News and Press Release Archive
August 27, 2008 - Cold chain: Global demand for perishables on the rise, says report
Public refrigerated warehouse (PRW) storage capacity is increasing around the world, according to the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) Global Cold Storage Capacity Report. Courtesy Logistics Management. Read more . . .
August 27, 2008 - No drugs at Kilinochchi: 150,000 patients in danger
Doctors in the Kilinochchi district are urgently waiting for Defence Ministry approval to transport drugs into the area after a massive shortage of medicine was reported earlier this week, hospital doctors said. Courtesy DailyMirror. Read more . . .
August 12, 2008 - Strengthening the cold chain system to preserve vaccines in Myanmar
UNICEF and WHO handed over a new cold chain facility to the Myanmar Ministry of Health today, as part of their efforts to assist the Government with its immunization campaigns. The facility can hold a full national 8-month-supply for 6 different vaccines and will be a crucial center for distributing vaccines for routine and emergency immunizations nationwide to divisions, states and communities. Courtesy unicef. Read more . . .
August 5, 2008 - Race to halt measles outbreak near King
THOUSANDS of children are being immunised by health workers for a suspected measles outbreak at Ndevana near King William’s Town. So far, 11 cases have been reported – three nine-month-old babies and eight children. Courtesy Dispatchonline. Read more . . .
July 30, 2008 - Think you're cool? Visit COOL 2009 and find out!
Since its first appearance as the Cool Pavilion ’97, COOL 2009 again promises to be the largest single display of refrigerated transport equipment and vehicles in Europe. COOL returns to its traditional CV Show home in hall 3a of the NEC Birmingham, from 28-30 April 2009, creating a unique meeting place for reefer and cold store operators. Courtesy easier MOTORING. Read more . . .
July 29, 2008 - Latin American breast milk banks catch on worldwide
Brazil has the widest breast milk bank network in the world equipped with the technology to treat milk from HIV-positive mothers, enabling them to safely breastfeed their healthy babies without the risk of infection. Courtesy Monsters & Critics. Read more . . .
July 24, 2008 - Warehouses and Cold Chains in India
The report covers a brief picture of India’s logistics sector, and a detailed picture of the Indian warehouse and cold chain sector. It will focus on the various constituents of this space, the current state of infrastructure and taxation and regulatory issues that impact the sector. The report also seeks to highlight the key infrastructure and policy challenges that are faced by the industry. Courtesy PRLog.org. Read more . . .
July 21, 2008 - Logistics picks up as pharma firms go global
Major changes are taking place in the pharmaceutical logistics scene in Japan. Courtesy Cargonews Asia. Read more . . .
July 15, 2008 - Get in training for Hike for Humanity
A "HIKE for Humanity" is taking place in the Ribble Valley in September. The six-mile walk, organised by the Blue Ribbon Committee, will take place on September 14th from West Bradford Village Hall. All proceeds from the sponsored event will be donated to the Ethiopia Cold Chain Project for Unicef. This project aims to help deliver simple but potentially life-saving vaccinations to some of the poorest children in the world. Read more . . .
July 10, 2008 - Wireless tracker to be used in Himalayas, China
The devices would be used by cold chain medical tracking solutions provider Beryllus throughout mainland China and – coming after its devastating earthquake in May – assist in disaster preparedness. Courtesy Idaho Business Review. Read more . . .
July 7, 2008 - Agriculture Team Helps Iraqis Improve
A team from the Borlaug Institute of Texas A&M University Agricultural Team spent approximately one month with the Vanguard Brigade developing a list of recommendations to improve Iraqi agricultural capabilities. Courtesy Military.com. Read more . . .
June 25, 2008 - New vaccines to be introduced for pneumonia and meningitis
NEW DELHI: In a bid to revamp the national immunisation programme, the Government will soon introduce new vaccines to protect children from diseases like bacterial pneumonia and meningitis. Courtesy EconomicTimes.com. Read more . . .
June 17, 2008 - Bioterrorism: Anthrax and Biotech Companies
This is the second of two articles on bioterrorism and the companies involved in the field. The first article was on Smallpox. This one is on Anthrax. Anthrax is currently considered one of the most serious bioterrorism threats. Courtesy Seeking Alpha. Read more . . .
June 16, 2008 - Are rotten tomatoes the future?
Unfortunately, the tomato scare is both the sign of a real problem and something we should expect to happen again and again -- because little that regulators are proposing will fix what's broken. The problem here isn't simply weak laws or too few inspectors (although tougher regulations and substantially more inspectors would help). Rather, the problem is a production system that has become dangerously overstretched trying to satisfy demand by retailers (and consumers) for ever-lower prices and nonstop, year-round availability. Courtesy Los Angeles Times. Read more . . .
