintain. When we’re in your chain, you’re in the know… Relax, now you know!
Texas Foam
Website: www.texasfoam.com
Texas Foam knows Cold Chain Packaging, and is an industry leader in quality and innovation. Since 1991, we have manufactured products that meet or exceed our customer requirements for quality and value. New, state of the art manufacturing equipment was acquired in 2008 and 2009, resulting in enhanced production capability. Our expertise enables us to offer customers an assortment of Foam materials and package designs. We also work closely with corrugated designers to incorporate foam and corrugate into the most beneficial package for our customers. For 2010 a new line of XDS Extended Duration Shippers has been introduced. Two years in design and testing these products are recycle easily, reduce package costs by up to 80% versus PUR shippers, are super tough, durable, and provide for equal or better performance than PUR containers. Texas Foam offers a wide selection of foam products, and the best customer service in the industry. We are packaging experts who work to effectively solve your insulation, packaging, and molded component needs. In addition to our stock items, we offer custom molding, custom fabrication, and fulfillment.
Thermmax
Website: http://thermmax.com
Thermmax Scientific Products designs, manufactures, and installs Walk-In Environmental Rooms on a turn-key basis to attain precise temperature and humidity controlled enclosures for Life Science Applications.
ThermoPod®
Website: http://www.thermopod.net
ThermoPod® offers a variety of eco-friendly, certified biodegradable shipping containers specifically designed for temperature control and protection. Our patented "super" insulated envelopes and containers employ new Ultra-Insulating padding made from select, purified, recycled textile fibers, including a super-absorbent fiber for the containment of spills and an EPA-approved antimicrobial additive for cross contamination prevention. This unique combination provides the superior thermal protection necessary for extended temperature-controlled time frames. Whether your need is to safeguard temperature-sensitive products, or family heirlooms, ThemoPod's earth-friendly products are available in several standard sizes or can be customized to fit your specific shipping needs.
TSS
Website: www.tss.se/public.action?view&content.id=5
Few companies can demonstrate TSS's track record, know-how and proven technology required to operate global cold chain information solutions. We have and will continue to invest heavily in the future success of our customers by providing customer driven solutions. TSS’s Cold Chain Information System does not only provide you with extremely reliable data loggers and simplicity of use, but also the outstanding system management capabilities required for global operations.
United Cargo
Website: www.unitedcargo.com/
United and Continental are combining to create the world’s leading cargo airline. The new United will operate a fleet of 1,255 aircraft, including 150 widebodies, over 10 hubs – including hubs in the four largest cities in the United States. Together we will serve over 370 destinations in 59 countries with 5,800 daily flights. With enhanced service to Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, United Cargo has the capacity to move your freight virtually anywhere on the globe. The new United Cargo also offers a portfolio of special services to meet the needs of cargo customers worldwide while building on our commitment to award-winning customer service with industry-leading on-time performance.
ULD Logistics LLC
Website: www.uldlogistics.bettyjeansfoods.com
ULD Logistics LLC was established in 2005 as a solutions provider to the air transportation industry. Our mission is to reduce the overhead associated with maintaining a fleet of Unit Load Devices along with providing new innovative transportation solutions. ULDL is the exclusive distributor of the PharmaPort 360 to the shipping industry. ULDL and our affiliates also maintain an FAA 145 certified repair station providing the best ongoing service/support. Whether transporting, leasing, purchasing, repairing, tracking or storing; ULDL will help improve efficiency for our customers.
UPS
Website: healthcare.ups.com
UPS has deep expertise in the healthcare industry and provides a broad range of services and solutions to manage the entire healthcare supply chain. From small- to mid-sized businesses to large, global pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, UPS helps healthcare companies speed products to market; facilitate new product introductions; meet time-critical customer needs; ensure regulatory compliance; reduce inventory management costs; streamline ordering and billing processes; and maximize supply chain visibility.
va-Q-tec AG
Website: www.va-Q-tec.com
va-Q-tec AG develops and produces VacuumInsulationPanels (VIPs) and PhaseChangeMaterials (PCM) for high performance thermal packaging products and other applications. In most cases these packaging solutions comprise both, VIPs and PCM. This leads to the most reliable and temperature stable passive system solutions used to transport valuable and temperature sensitive products for up to 6 days and even longer. The va-Q-tec solutions range from one-way shippers to air freight containers. va-Q-tec offers small quantities from the standard portfolio to large quantity custom tailored series production. The applications range from pharma and biotec products to food and fine arts. The va-Q-tec headquarters in Würzburg / Germany (ca. 100 km from Frankfurt) with its more than 4 000 m2 high tech production area offers excellent facilities for testing and official validation run by our experts in thermal physics. va-Q-tec has won several national and international awards for the advanced technology of saving and storing energy efficiently.
