IoPP Golden Gate Chapter Bio/Pharma discussion group

Group Contact List (being reviewed)

Meeting Minutes

Articles on Cold Chain Distribution

• RFID and real-time temperature monitoring combine
• Mobile-RFID-Sensor based Temperature Monitoring Solution
• Log-ic Launched as World's First RFID Probed Temperature Logger
  • Log-ic Electronic Content Monitor (ECM)

Papers and information on Cold Chain Distribution

• Amgen
  • Temp Qualification GMP
  • Heat and Cold Profile Global Distribution
  • Ray Cowland - Developing ISTA Cold Chain Environmental Standards
    • Paper
    • Presentation
• C3 (Cold Chain Committee)
  • Guidance for Insulated Shipping Containers
  • Guidance for shippers and transport service providers
• Gary Burgess

  • Practical Thermal Resistance and Ice Requirement Calculations for Insulating Packages

• Independent
  • -23ºC phase change gel - Experiment to determine more environmentally benign chemical mixtures compared to commercial -23ºC phase change gels (made with a high concentration of salt) - Meta C. Russell
  • Performance of Various Forms of Dry Ice - Jeffrey Russell
  • Phase change of Vodka, Tequila, Bloody Mary, & a Margarita - Paul Russell
• ISTA Project - Developing Temperature Controlled Environmental Test Standards - Eric Joneson
  • ISTA web site with more info
• Life Technologies
  • Paul Russell & Jay Crespo - Designing for Cold Chain - what is needed
    • Paper
    • Presentation
• Thai Containers Group
  • Juthamart Sayampol - RFID Antennas on Corrugated Paperboard (shows impact from cold chain)
    • Paper
    • Presentation
• WestPak
  • Mark Escobedo - Meeting the Challenges of Thermal Packaging
    • Paper
    • Presentation