Temperature Controlled Logistics Leaders 2016

Meet Cold Chain IQ’s Temperature Controlled Logistic Leaders for 2015 – The pharmaceutical cold chain community recognises 11 leaders in the global supply chain.

Previously entitled the Cold Chain Excellence Awards, The 2016 Temperature Controlled Logistics Awards highlight and applaud the companies and individuals who have shown amazing resilience and results throughout the year.

Over a period of 5 months, the industry submitted their nominations and votes to lobby for who they believe are the trailblazers of cold chain. At January’s Temperature Controlled Logistics Awards event, the winners of each category will be revealed.

Voting closes on Friday so don’t wait to place any votes you have left here .

This is our opportunity to recognise a few individuals in the pharmaceutical chain who are leading the way toward ensuring a safer supply of needed medicines around the world. Here are the 2016 Temperature Controlled Logistics Award Finalists.

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Best Temperature Controlled Logistics Project Award Johnson & Johnson

Organised the supply chain for shipping and storage of a vaccine for Ebola into Sierra Leone, which needed to be shipped on dry ice, stored at -20°C, transported below -5°C, stored at the clinic between 2-8°C, and administered below 25°C.

QED Scientific

A collaboration between QED Scientific and JIM Engineering to design and manufacture a range of stand-alone Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) cabinets for users of products that must be stored under CRT conditions. This collaboration has offered a "World First" answer to CRT storage, but this time at user level.

va-Q-tec Limited

A collaboration between va-Q-tec Limited and and Gilead Sciences to produce an advanced passive Container (the va-Q-tainer), which replaced the previously used single-use passive pallet shippers on global trade lanes. This resulted in a reduced global footprint, decreased costs for Gilead Sciences, zero temperature deviations, and no product waste.

Supply Chain Innovation Award

CargoSense

CargoSense Supply Chain intelligence and Black Box sensor: A new smart-data and MicroAnalytics Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to optimize logistics networks in healthcare, food, medical devices and other industries with complex, environmentally senstive supply chains.

Locus Traxx Worldwide

SmartTraxx GO LUX: An innovative device that sends alerts the moment there is any deviation in the designated trip parameters set by the customer, to safeguard the world's food supply and make sure that food is arriving at its end location freshly and safely.

va-Q-tec Limited

va-Q-tec AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR Cargo: The hassle-free AFKL rental arrangement of advanced passive va-Q-tainer containers in 5 sizes and 7 Temperature Ranges enables reliable temperature controlled Closed Cool Chain Solutions© for global shipments. Unique temperature ranges from -70°C to +40°C to over 500 AFKL network points are provided in a container fleet of over 1000 containers with cost saving container sizes for two pallet shipments.

Cold Chain IQ Newcomer Award Alan Wu, Head of Sales, Europa - PointRFID Co., Ltd.

Alan has involved and devoted himself to the RFID Temperature Logger business since 2005, and together with the team developed a revolutionary RFID Temperature Logger in terms of cost and user-friendliness.

Stefan Braun, Managing Director - SmartCAE

Stefan Braun and his team developed a thermal simulation software suite tailored to temperature controlled logistics. His software provides the tools to bring to life what they call the "virtual cold chain". The virtual cold chain enables a risk based strategy to improve the thermal and economic efficiency of passive shippers sent on arbitrary lanes.

Katharina Wuensche, Director Business Development and Partner Alliance - va-Q-tec Limited

In less than 5 years and without a single initial contact, Katharina, a bright and assured graduate, has built a global partner network of over 50 contracted airlines, freight forwarders and integrators. It has taken a huge amount of energy and personal sacrifice to achieve but she has done it with infectious enthusiasm and has always found room to inject a little fun.