World Courier
Website: www.worldcourier.com
World Courier has set the benchmark for worldwide time & temperature sensitive transportation. We remain the only specialist courier company with its own global company network .Each office ISO 9001 certified with the same operating standards dedicated to treating every shipment on an individual, priority basis. World Courier is utilized in approximately 80% of the world’s clinical trials requiring the use of a specialty courier. With experience in managing the logistics of over 7,500 clinical trials worldwide, we are the acknowledged experts in handling temperature-sensitive specimen and drug shipments. 24 x 7 x 365.
Co Sponsors
American Airlines Cargo
Website: www.AACargo.com
American Airlines CargoSM, a division of American Airlines, Inc., provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe. American’s global network serves over 250 cities in 40 countries worldwide; including major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. American Airlines Cargo provides Cold-Chain transport utilizing its temperature controlled ExpediteTCSM product. ExpediteTCSM provides priority boarding, priority handling, fastest flight connections, high-visibility shipment tracking, automatic status notifications, and a 100% guarantee to be flown-as-booked.
AmSafe
Website: www.amsafe.com
AmSafe is the world’s leading provider of aviation restraints and cargo equipment solutions into the aerospace market. We lead the industry in design, manufacture and support of engineered textiles. Included in our textile capability is our thermal protection blanket systems - designed for transporting temperature controlled pharmaceutical goods and is suitable for both air and ground transportation. Our thermal products offer primary or secondary protection and can defend against temperature changes during unforeseen breakdowns or deviations in the logistics chain. We have operations located around the globe and support our customers from 19 facilities worldwide. Visit www.amsafe.com for more information.
DDN
Website: www.ddnnet.com
A subsidiary of the 151-year-old Dohmen Company, DDN is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wis., with distribution facilities located in Memphis, Tenn. and Ontario, Calif. DDN has become the largest privately held provider of outsourced channel management and business services to the life science industry by streamlining processes, reducing costs and improving efficiencies for emerging, mid-tier and market leading life science companies. By providing superior business processes and operations, DDN frees manufacturers’ resources for R&D, acquisition and other core initiatives. DDN now offers data analytics services and recently launched DDN Medical Affairs, providing specialized regulatory knowledge in preparing adverse event reports, labeling management, product complaints and medical and technical product inquiries. For more information please call 888-374-8873.
Emball'Iso
Website: www.emballiso.com
Founded in 1990 by chemical engineer Pierre Casoli, Emball’iso designs, manufactures, tests and qualifies temperature controlled packaging, working in partnership with major pharmaceutical groups for the protection of their thermo sensitive products in transit.
- an international presence to support you in your projects with its factories and teams in Europe, Asia and North America
- a team of 200 employees in the 6 production sites: France, Germany, China, Singapor and United States
- a R&D facility which studies and develops solutions for the future
- commitment to continuous improvement, efficiency and quality resulting in accreditation to Iso 9001V2000 in 2006 and ISO 14001 in May 2011
- growing business turnover with 40% of production now exported
Emball’iso continues to demonstrate its commitment to its development: the company invested more than 4.5 million Euros in the building of new premises to satisfy the growth of its major clients, to enhance production efficiency and to meet safety standards. Emball’Iso also incorporated in North America with a business development office at the Science Center in Philadelphia and is currently opening a local production facility in Lebanon, PA.
