Cell Therapy Logistics: Exploring The Last 100m

At a March 2021 Cytiva event centered around flexible, automated, and integrated cold chain solutions, Dr. Christopher Herbert* presented this case study on what happens when an advanced therapy arrives at a hospital. Once inside, how do you track and trace the treatment, ensuring its location is known at all times? Explore the what, who, and how of handling and tracking these sensitive and specific products, with their particular and unique handling requirements.

Dr. Herbert shares his experience at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, a large medical center that serves 1.5 million patients each year with a staff of 17,000 across seven different hospital sites. This review covers how such a complex organization delivers a range of therapies, offering valuable insights along the way and tackling the following critical questions:

• How can we take complexity out — making life easier for all involved — and create a seamless supply chain?
• What areas do we need to work on together to make the process more effective?
• What can we learn from existing practices?

*Dr. Christopher Herbert is Director of Operations, Research and Innovation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust