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ShockWatch Flex Monitors Impacts, Even on Curved or Irregular Surfaces
Be alert to drops and other impacts that affect calibration. When tolerances are tight and there’s no room for error, knowing whether your instruments or tools are still properly calibrated is vital. The ShockWatch Flex impact indicator alerts users to shocks that...
Pharma Preps for Serialization
Mandates that pharmaceutical products be serialized, tracked, and traced are being implemented throughout the world. In preparation, the pharmaceutical industry is revamping packaging lines and distributors are developing strategies to track every unit, from the...
ShockWatch 2 Helps Shippers Save Money and Detect Damage
The new ShockWatch 2 impact monitor helps shippers reduce costs and accurately assign accountability for damage. With a single glance at the new ShockWatch 2 impact indicator, you know whether a shipment was handled roughly. The indicator is tamperproof and...
ShockWatch Wins Top Blog Award
The ShockWatch cold chain blog was recently listed as one of Cold Chain IQ’s top bloggers. Focusing on all areas of temperature controlled logistics, distribution and quality in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Cold Chain IQ is an international resource center for...
Frozen Food Goes Global
The global cold chain market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2% between now and 2017, according to a recent report from Markets and Markets. Although much of that growth is attributed to the mature markets of the US and Germany, a...
Shipping Specifications Are NOT Stability Data
Pharmaceutical shippers are too cautious. That’s the verdict from regulatory experts and pharmaceutical logistics providers. The specific problem is the disconnect between stability data and shipping specifications. Company researchers typically have detailed...
ShockWatch®, Inc. and Timestrip UK LTD Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop and Distribute Latest Cold Chain Indicator Technology
Cooperative agreement brings together two industry leaders to provide market-leading products that require no special packaging, refrigerant or overnight shipping and provide top-notch accuracy and flexibility ShockWatch, a global leader in the innovation and...
ShockWatch Inc. Expands International Presence with Opening of ShockWatch Europe BV
Dallas, TX, Dec. 6 – Already present in over 60 countries with a network of over 200 distributors, ShockWatch Inc. has expanded its European presence with the opening of its first international office, ShockWatch Europe BV. Long-time cold chain expert Peter van Buren...
Angela Kerr named Vice President, Product Management and Marketing
Formerly the director of product management, Angela Kerr was promoted to Vice President, Marketing and Product Management in October 2012. “Angela has excelled in every position since joining ShockWatch five years ago and is clearly deserving of this promotion,” said...
ShockWatch Receives ISO 9001:2008 Recertification
ShockWatch, a global leader in the innovation and optimization of logistics and cold chain risk management systems, once again earned ISO 9001:2008 certification. After a comprehensive audit, the certification was issued on Oct. 29, 2012 by Bureau Veritas for the...
Bridging the Gap: The holistic approach to cold chain management
Guest blogger Jean Bédard, President & Chief Executive Officer of Infitrak Inc., discusses examples of their holistic approach to gap analysis. When Cubist Pharmaceuticals tracked its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) shipments from Italy to the US, it...
In drug development and translational medicine, consistency matters
Consistency is among the most important concepts in drug development and translational medicine. Yet, the tests that identify whether a specific substance is present in a sample have so much variability, even among batches, that comparing results over time is...
That’s gross. NBC’s Today Show Investigates the Hazards of Food Delivery Trucks
There is nothing like waking up in the morning to watch the Today Show on NBC and see that the bacon and eggs you just had for breakfast may have been exposed to dangerously high temperatures before they even got to the grocery store. Growers take great care in making...
Filing freight claims correctly is great. Preventing them altogether is better.
I continue to be amazed by the number of unrecovered claims and the burden of proof required…not just the burden of documentation needed to file the claim, but the proof required to justify a change in SOPs (standard operating procedures) to stop the claims from...
Go West: Trends in Emerging Nations’ Clinical Trials
“Go West, young man.” In the mid-19th century, those words sent a generation beyond the Mississippi to seek their fortunes in America’s interior. Today, entrepreneurial men and women are seeking similar opportunities in emerging markets throughout the world. For...
Freight inspection is your responsibility, don’t take it lightly
Boosting supply chain efficiency using tested methods When it comes to supply chain risk, information is king. The more you know, the better you can manage, make decisions and engineer improvements. The challenge can seem daunting, multiple carriers, methods of...