June 12, 2008 - PSI reports 24% jump in counterfeits
Seizures of counterfeit medicines shot-up by 24 per cent in 2007, according to the latest figures from the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI). This took total seizures to 1,513 which included 403 different types of drugs, confiscated in 99 countries. Courtesy in-PharmaTechnologist.com. Read more . . .
June 9, 2008 - New Book Focuses on RFID Application
A plethora of books have been published on radio frequency identification in the past few years, some useful, and some less so. A welcome new addition to any RFID library is RFID Technology and Applications (Cambridge University Press, July 2008), edited by Stephen B. Miles, Sanjay E. Sarma and John R. Williams. Courtesy RFID Journal. Read more . . .
June 9, 2008 - Fake drugs cause for anxiety at OGH
A Srinivas, a patient at the Osmania General Hospital, was given an anaesthesia shot just before an operation. He was supposed to be in an unconscious state for two hours, but he regained consciousness within half-an-hour as the drug’s effect wore off. Courtesy The Times of India. Read more . . .
June 5, 2008 - Bioterrorism: Smallpox and Biotech Companies
Since 2001, bioterrorism has become a well-recognized threat. The list of possible agents is long, and includes Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax), Clostridium botulinum (Botulism), Francisella tularensis (Tularemia), Variola Major (Smallpox), Yersinia Pestis (Plague), etc. Do companies that work on these threats represent an investment opportunity? Courtesy Seaking Alpha. Read more . . .
June 4, 2008 - UCB says it has found solution to drug patch problem
Belgian pharmaceutical group UCB said on Wednesday it had found a solution to a problem affecting its Parkinson's patch Neupro -- storing them in a fridge. Courtesy Reuters. Read more . . .
June 3, 2008 - Madagascar President seeks Green Revolution
President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar at a FAO summit in Rome today presented his strong views on a way out of Africa's food crisis, due to currently hiking food prices and global warming. Courtesy Afrol News. Read more . . .
June 2, 2008 - Rethinking section 3(d) in light of the Novartis judgment
The Agreement on Trade related aspects of intellectual property Rights (TRIPS) of the WTO provides minimum level of protection for many forms of intellectual property. . . . Maintaining a cold chain in remote areas is a major challenge. If an Indian scientist develops a vaccine, which is thermally stable and does not require cold storage, it will have tremendous impact on access to public in remote areas. But such an incremental inventions will not pass through the test of patentability because it will not improve the efficacy, as required by Section 3(d), but only stability of the product. Courtesy Indlawnews.com. Read more . . .
May 31, 2008 - Vision 2015: Food processing sector eyes the world market
The agriculture sector has come a long way since independence. With the advent of the green revolution, India has transformed itself from a country of shortages to a land of surpluses. With the rapid growth of the economy, a shift is also being seen in the consumption pattern, from cereals to more varied and nutritious diet of fruit and vegetables, milk, fish, meat and poultry products. This has resulted in the development of a sunrise industry namely the Food Processing Industry. Courtesy ExpressHospitality.com. Read more . . .
May 30, 2008 - Tsunami Affected Clinics Receive Medical Help
EIGHT clinics in the tsunami affected areas of Western Province will soon receive their medical equipment donated by the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA). The humanitarian assistance is made through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services under the “Cold Chain Rehabilitation Project for the Tsunami Affected People in Solomon Islands”. Courtesy Solomon Star. Read more . . .
May 28, 2008 - Steep rise in polio cases in Bihar, UP sounds alert
Polio cases are on the rise in Bihar. The state reported 180 new cases this year, which is highest in the country. On an average, the disease afflicted nine children every week in 2008. Courtesy Hindustan Times. Read more . . .
May 10, 2008 - Easing Food Crisis With Cold Chain Management System
KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Preserving food longer and preventing wastage can help ease the ongoing food supply crisis, according to a consultant. Providing a way to do this is the cold chain management system, as it is known in the industry, said KasehDia Sdn Bhd's executive director Nordin Abdullah. Courtesy Bernama.com. Read more . . .
March 30, 2008 - California gives industry a two-year reprieve on ePedigree
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers alike have welcomed a unanimous vote by the California State Board of Pharmacy to delay for another two years the implementation of electronic pedigree requirements for tracking drugs from the manufacturer through to the pharmacy. Courtesy in-PharmaTechnologist. Read more . . .
December 4, 2007 - Vaccines Ruined by Poor Refrigeration
Every year, thousands of American children go through the tearful, teeth-gritting ordeal of getting their vaccinations, only to be forced to do it all over again. The vaccines were duds, ruined by poor refrigeration. Courtesy of USA Today. Read more . . .
