Cold Chain Unbroken 2025 (CCUB 2025), a premier event for cold chain logistics and temperature-sensitive supply, successfully concluded a pivotal session titled “Session 4: Next-Gen Packaging for Cold Chain 2.0.” The session offered deep insights into the innovations poised to revolutionize the cold chain, emphasizing sustainability, performance, and efficiency in packaging solutions.
Panelists Chart a Course for Cold Chain 2.0
The dynamic and forward-looking discussion, moderated by Rituparna Chaturvedi, Country Manager at CRYOPDP, brought together a distinguished panel of global industry leaders. They shared their expertise and vision for overcoming the complex challenges of modern cold chain logistics, particularly in high-stakes sectors like pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
The esteemed panelists included:
Kristof De Smedt, Global Business Unit Director, Cold Chain Technologies
Sumit Singh, Senior Business Development Manager, Temprecision International
Ravi Kumar Tummalapalli, Managing Director (India), Envirotainer
Daniel K., Head of Sales-APAC, SkyCell AG
Key Focus: Innovation Meets Sustainability
The central theme of the session revolved around the latest packaging solutions driving the evolution toward Cold Chain 2.0. The experts explored how advanced materials, smart technologies, and circular economy principles are being integrated to create packaging that is not only highly effective at maintaining stringent quality and compliance standards but also dramatically reduces the environmental footprint of the global supply chain.
Key advancements discussed included:
Reusable and Recyclable Solutions: The shift from single-use to durable, sustainable packaging designs that reduce waste and operational costs.
IoT and Smart Monitoring: Integration of sensors and real-time tracking to ensure the unbroken integrity of temperature-sensitive shipments from origin to destination.
Performance Optimization: Developing lighter, more efficient materials that reduce transport emissions while extending thermal protection capabilities.
The panelists underscored that meeting global sustainability goals is no longer a secondary objective but a core driver of innovation for the next generation of cold chain logistics.
The successful session concluded with a shared vision for a more robust, compliant, and environmentally responsible cold chain, signaling a pivotal moment in the industry’s adoption of Next-Gen Packaging.
Cold Chain Unbroken 2025 is an annual event dedicated to exploring the latest trends, technologies, and regulatory landscapes impacting the cold chain and temperature-sensitive logistics industry. It brings together stakeholders from pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, logistics, and technology to foster collaboration and drive innovation.