Intelleflex
Website: www.intelleflex.com
Intelleflex is the leader in Extended Capability RFID solutions, products, and technologies. Its XC3 Platform, comprising high performance multi-protocol chips, tags and readers, enables solutions for cold chain management, asset tracking, vehicle/yard management, manufacturing WIP control, supply chain automation, parts maintenance, access control, and other applications. It features range, reliability, memory capacity, and security far beyond standard passive RFID, and at a fraction of the cost of active RFID solutions. For more information, please visit www.intelleflex.com
Intelligent Thermal Solutions
Intelligent Thermal Solutions is a south Texas company headquartered in Kingsville, TX previously known as Active CC Boxes LLC. ITS manufactures reusable cold chain shipping containers with extended hold times meeting the unique safety needs of pharmaceutical and biologics companies. EcoTherm™ containers overcome the cumbersome limitations of corrugated boxes lined with polystyrene or urethane insulation and filled with dry ice or frozen gel packs. The technology in EcoTherm™ containers was recognized in 2002 with the Dupont Gold Award for packaging design innovation for cold chain, and the 2002 R&D 100 Awards recognizing the 100 most technologically-significant products of 2002.
Kuehne+Nagel
Website: www.kn-portal.com/
Kuehne + Nagel is a global leader in providing integrated logistics services for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Healthcare companies can expect flexible, cost-efficient solutions for sea, air, road and rail transportation, warehousing, distribution and reverse logistics. Our services ensure maintenance of temperature tolerances for products that require both ambient and cold chain services. Complete customs brokerage services include expert trade compliance advice from Kuehne + Nagel-managed offices throughout the world. Clients can depend on Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world's leading airfreight forwarders, to provide the highest services. As the first globally Cargo 2000 Phase 2-certified logistics provider, Kuehne + Nagel ensures that every airfreight shipment is electronically planned and proactively monitored from door to door, providing clients with industry-leading delivery reliability. KN Login, Kuehne + Nagel’s Web-based visibility, monitoring and reporting application, keeps clients and their customers apprised of order, shipment, inventory and delivery statuses.
Maxim
Website: www.maxim-ic.com
MAXIM Integrated Products, Auto Information Business Unit is a world leader in thermal data logging products. Our Thermochron and Hygrochron iButtons are the world’s smallest and least expensive digital temperature and humidity data loggers. The popularity of our reusable dataloggers continues to grow in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries for cold chain monitoring and QA/QC applications. Thermochrons come in six models that can store up to 8K datapoints and operate -40°C to 140°C with accuracy ±0.5°C and resolution ±0.125°C. Maxim is accompanying its close partner TSS (www.TSS.se), that integrates Maxim data loggers as part of its cold-chain monitoring platform that is deployment at large pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
Minnesota Thermal Science, LLC
Website: www.mnthermalscience.com
Minnesota Thermal Science, LLC develops unique storage and shipping systems that address the challenges of maintaining constant and predictable temperatures when transporting temperature sensitive medical materials. Founded in 2004 following an industry wide search by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for a more effective combat environment container, MTS has continued to apply its technology to handle other important medical materials including all types of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals that require controlled temperatures Its patent pending Golden Hour® Technology, winner of a "U.S. Army Greatest Inventions" award, is credited with saving soldier's lives on the battlefield and with revolutionizing the methods used for distributing temperature sensitive medical supplies.
Moog Crossbow
Website: www.moog-crossbow.com
Moog Crossbow, a business unit under Moog Aircraft Group, is a leading supplier of solutions for shipment visibility and asset tracking. The company provides integrated peel and stick devices, featuring GSM/GPRS radios, GPS and sensors. The Geo family of ILC devices provides shipment visibility and tracking of high-value assets in global commerce. The ILC2000 is a second generation asset tracking device. The ILC2000 follows Moog Crossbow’s successful ILC1500 pilot program and MATP1000 our first generation device.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind energy, marine and medical equipment.
OnAsset Intelligence Inc.
Website: www.onasset.com
OnAsset Intelligence Inc. is a leading provider of wireless devices and software solutions focused on helping customers wirelessly locate, track, connect, and manage fixed and mobile assets in real-time. The company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services include SENTRY™ wireless hardware with its flagship product line FlightSafe™ for tracking high-value air cargo including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and even large equipment, and ContainerSafe™ for intermodal container security, its web-based OnAsset Platform™, and global wireless connectivity services. The company is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Sofrigam
Website: www.en.sofrigam.com
Sofrigam’s expertise, packaging which warranty the cold chain security. Sofrigam designs and qualifies isothermal and refrigerated packaging enabling the transport of heat sensitive products (fresh or frozen) in non-refrigerated vehicles. The materials used associated with the expertise of our engineers and our Laboratory, mean our products are suitable for sectors that are VERY demanding with regard to quality and safety, such as the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology and even agri-food industries. We offer our clients a range of standard or made-to-measure products and services enabling them to establish secure, economical and ecological cold chain logistics.
