Fueled by Customer Demand, World Courier Expands Its Global Clinical
Trial Storage and Distribution Network
World Courier breaks ground on new 135,000 square foot state-of-the-art
facility in Singapore
STAMFORD (Connecticut), August 4, 2010—World Courier, the
global leader in investigational drug and trial-related transport, storage and
distribution, will expand its GMP-compliant Clinical Trial Supply Chain
Services (CTSCS) network to 13 strategic and emerging markets, including a new
135,000 square foot (12,500 m2) regional distribution facility in
Singapore.
In addition to this
state-of-the-art regional distribution center, another new landmark facility in
Tokyo (Japan) will open shortly to support this exciting and rapidly developing
global clinical trials market. Major expansions are also now underway in Buenos Aires (Argentina) where the
current storage area will quadruple, in Moscow (Russia) and in Johannesburg
(South Africa) which will grow significantly after only its first year in
operation. Other expansions are slated for Bengaluru (India), Lima (Perú), São
Paulo (Brazil) and Santiago (Chile), all in direct response to client demand.
“This expansion is
client-driven and absolutely necessary to keep up with unprecedented demand
from our pharmaceutical customers,” says Wayne Heyland, President and CEO of
the World Courier group of companies. “Before 2005 when we were first to offer
global fully-integrated ‘one-stop’ clinical trial transport, storage and
local/regional distribution services, pharmaceutical customers had no
alternative but to deal with multiple suppliers, resulting in unnecessary
complexity, loss of control and disjointed chain of custody. With the opening
of our Singapore distribution facility, we will be able to offer these same integrated
cost-effective services regionally throughout Asia/Pacific.”
“World
Courier’s decision to establish a regional clinical trial storage and
distribution depot here strongly attests to Singapore’s strengths as a
strategic supply chain hub for companies that wish to tap into the growing
biomedical science and healthcare sectors in Asia/Pacific,” says Kelvin Wong,
Director of Logistics for the Singapore Economic Development Board, “especially
in the area of time-sensitive and mission-critical clinical trials. This
project will enhance the abilities of Singapore-based biomedical companies to
control and manage their critical supply chains as they expand within the
Asia/Pacific region.”
All of World Courier’s CTSCS facilities
are staffed by full-time licensed pharmacists and provide comprehensive storage
and logistical solutions for investigational drugs and trial-related materials
in temperature-controlled settings ranging from -70oC to +25oC,
including complete supply chain management using World Courier’s proprietary CTM-STARSM monitoring system.
About World Courier
Incorporated in 1969 and headquartered
in Stamford, Connecticut (USA), World Courier is the largest and most
experienced specialty courier service with a network of over 140 wholly-owned ISO
9001-certified offices operating in 50 countries. It currently operates the
world’s largest integrated company-owned network of GMP-compliant
investigational drug storage facilities in 11 developing and strategic
locations, with two more locations soon to open. With a fully GxP-compliant
transport and supply chain system in place network-wide, World Courier meets
the most demanding industry and regulatory requirements for managing time- and
temperature-sensitive clinical trial materials used in global studies.
World Courier
investigational drug storage facilities are located in Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, México, Perú, Russia and South Africa.
New facilities are under construction in
Singapore and Japan.
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Contacts
World
Courier Management Inc.
Dr.
Ruediger Lomb, + 49 30 24 31 42 0
Global Director, Quality & Technical Compliance
Carlos
Jankowski, +
54
11 4328 8300
Global Executive Director, CTSCS
Division
Noel Foucart, + 32 2 712 50 80
Director, Global Marketing
World Courier Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Korhan Yalcinyuva + 65 6282 0076
Regional
Director (Asia Pacific)
kyalcinyuva@worldcourier.com.sg