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29-11-2012
The end of the line, Autumn 2012

	Click here for Richard's column in PMPS - Nov. 2012
Richard Harrop, account manager Thermal Packaging, keeps you updated with his column in PMPS

12-11-2012
Cool Chain Logistics 2013

Cool Chain Logistics Europe is the most established European meeting and brings together more than 450 of the industry’s leading logistics, quality and supply chain professionals to share ideas, case studies and future strategies.  28 - 30 January, 2013 Congress Center Basel, Switzerland www.coolchaineurope.com

25-9-2012
PDA Berlin, October 2012

Topa Packaging will be attending the PDA 2012 Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management & Good Distribution Practice conference on the 9th and 10th of October in Berlin. We look forward to seeing you there and introducing you to some of our solutions for temperature controlled packaging. Jamie Chasteen, a representitive of our partner Cold Chain Technologies in the USA will also be here.

Immediately after the event, on the 11th to 12th of October and at the same venue, the PDA have organised a two day workshop titled: Good Temperature-Controlled Management Practices Training. Richard Harrop (our Technical Account Manager) will be running the session that looks at the qualification of temperature packaging. As well as this, you will be able to learn about regulations, best practice, risk management and data logging from other industry leading experts.

31-1-2012
Innovative Pallet Shipper

The ‘ClimateBox™ half PAG Pallet Shipper’ is one of the most innovative insulation containers worldwide. This half PAG Pallet Shipper delivers significant time and cost savings, thanks to an efficient filling system. Please find more information about this container here.

21-12-2011
Annual Cool Chain Logistics


The life sciences supply chain continues to evolve, with the number of temp control products increasing; global regulations tightening and budgets decreasing not to mention the trend towards sending products to new markets, often without viable networks or qualified lanes.

The 11th annual Cool Chain Logistics Europe event will bring together industry leaders, supply chain partners and regulatory authorities to address how to overcome these challenges in today’s temp control logistics environment. It's Europe’s largest forum for temp control life science distribution, with over 400 attendees and more than 50 exhibitors.

You can find Topa Packaging at the Annual Cool Chain Logistics Europe 2012 on the January 31st and February 1st. Here Topa will be exhibiting its high perfomance shippers, parcel shippers en bulk (pallet) shippers.

8-9-2011
September 27th. at PDA - Berlin

On the 27th of September, Richard Harrop, our Technical Account Manager, will be speaking at the: 2011 PDA Europe Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management & Good Distribution Practice event in Berlin. Richard’s presentation, Going Beyond Thermal: Developing Risk Aware, Thermal Packaging, discusses why it is key to understand not only the thermal but, also the physical interactions between components that make up thermal packaging to ensure secure packaging solutions. The full agenda includes various important topics regarding the Changes in Regulation, Transportation and Innovation and can be found at https://europe.pda.org/userfiles/downloads/2011_Cold_Chain_Brochure.pdf

12-5-2011
Cold Chain Online Summit
20 Global Experts from 14 Countries, 3 Regulators, 12 Exclusive Presentations and 4 Interactive Panel Sessions



From the 17th May - 9th June, Cold Chain Technologies and Topa Packaging are sponsoring the first ever Cold Chain Online Summit. This Cold Chain event is 100% online - no travel required, enabling pharmaceutical companies to share their best practices and solutions from established markets (US and EU) and new market case studies from Latin America, Middle East and Asia.

This 16 part webinar series is the ideal opportunity for the busy professional to get up-to-speed, without committing to time out of the office. You will learn about global hot topics, new market insights, regulatory updates and technical case studies, including:

International Regulatory Insights from:
•UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
•EMEA GDP Drafting Group
•Health Canada

International Case Studies:
•Case Study: Building a distribution strategy and qualifying new transportation lanes by Maria DOrazio, Distribution Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb, Italy
•Case Study: Validating 2-30 degrees pack-outs for domestic distribution and re-designing long-haul shippers to reduce cost and environmental footprint by Robin Turner, Director, Global Packaging Development, Medtronic, USA

New Market Insights:
•Transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals in Brazil; airport infrastructure issues and ANVISA requirements by Luiz Barberini, Industrial Supply Chain and Logistics, Nycomed, Brazil
•Challenges, technology and collaborations to delivery for the delivery of vaccines where they are needed most: a Panel Discussion led by Steve McCarney, Project Optimize, PATH, Dr. Modibo Dicko, World Health Organization, and John Lloyd, Senior Technical Advisory, PATH

ALL SESSIONS ARE LIVE - However, if you miss a session, do not worry, all sessions will be available on demand for registered participants.

All 16 hours of content is available from as little as 595 USD. As a proud sponsor, Topa Packaging can now offer a 15% discount. Simply fill in this form and mention < discount online event > in the description to receive our discount.

We look forward to welcoming you to the first session on Tuesday, May 17th.

18-4-2011
Topa Packaging hires Technical Account Manager for the UK

Richard Harrop, 33 years old, has been hired by Topa Packaging to expand its business in the UK. Richard has been actively working in the thermal packaging industry for 10 years. During these years he has developed packaging solutions for a number of leading pharmaceutical companies.

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30-3-2011
Advantages of transport simulation testing
Topa Institute has published an article in World Pharma magazine about the advantages of transport simulation testing on temperature controlled packaging. . The article can be read here. 

9-2-2011
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