Workshop Sponsors
Cold Chain Technologies
Website: www.coldchaintech.com
Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) is a leading global provider of insulated thermal packaging solutions that protect the integrity of temperature sensitive products. We offer a wide range of cost-effective packaging options for JIT delivery, including standard and custom KoolTemp containers, Koolit refrigerants and temperature indicators and loggers.
Our team of experts draws upon unrivaled experience throughout the cold chain, from design and testing to thermal modeling and total project management. With multiple sites across the U.S. and partnership in Europe, we provide local support of global shipping needs, ensuring product safety through the industry's largest selection of smart solutions.
Envirotainer
Website: www.envirotainer.com
Pioneer and market leader Envirotainer offers flexible leasing (rental) of advanced transport solutions for worldwide air cargo shipments of temperature-sensitive products. Customers within the healthcare, life sciences and high-tech industries benefit from the combination of advanced container technology, extensive cold chain management services and a global network of service partners, airlines and forwarders – providing a unique one-way leasing service. Envirotainer secures the safety and integrity of product cold chains by providing an active temperature-control system, training all parties along the cold chain and supporting customers in transport validations and risk management. With sales representation in 17 countries, the company has its R&D, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments at the headquarter premises in Lagga Marma near Stockholm, Sweden.
Sensitech
Website: www.sensitech.com
Sensitech - The leading provider of cold chain visibility solutions that enable our customers to track and monitor assets across the supply chain, protecting the quality, efficacy, and integrity of their temperature-sensitive products. Our product portfolio includes comprehensive analytic services, enterprise software systems and validated data acquisition devices. We address our customers’ most complex perishable cold chain problems and deliver powerful insights that drive measurable process improvement. Sensitech supports cold chain monitoring programs in 18 of the top 20 multi-national pharmaceutical companies and 9 of the top 10 biopharmaceutical companies. Sensitech is a business unit of Carrier Corp.
Cryopak
Website: www.cryopak.com
Cryopak (a TCP Reliable Company), specializes in the field of temperature controlled packaging and services including package design, qualification, testing manufacturing insulated shippers, refrigerants, phase change materials and temperature monitors. All services are provided in strict conformance with ISO 9001:2000, ISTA and ASTM test methodology, and FDA good manufacturing practices. TCP maintains facilities in Quebec, British Columbia, New Jersey and France.
Temptime Corporation
Website: www.temptimecorp.com
Temptime’s TransTracker is a monitoring device containing scientifically proven time-temperature indicator technology. TransTracker products identify exposure to freezing, high heat and cumulative heat exposure during shipping and short-term storage. TransTracker is easy to read, accurate and can deliver cost savings of over 50%. Temptime is the world leader in time-temperature indicator technology. Temptime operates under a quality system certified to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485 standards and is compliant with medical device Good Manufacturing Practices. For more information contact Chris Caulfield at 973-984-6012.
ThermoSafe Brands
Website: www.thermosafe.com
ThermoSafe Brands, a Strategic Business Unit of Tegrant Corporation, is the leading provider of temperature assurance solutions. Tegrant Corporation is a premier manufacturer of a variety of highly engineered packaging solutions and energy efficient components with over 35 manufacturing and testing facilities across North America and approximately 2,100 employees. ThermoSafe Brands complete portfolio of transport assurance and temperature assurance shipping products for the safe and efficient transportation of bio-substances, blood and other sensitive specimens across the entire temperature continuum. Our portfolio includes an extensive array of expanded polystyrene and polyurethane insulated shipping containers, refrigerants in a wide range of temperatures and configurations, pre-qualified shipping systems for off-the-shelf ease of use and peace of mind. In addition, ThermoSafe Brands’ ISC Labs brings our customers experience and innovation in package design and certified independent testing services to meet all regulatory requirements and concerns.
