O’Donnell Named to USP Committee

The United States Pharmacopeia has named Kevin O’Donnell to the Expert Committee for General Chapters on Packaging, Storage, and Distribution. There are a total of 20 Expert Committees for the United States Pharmacopeia, each responsible for the creation and revision of a set of standards that help to ensure the identity, as well as the quality, purity, strength, and consistency of a drug, food ingredient, or dietary supplement product or ingredient.

Mr. O’Donnell, the Advanced Degrees cold-chain management columnist at Contract Pharma, is director and chief technical advisor at ThermoSafe Brands, and a global advocate for implementing good cold-chain distribution practices.

“We are very proud of Mr. O’Donnell’s extraordinary accomplishment,” said Colleen Bohn, president of ThermoSafe Brands. “Kevin’s expertise in cold-chain management throughout both the U.S. and Europe has been instrumental in positioning ThermoSafe Brands as a leading global provider of temperature assurance solutions.”