Supply Chain Archives
Supply Chain
09/16/2026
Integrated Services That Pass Inspections
An upcoming audit or inspection can be a stressful event. Most sponsors have their documents and processes in place, but in the audit scenario, the question becomes whether teams can defend these processes. From the supply chain management side, it’s about producing evidence that demonstrates control across every site and handoff. Regulators expect documented processes, validated systems, qualified transportation lanes, and complete chain-of-custody and chain-of-condition records. They also expect quality to be built into daily operations, not reconstructed in the weeks leading up to an inspection.
Articles
09/02/2026
Building the Infrastructure to Enable Patient Access to Advanced Therapies: A Deep-Dive with Dominic Clarke, VP of Technical Operations
Advanced therapies have delivered some of the most significant medical breakthroughs of our time and fundamentally changed patient outcomes. The science is proven, but innovation alone doesn't guarantee patient access. In a recent interview with Drug Delivery Leader, Dominic Clarke, VP of Technical Operations at Cryoport Systems, dives into supply chain challenges, advances in technology, and how to build best-in-class processes for scalability, enabling life-changing therapies to reach the patients who need them.
Animal Pharmaceuticals
08/03/2026
Global Expansion Starts with Global Consistency
Expanding a global presence has become a strategic necessity for animal health organizations. New markets, manufacturing sites, distribution partners, and veterinary networks create opportunities to expand programs across regions. The challenge is not reaching those regions. The challenge is maintaining the same quality standards, operational controls, visibility, and compliance readiness everywhere a program operates.
Animal Pharmaceuticals
06/22/2026
Continuous Data Isn’t Optional for Animal Health
Animal health teams are moving more temperature-sensitive materials through more complex distribution networks than ever before. Vaccines, biotherapeutics, reproductive materials, diagnostics, and advanced therapies are all crossing longer distances and passing through more handoffs to reach a wider mix of farms, clinics, production facilities, and research sites. As that complexity grows, the standard for what logistics data must show is also changing. Programs are increasingly expected to document the actual condition and custody of materials throughout transit rather than rely on fragmented records assembled after delivery.
Animal Pharmaceuticals
10/21/2025
Quality Assurance in Animal Health Supply Chains: How to Mitigate Risks
In the animal health industry, innovation doesn’t end when a new therapy leaves the lab. From the moment a product is ready to move, its quality depends on one thing above all else: a controlled, reliable supply chain. In this context, quality assurance (QA) goes beyond a regulatory requirement and quickly becomes a critical safeguard that ensures every shipment maintains its efficacy and compliance throughout the complexities of transport.
Managing the Cold Chain
10/15/2025
The Connected Chain: Why Supply Chain Integration Matters in Advanced Therapy Manufacturing
Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) are at the heart of the advanced therapy ecosystem, managing complex, high-stakes programs that demand speed and compliance. As therapies move from early development into clinical trials and through to commercialization, every stage of manufacturing, packaging, biostorage, and final drug delivery need to align perfectly for seamless execution. Yet in many cases, these functions are managed by multiple vendors, each operating in isolation. The result is a fragmented supply chain that increases risk while slowing execution due to layers of operational burden.
Animal Pharmaceuticals
09/23/2025
Revolutionizing Animal Health Logistics: How Advanced Technology Protects Product Quality
Innovation in the animal health sector extends far beyond the laboratory. While researchers develop next-generation vaccines, advanced biologics, and complex veterinary therapeutics, the logistics that bring these products from manufacturing to the field are evolving just as rapidly. For companies delivering temperature-sensitive products across continents, ensuring quality has quickly become mission-critical. A shipment that arrives late, compromised, or out of specification can affect patient outcomes and regulatory compliance, all while quietly eroding operational efficiency and profit margins.
Managing the Cold Chain
08/01/2025
Built for Speed: How Cryoport Systems Delivers Without Compromise
In the life sciences, time isn’t just money, it impacts patient outcomes, regulatory compliance, and even trial integrity. When a temperature-sensitive shipment is delayed due to inventory shipper shortages or logistical bottlenecks, the impact can cascade across an entire program. Unfortunately, these scenarios aren’t theoretical. When you’re working with irreplaceable biologic materials, this kind of disruption quickly moves from inconvenient to unacceptable.
Animal Pharmaceuticals
06/17/2025