Badge Sponsor
Cold Chain Technologies
Website: www.coldchaintech.com
Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) is a leading global provider of insulated thermal packaging solutions that protect the integrity of temperature sensitive products. We offer a wide range of cost-effective packaging options for JIT delivery, including standard and custom KoolTemp containers, Koolit refrigerants and temperature indicators and loggers.
Our team of experts draws upon unrivaled experience throughout the cold chain, from design and testing to thermal modeling and total project management. With multiple sites across the U.S. and partnership in Europe, we provide local support of global shipping needs, ensuring product safety through the industry's largest selection of smart solutions.
Lanyard Sponsor
Envirotainer
Website: www.envirotainer.com
Pioneer and market leader Envirotainer offers flexible leasing (rental) of advanced transport solutions for worldwide air cargo shipments of temperature-sensitive products. Customers within the healthcare, life sciences and high-tech industries benefit from the combination of advanced container technology, extensive cold chain management services and a global network of service partners, airlines and forwarders – providing a unique one-way leasing service. Envirotainer secures the safety and integrity of product cold chains by providing an active temperature-control system, training all parties along the cold chain and supporting customers in transport validations and risk management. With sales representation in 17 countries, the company has its R&D, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance departments at the headquarter premises in Lagga Marma near Stockholm, Sweden.
Webinar Sponsors
EnviroCooler
Website: www.envirocooler.com
EnviroCooler® LLC is the innovation leader in the manufacture, design and implementation of validated global solutions for the safe and compliant transportation of Temperature-Sensitive-Products (TSPs). EnviroCooler®s patented product portfolio is divided into 4 distinct categories: Parcel Loads; Pallet Loads; Tank Loads; and Bottle & Bag loads. Each category is supported by EnviroCooler®’s patented design technology platforms and is available for both long-lane (PUR) and short-lane (EPS) options, assuring cost-effective transportation for your products. EnviroCooler LLC Global Supply Locations: California (US); Kentucky (US); Puerto Rico (US); Ireland (EU); Australia (AP). Soon to come online: Singapore (Asia); Central Europe (EU); South America (SA).
Marken
Website: www.marken.com
Marken is one of the leading suppliers of cold-chain logistics for clinical supplies worldwide. Temperature-control during the handling, storage and distribution of cold-chain products is a critical element of the clinical trial process. Our expertise is of critical importance to ensuring the safe arrival of high value shipments to sites. We provide:
- Global distribution of temperature controlled trial medication, vaccines & CTM
- Temperature control monitoring for ambient, 2-8C and frozen products to maintain integrity of supplies
- Advice on packaging materials and provision of containers for global transportation
- Refrigerated trucking services
- Customs brokerage accelerating clearance
Temptime Corporation
Website: www.temptimecorp.com
Temptime’s TransTracker is a monitoring device containing scientifically proven time-temperature indicator technology. TransTracker products identify exposure to freezing, high heat and cumulative heat exposure during shipping and short-term storage. TransTracker is easy to read, accurate and can deliver cost savings of over 50%. Temptime is the world leader in time-temperature indicator technology. Temptime operates under a quality system certified to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485 standards and is compliant with medical device Good Manufacturing Practices. For more information contact Chris Caulfield at 973-984-6012.
Sensitech
Website: www.sensitech.com
Sensitech - The leading provider of cold chain visibility solutions that enable our customers to track and monitor assets across the supply chain, protecting the quality, efficacy, and integrity of their temperature-sensitive products. Our product portfolio includes comprehensive analytic services, enterprise software systems and validated data acquisition devices. We address our customers’ most complex perishable cold chain problems and deliver powerful insights that drive measurable process improvement. Sensitech supports cold chain monitoring programs in 18 of the top 20 multi-national pharmaceutical companies and 9 of the top 10 biopharmaceutical companies. Sensitech is a business unit of Carrier Corp.
Sponsoring Partners
Air Canada
Website: www.aircanadacargo.com
Air Canada is Canada’s largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada – U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. The airline’s cargo division Air Canada Cargo, provides direct cargo service to over 150 destinations on five continents as well as extended global coverage through interline partnerships and Road Feeder & Trucking connections between key business centres.
Their team of industry-leading experts offers customers a unique set of business solutions tailored to meet the shipping community’s needs efficiently and cost-effectively. Customers may choose from a range of Shipping Solutions from pets, to precious art and life-saving vaccines. Shipping options, Priority 1 or Standard, are determined by several factors including the type of shipment and handling requirements.
