Pharmaceutical and life science companies have long depended on environmental monitoring systems to protect temperature-sensitive products. Traditional approaches typically mean waiting until after a shipment arrives to discover whether a product can be released.
Already known for streamlining workflows, liberoMANAGER now also provides greater visibility across the entire supply chain, helping identify risk points early and enabling intervention while a shipment is still in transit. The result is a shift from post-event data review to true proactive cold chain management, which is key to preventing product loss.
“The biggest enhancement in liberoMANAGER 3.0 is the integration of real-time monitoring through the LIBERO Gx devices directly into the platform,” explains ELPRO Product Manager Simon Klein. “That means shipments are being tracked live. You can see temperature, humidity, warnings or alarms, even the location of the device, all in one place, without having to wait for data to be uploaded.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
Real-Time Visibility + Smart Combinations: A More Powerful Way to Monitor
With real-time connectivity in liberoMANAGER 3.0, users gain a continuous overview of shipment conditions and location status. This enables quality and logistics teams to respond immediately if conditions begin to drift outside defined limits. “This really helps move the system from post-event assessment mode to being actively monitoring,” says Klein. “Customers can respond and immediately address an issue when it happens.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
Because liberoMANAGER 3.0 integrates seamlessly with real-time LIBERO Gx devices and traditional LIBERO Cx PDF data loggers, it offers unmatched flexibility and scalability. Live data streams can be combined with post-shipment uploads to provide full shipment visibility, minimizing the risk of missing data and ensuring no event goes unnoticed.
By adding even a single real-time logger to a shipment, the value of all accompanying USB loggers increases. Instead of isolated data points with no context, customers now gain one combined data set that links temperature results with live journey insights such as location and route conditions. This transforms standard USB loggers into a more powerful source of intelligence.
“The software now incorporates the best of both worlds,” Klein explains. “Customers can use real-time monitoring where needed but still pair it with lower-cost devices to create the ideal setup.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
According to ELPRO Chief Sales Officer Christoph Bamert, this hybrid approach represents the future of monitoring.
“By combining real-time and PDF devices, customers get both efficiency and insight,” says Bamert. “You gain cost-effective reliability for routine shipments and live visibility for critical ones, all in one connected solution.”
Christoph Bamert, CSO ELPRO
This smart combination produces richer, more actionable data that:
- Enhances lane qualifications
- Supports regulatory compliance
- Enables strategic decision-making
It’s a practical, scalable approach that gives pharmaceutical and life science companies the flexibility they need—and the confidence they want—to protect every product, everywhere.
Efficiency and Workflow Gains
Real-time monitoring improves visibility while enhancing efficiency. Previously, readings from PDF data loggers had to be manually uploaded after a shipment arrived. Now, when used with LIBERO Gx real-time data loggers, liberoMANAGER 3.0 automatically receives and evaluates data throughout transit, eliminating delays and manual handling.
This continuous process allows quality teams to check compliance in real time and make faster decisions, reducing manual handling and administrative effort. This way, teams can focus on value-added tasks rather than data processing.
Real-Time Data in Action
Real-time visibility also helps prevent product loss by allowing customers to react before an excursion occurs.
“If a pharma company is transporting a temperature-sensitive product like a vaccine and sees in real time that temperatures are rising—maybe a door was left open on the transport truck — the system immediately sends a warning,” Klein explains. “That gives the customer a chance to contact the logistics provider and intervene while there’s still time to prevent spoilage or get a new shipment out sooner.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
Tangible ROI and Compliance Benefits
The ability to act during transport—not after—turns real-time data into real-world savings. The benefits of real-time monitoring extend beyond convenience. They have direct financial impact with a return on investment (ROI) that is measurable across several fronts.
“We aim to help customers reduce product losses and shorten the time products spend in quarantine, which can be very costly,” says Klein. “It also reduces operational costs because there’s less manual work for handling and assessing data.” He adds that the system’s transparency supports compliance and builds trust with regulators and partners.
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
Real-time visibility also strengthens lane analysis. With a clearer picture of how shipments move, where temperature risks occur, and how external conditions affect stability, companies can make smarter packaging and lane design decisions. This often means avoiding over-engineered packaging and choosing more cost-effective solutions, lowering supply chain costs while maintaining product safety.
Key performance indicators (KPIs) customers can track include:
- Average release times per shipment
- Number of deviations / unresolved alarms per month
- Percentage of automated process steps
- Percentage of deviations prevented through preventive measures
Audit-Ready by Design
As with all ELPRO solutions, compliance and data integrity are foundational in liberoMANAGER 3.0.
“All the data is uploaded securely and stored in complete audit trails with standardized assessment logic,” Klein explains. “The data remains immutable — it can’t be changed — which makes it audit proofs with transparent, traceable records.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
For customers who need system integration, data can be securely transferred through APIs into other digital systems like labor information management systems (LIMS), quality management systems (QMS), or enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms. liberoMANAGER 3.0 maintains ELPRO’s high standards for data integrity and security. All measurements are transmitted securely and logged automatically in the system.
A New Standard for Cold Chain Transparency
“With liberoMANAGER 3.0, we’re helping customers bring together all their monitoring data—whether from real-time or traditional devices—into one connected, compliant platform,” says Simon Klein. “That visibility gives them control and confidence at every stage, from production to patient delivery.”
Simon Klein, Product Manager ELPRO
By putting real-time insights at customers’ fingertips, liberoMANAGER 3.0 helps teams stay compliant, prevent losses, and keep operations running smoothly while saving valuable time. It’s another step in ELPRO’s ongoing mission to deliver reliable, connected monitoring solutions that protect products and patients every step of the way.
Learn more about liberoMANAGER 3.0 and how ELPRO’s real-time monitoring solutions can help you move from reactive to proactive monitoring.