World courier opens clinical trial supply service centre in China

world Courier recently announced the opening of its latest purpose-built, ISO-certified, GMP-compliant investigational drug storage depot in Beijing. It is a unique and proven one-stop logistics solution to biopharmaceutical companies with demanding clinical trial materials storage and distribution needs. This state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility completes the company's cold chain transportation network, which now extends to all 36 cities currently approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration to host clinical trials.
 
The new depot provides comprehensive logistics solutions for investigational drugs and trial-related materials in temperature-controlled settings, ranging from +25°C to -70°C. All-inclusive services include validated storage areas for drugs, diagnostic kits and medical devices; 24-hour client access to inventories via live password-protected Internet feed; transport of all investigational drugs and supplies from country of origin to the depot; immediate delivery of specified drugs kits from the depot to in-country locations; drug return & destruction management; and complete logistics chain management.

It is World Courier's ninth such international facility designed to support global pharmaceutical research. "While China is crucially important to the global R&D strategy of most international pharmaceutical companies, the practicality of managing clinical trial logistics continues to be a challenge," said Allen Yan, general manager, World Courier China.