What Is Storage Temperature and Why Is It Important in the Cold Supply Chain?
What is storage temperature and why is it important? Answering these questions will help you understand SkyCell’s mission and role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Maximizing Efficiency and Minimizing Waste: Reducing Environmental Impact in Cold Chain Logistics
In today's world, where our environment is facing significant problems, it's crucial to act swiftly to prevent future crises caused by pollution and damage to nature. At Skycell, we understand the seriousness of this situation, and we're dedicated to taking prompt and well-thought-out actions in response.
How cold chain is maintained?
Maintaining a cold chain is of utmost importance in the medical industry. The consequences of a broken cold chain can be astronomical, both financially and in terms of product integrity.
The Role of Temperature Monitoring in Pharma Cold Chain Logistics
Pharma cold chain logistics is strictly linked to temperature monitoring. After all, this is the transportation of temperature-susceptible products. Therefore, it is crucial to control and overview temperature at all times – otherwise the products might become unusable. But, what exactly is the role of temperature monitoring in pharma cold chain, and what solutions can be used to ensure the products’ safety? Please read this article if you desire to learn the answers.
Deep-frozen containers in the pharma industry
In the pharmaceutical industry, maintaining the integrity and safety of temperature-sensitive products is of paramount importance. Deep-frozen containers play a vital role in preserving the efficacy and quality of pharmaceuticals that require storage in low temperature and in particular humidity. This article delves into the significance of deep-frozen containers in the pharma industry and their role in ensuring temperature control and product safety. Please read it if you are interested in this topic.
What is cold chain logistics?
The cold chain brings on two major logistical challenges. The first is the requirement for maximizing warehouse area utilization. The second challenge is to manage the flow and storage of cargo in accordance with prevailing requirements and regulations to ensure the complete safety and immutability of the products handled. In this context, it is worth exploring the meaning of the term cold chain. What is a cold chain in medical terms? What is cold chain logistics? Please read the article if you're interested in learning the answers.
Challenges in pharma supply chain
Today, the pharmaceutical industry is an important part of the global economy. With the growing demand for medicines, the challenges of ensuring the quality and quantity of products in the pharmaceutical supply chain are becoming more complex. These issues affect not only medicine manufacturers, but also distributors, wholesalers and pharmacies. If you want to know what challenges the pharmaceutical industry is facing in supply chain management and learn about other pharmaceutical supply chain issues, be sure to read the full article.
The 1500X hybrid container achieves outstanding CO2 emissions reduction
The 1500X - SkyCell’s next generation of hybrid container - continues to steer the industry in reaching new levels of performance in sustainability and efficiency. The container raises the bar for protecting pharma shipments at +2°C to +8°C or +15°C to +25°C and ensures protection for an unbroken cold chain.
No spoilage, no excursion and on time: hybrid solution delivers on challenging multinational shipment
With disruptions to pharma shipments possible at any number of points along the supply chain, robust solutions are required if substantial wastage of medicines is not to occur. For temperature-sensitive goods, this concern is even greater given additional logistical challenges. That’s where hybrid solutions come into consideration.
As China went into lockdown, SkyCell successfully delivered life-saving vaccines door-to-door from Europe to Beijing
Conditions on the ground for logistics businesses currently operating in China are challenging. Discover how SkyCell was well disposed to meet this challenge head on with our hybrid 2500C containers and the SECURE real-time monitoring platform.
SkyCell updates its container lineup with the 1500X Hybrid container with 270 hours independent runtime for temperature-sensitive pharma product transportation
SkyCell has launched the new 1500X container, the next generation in its hybrid container portfolio. Discover more on how it ensures protection for an unbroken cold chain.
SkyCell partners with All Nippon Airways to support Japanese pharma market
SkyCell has partnered with All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline. This partnership will not only strengthen our support for pharmaceutical customers shipping in and out of Japan, but will also benefit ANA in reaching their own sustainability goals.
New audit reaffirms SkyCell’s high-performance efficiency
For the fourth year in a row, SkyCell has upheld its high-performance title with an audit proving less than 0.1% temperature excursions occur end-to-end of our shipments. Take a look to learn more.
SkyCell SECURE: Immediate insights into your supply chain
SkyCell SECURE is the start of our bold new chapter. A SaaS platform, it is ready to optimize pharma supply chains and to take the industry forwards. Explore its early development and what it means for the industry at large.
SkyCell and Alitalia collaborate to ship 3 million meningitis vaccine doses to Belo Horizonte
SkyCell recently collaborated with our partner, Alitalia, to ship 3 million meningitis vaccine doses from Rome to Belo Horizonte in order to support Brazil’s National Immunization Program for children and adolescents.
Virgin Atlantic and SkyCell join forces to ensure safe and secure pharma shipments worldwide
SkyCell has formed a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic that brings together the commitment of both companies to provide innovative solutions and use sustainable resources to ensure the safe and secure shipment of valuable pharma products and vital vaccines.
The future is hybrid
Our hybrid containers play a leading part in our ability to maintain our values and ensuring safe, secure and sustainable medicine protection. Take a look at the world of hybrid.
The SkyCell 1500DF – A game-changer in the transportation of deep-frozen medicine
SkyCell has engineered the new deep-frozen 1500DF container, which enables that more life-saving medicines and active pharma ingredients (APIs) can be transported in one air cargo shipment while increasing the safety and sustainability of the shipment. Discover our latest product innovation.
SkyCell introduces new deep frozen container – The 1500DF
SkyCell’s new deep-frozen solution is capable of maintaining a steady temperature of minus 60° Celsius to minus 80° Celsius, while reducing the amount of dry-ice by more than half. Explore our latest product innovation.
Data-driven software saves medicine during pandemic
Collective efforts between a major British pharmaceutical company, Qatar Airways and SkyCell secured a safe vaccine delivery to India that would otherwise have been severely delayed and resulted in unusable, degraded medication.
Delivering 4 million doses of vaccines to Brazil
SkyCell, DHL and Lufthansa have joined forces to transport high-valuable vaccines from Siena via Frankfurt to Belo Horizonte.
Europe-based pharma client rolls out the hybrid globally
With Skycell’s implementation support, a European manufacturer smoothly switched to the hybrid for their global vaccines supply chain within 9 months.
SkyCell successfully transported pneumococcal vaccines in support of 326,000 German patients
In response to shortage, SkyCell, KLM and UPS teamed up to ensure 6,5 tons of the critical vaccines were shipped from Tokyo and Osaka via Amsterdam to Frankfurt safely, timely and within temperature range in fight against COVID-19.
How to ship Antivirals and Clinical Trials to China
Coronavirus Special: When thousands of lives depend on the content of one container, there is no room for failure. SkyCell has the expertise and fleet capacity to support you in this complex undertaking.
Best-practices for your Asia Pacific Cold Chain
Pharma logistics faces diverse market conditions and requirements in the APAC region. Learn more about our solutions for your cold chain.
How to manage extended transit times in Brazil without excursions
A lack of visibility of temperature data during transit can be a challenge for pharma companies. Discover in our best-practice case study what solutions SkyCell offers.
How to execute a door-to-door shipment to China
Transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals to China while being fully GDP compliant can be a challenge. Discover in our best-practice case study which solutions SkyCell offers.