In 2010, Air Canada became the first air cargo carrier to offer a comprehensive mobile shipment tracking solution. The Air Canada Cargo application (App) is integrated into the current Air Canada mobile application giving customers instant access to real-time information about their shipments at their fingertips.
To learn more, please visit www.aircanadacargo.com.
Almac Group
Website: www.almacgroup.com
The Almac Group provides a broad range of services from R&D, biomarker discovery and development, API manufacture, formulation development, clinical trial supply and IXRS® technology (IVRS/IWRS), to commercial-scale manufacture. Almac provides services to more than 600 companies, including all the world leaders in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.
The company employs over 3,000 individuals and is headquartered in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. US operations are based in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California. Almac has now moved into its new North American Headquarters located in Souderton PA.
For more information about the Almac Group, please visit www.almacgroup.com or e-mail info@almacgroup.com
Expeditors
Website: www.expeditors.com
Setting the standard for excellence has been the Expeditors promise since 1979. Expeditors specializes in providing flexible logistics capabilities that start from the planning stage, and go all the way to the delivery of your goods. We listen to your unique business needs and can design supply chain solutions to meet your company’s needs. Our solutions include customs brokerage, air cargo, ocean cargo, domestic transportation, project cargo, risk management, distribution, security, and compliance. This comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge technology to provide a high level of inventory visibility along with tracking and reporting capabilities.
NanoPore Insulation, LLC
Website: www.nanoporeinsulation.com
NanoPore Insulation, LLC is a joint venture between Albuquerque based NanoPore Inc. and Sealed Air Corporation. With over 10 years of experience in the development of vacuum insulation panels, NanoPore is committed to providing the highest performing and highest quality VIPs available on the market. As the only VIP manufacturer with production facilities in Europe and the US, we are uniquely positioned to meet global demand. Applications include controlled temperature shipping, refrigeration, transportation and construction.
Priority Solutions
Website: www.prioritysolutions.com
Priority Solutions International (PSI) is a specialty logistics company with over 25 years experience in the global shipment of sensitive, regulated freight for the pharmaceutical industry. We are fully certified and have particular expertise in managing both drug product and ancillary materials for use at clinical trial sites. PSI is proud to introduce our cutting-edge logistics technology for continuous temperature tracking door to door, without opening the carton. The client, the carrier and PSI have real-time visibility to temperature and tracking information. Please visit us to learn about “Clinical Trials Transportation. Done Right.”
United Cargo
Website: www.unitedcargo.com/
United and Continental are combining to create the world’s leading cargo airline. The new United will operate a fleet of 1,255 aircraft, including 150 widebodies, over 10 hubs – including hubs in the four largest cities in the United States. Together we will serve over 370 destinations in 59 countries with 5,800 daily flights. With enhanced service to Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, United Cargo has the capacity to move your freight virtually anywhere on the globe. The new United Cargo also offers a portfolio of special services to meet the needs of cargo customers worldwide while building on our commitment to award-winning customer service with industry-leading on-time performance.
UTi Pharma
Website: www.UTiPharma.com
UTi Pharma is a division of UTi Worldwide and leading Pharmaceutical supply chain solution provider. UTi Pharma clients include manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, pharmacies and direct patients. UTi Worldwide Inc. is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including clients operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the pharmaceutical, retail, apparel, chemical, automotive and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, relationships with transportation providers, and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its clients' supply chains.
Event Bag Sponsor
British Airways World Cargo
Website: www.baworldcargo.com/constantclimate
Constant climate introduction
If you need to transport vaccines, biotech products or any other temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical material, Constant Climate provides all the care and precision you could ask for to make sure it stays in perfect condition every step of the way. Constant Climate offers you 2 products for you to choose from:
Constant Climate Active
Using sophisticated Envirotainers, Constant Climate Active keeps your product temperature stable. It supports temperature between -20C and +20C.
Constant Climate Passive
Designed for the transportation of pre-packaged shipments to maintain desired product temperatures. Our procedures protect the integrity and quality of your pharmaceutical products.
For all your temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, British Airways World Cargo always has a solution.