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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer Analysing the Cold Chain: Trends and Perspectives, Gilles Labranque, General Manager of Sofrigam, examines this growth
Over the last two years, cold chain shipping has developed considerably and become increasingly sophisticated, ruling out the empirical solutions of old. Shippers are now faced with the reality that it is no longer a case of merely preparing products for shipping using packaging which is more or less isothermal, with the possible addition of a few cold accumulators placed somewhere in the packaging. (Incidentally, some shippers neglect even these elementary precautions by using simple cardboard boxes for packing products which are highly sensitive to temperature variations.) Now the shipper has to check a certain number of precise points before sending a thermo-sensitive product, because the risks in the event of loss due to the cold chain not being maintained have become important. Several factors explain this considerable change. First of all, cold chain or temperature-controlled transportation concerns an ever-increasing quantity of medicine, vaccines, biotechnological products and blood products. This growth is the result of two factors:
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By Gilles Labranque, General Manager at Sofrigam

Gilles Labranque is a graduate of the Refrigerating Institute. From 1986 to 1991, he was a Commercial Engineer in air conditioning and refrigeration. He began his career at Sofrigam in 1991 as Chief Project Manager in the field of chemical refrigeration. He became a General Manger of Sofrigam in 1994 and is a key participant in the development of the company. His most recent projects have included a temperature validation system (second generation) in 2003. This year, he has been working on investments in validation and productions systems.