DS Smith has launched TailorTemp, described as the ‘latest radical innovation’ within temperature-controlled packaging for the pharmaceutical industry.
The firm is debuting the product at PharmaPack Europe 2025 in Paris this week.
TailorTemp is designed to support the sustainability targets of pharmaceutical and biotech businesses, meeting their need to store and transport delicate medicinal products across multiple territories within ‘rigorously controlled’ temperature environments.
The solution is created from corrugated cardboard-based material that is recyclable. DS Smith explained that the dimensions, insulating thickness, and coolant quantity are determined using a computer-based parametric algorithm, co-developed in partnership with an independent lab specialising in thermal transfers.
Designers can use the outcomes of the modelling tool to fast-track prototyping and validate solutions in real conditions. DS Smith added that it has been able to demonstrate this packaging solution can stay cool for up to 36 hours.
The DS Smith component of the TailorTemp solution, comprising an outer box and the insulant materials, is said to be fully recyclable and plastic-free. It can be tailored to meet the requirements of each customer and the corrugated cardboard can be adapted to the dimensions of a product.
DS Smith revealed its R&D team is already working on a new surface treatment, insulating materials, and process innovations for TailorTemp, to extend its ability to maintain cool temperatures for a further 96 hours and above.
Marlena Hardy, innovation product manager at DS Smith, said, “TailorTemp demonstrates just how versatile and reliable fibre-based material can be, not only to maintain temperatures in cold chain logistics, but also to deliver a recyclable outcome for customers seeking to meet sustainability targets. Design is everything, and our team is using specialist predictive modelling in the creation solutions for our pharma customers that are fit-for-purpose and then validating them in the laboratory without delay.
“We are delighted to have hit the crucial 36-hour milestone for cold chain storage and transportation, but the team is already hard at work on extending this to an even longer time period, and we think we will soon be able to extend TailorTemp®’s ability to maintain cool temperatures to 96 hours and above.”
