Shipping GSK's Crown Jewels, frozen by sea

LONDON - Feb. 23, 2017 - PRLog -- GlaxoSmithKline Logistics Supervisor, Mark Champ, joins the expert speaker line-up for the 11^th annual Pharmaceutical Logistics conference on the 18^th and 19^th of May in London.

Having numerous suppliers, manufacturing units a variant of specific routes to patients and consumers worldwide, the pharmaceutical giant is known for their sophisticated global end-to-end supply chain operations.

With outsourcing logistical tasks continuing to be an emerging lucrative trend within the pharmaceutical industry, Mark's presentation will focus on how GSK ships high value discovery samples from Europe to the Americas and saving £250,000 on the way. He will also discuss the experience of damping the temperature fluctuation associated with the defrost cycle for the reefer, a tactic for cold chain management.

He joins a speaker line-up comprised of other leading movers and shakers within the pharmaceutical supply chain industry including Sanofi Genzyme, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Johnson and Johnson, MSD, Seer Pharma, GS1, TAPA, IATA, GIRP, and more.

The full roster of the speakers as well as their presentations can be found on http://www.smi-online.co.uk/pharmaceuticals/uk/Pharmaceutical-Logistics.

The conference agenda will discuss significant themes within the evolving pharmaceutical logistics landscape including how to meet the demands of temperature regulation and warehousing, challenges within clinical trial logistics, strategies to maintain supply chain security, visibility and anti-counterfeiting, and regulatory considerations.

For those who are interested in attending, there are currently Early Bird discounts available for online registrations.

Pharmaceutical Logistics Conference
11^th Annual Conference: 18^th & 19^th May
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/pharmaceuticals/uk/Pharmaceutical-Logistics

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