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Sensitech Management to Speak at Two Life Science Conferences
Cold Chain Distribution and Best Practices to be Highlighted at HDMA and PDA
BEVERLY, Mass., June 11, 2007 – Three
senior staff members from Sensitech Inc., a global leader in cold chain
visibility solutions, will focus on cold-chain distribution practices when
they participate in speaking engagements at the Healthcare Distribution
Management Association (HDMA) conference and the Parenteral Drug Association’s
(PDA) 2007 Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management Conference. Sensitech is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Corp., which is a business unit of
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
Tomorrow, June 12, Sensitech’s Strategic Marketing Director for
Life Sciences, Henry Ames, will join Cardinal Health’s Robert Brown,
Senior Director of Sales and Account Management for Specialty Pharmaceutical
Services, at the HDMA conference. Held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place,
the theme for the HDMA 2007 Distribution Management Conference & Technology
Expo is “The Supply Chain Evolution: New Directions & Dimensions.”
Ames and Brown will discuss “Cold Chain Best Practices,” which
will be moderated by John G. Howells, HDMA’s industry relations director.
With the growing number of products that require cold chain handling, the
HDMA Logistics Operations Committee has focused on developing best practices
for distribution of these unique products. This session will highlight
best practices for product transportation and storage of cold chain products
as well as the latest regulations and global trends in the cold chain.
| Who: |
Moderator: John G. Howells, Director, Industry
Relations, HDMA;
Speakers: Henry Ames, Strategic Marketing Director, Life
Sciences, Sensitech Inc.;
Robert Brown, Senior Director, Sales & Account
Management, Specialty Pharmaceutical Services, Cardinal Health |
| What: |
“Cold Chain Best Practices” |
| When: |
June 12 (Tuesday), 2 p.m.-3 p.m. |
| Where: |
Boston Marriott Copley Place |
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For more information about HDMA 2007 Distribution
Management Conference & Technology Expo, please click
here. |
On Thursday, June 14, Sensitech’s Director of Quality Assurance, Dave
Ray, and Sensitech’s Senior Project Manager/Industrial Engineer, Mark
Maurice, will present at the PDA 2007 Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management
Conference. Held at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Md., this year’s
conference theme is, “Transportation and Storage of Temperature-Sensitive
Pharmaceuticals in a Risk-Based Regulatory Environment: A 21st Century Initiative.”
Ray will be the moderator of “Plenary Session 8: Support of Service
Providers to Technical Report No. 39.” Maurice, who will be one of the
session’s three speakers, will highlight thermal mapping protocols.
This session will examine the 2007 revision of PDA Technical Report No. 39 – “Cold
Chain Guidance for Medicinal Products: Maintaining the Quality of Temperature-Sensitive
Medicinal Products Through the Transportation Environment.” Speakers
will present examples of their technical support and cold chain solutions to
manage their risk through the supply chain. This will include information on
air transportation, trailer mapping test protocols and supporting distribution
in the cold chain process to help to manage risk for temperature-sensitive
products.
| Who: |
Moderator: Dave Ray, Sensitech’s Director
of Quality Assurance;
Speaker: Mark Maurice, Sensitech’s Senior
Project Manager/Industrial Engineer |
| What: |
“Plenary Session 8: Support
of Service Providers to Technical Report No. 39” |
| When: |
June 14 (Thursday), 3 p.m.-4:45 p.m. |
| Where: |
Hyatt Regency Bethesda |
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For more information about the 2007 PDA Pharmaceutical
Cold Chain Management Conference, please click
here. |
About HDMA
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) and its members
are committed to patient safety by delivering life-saving health products
and services through a secure and efficient healthcare distribution system.
These primary, full-service healthcare distributors are responsible for ensuring
that billions of units of medication are safely delivered -- to tens of thousands
of retail pharmacies, nursing homes, clinics and providers -- in all 50 states.
HDMA and its members are the vital link in the healthcare system that is
responsible for medicine safety, quality, integrity and availability in the
marketplace. Through leadership on public policy and industry best practices,
HDMA and its members focus on providing value, removing costs and developing
innovative solutions to deliver care safely and effectively. For more information,
please visit www.HealthcareDistribution.org.
About PDA
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is the leading global provider of science,
technology and regulatory information and education for the pharmaceutical
and biopharmaceutical community. Founded in 1946 as a nonprofit organization,
PDA is committed to developing scientifically sound, practical technical
information and resources to advance science and regulation through the expertise
of its more than 10,000 members worldwide.
About Sensitech Inc.
As the world’s leading provider of cold chain visibility solutions, Sensitech
enables global leaders in Food and Pharmaceuticals to track and monitor assets
across the supply chain to protect the integrity of temperature-sensitive products.
Sensitech is an ISO 9001:2000 company and is based in Beverly, Massachusetts,
with offices in Amsterdam, Calgary, Melbourne, Redmond and Santiago as well
as service and distribution offices around the world. Sensitech is a unit of
Farmington, Conn.-based Carrier Corp., the world’s largest provider of
heating, air conditioning and refrigeration solutions with operations in 172
countries. Carrier Corp. is part of United Technologies Corp., a Hartford,
Conn.-based provider of a broad range of high technology products and support
services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For additional
information, please call +1-978-927-7033 or visit www.sensitech.com.
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