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World
Courier Triples Clinical Trial Storage Capacity Worldwide with Two New Facilities
and Client-Driven Expansion
World Courier expands its GMP-compliant
Clinical Trial Supply Chain Services (CTSCS) network, facilitating access to growing
pharmaceutical markets in Africa and
STAMFORD (Connecticut), October 14,
2009—World Courier
is pleased to announce the opening of its newest purpose-driven investigational
drug storage facilities in Melbourne (Australia) and Johannesburg (South
Africa), bringing its network of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant
clinical trial depots to a total of 11 worldwide and providing cost-effective
logistical access to two continents critical to the global pharmaceutical industry.
“Together these two continents undertake
over 15 per cent of current global clinical trials conducted outside North
America, representing an annual estimated market of almost US $3 billion and a
study frequency almost double that of China and India combined,” says Wayne
Heyland, President and CEO of the World Courier group of companies. “As clinical
research represents the most critical, yet expensive phase of drug development,
demand for more cost-effective outsourcing options has intensified in recent
years, with clients actively soliciting infrastructure support in emerging and
strategic nations. Given the relative isolation of both locations – as well as
their inherent appeal – our local depots offer a much-needed and highly
cost-efficient ‘one-stop’ logistical alternative for bio-pharmaceutical
companies with demanding clinical trial storage and distribution needs.”
Staffed by full-time licensed pharmacists, both facilities
provide comprehensive logistical solutions for investigational drugs and
trial-related materials in temperature-controlled settings ranging from -70oC
to +25oC. Services include validated storage for drugs, diagnostic
kits and medical devices; round-the-clock access to inventories; transport of
all investigational drugs and supplies from country of origin to depot;
immediate delivery of specified drugs/kits from the depot to in-country
locations; drug return/destruction management; and complete supply chain
management. All documentation and materials are fully traceable using CTM-STARSM,
World Courier’s proprietary monitoring system which allows customers to view
their inventories 24x7 via live password-protected Internet feed.
“Our solutions have proven highly effective
in reducing transport costs for pharmaceutical customers,” says Mr. Heyland who
also reports a surge in demand which has driven expansion in the company’s
existing storage facilities in Beijing (China), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore,
India), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lima (Perú), México City (México), Santiago
(Chile) and São
Paulo (Brazil). “With these expansions and our two new locations, we have more
than tripled World Courier’s clinical trial storage capacity,” he confirms.
About
World Courier
Incorporated in 1969 and
headquartered in
World
Courier operates the world’s largest integrated company-owned network of
GMP-compliant investigational drug storage facilities in developing and
strategic locations, with depots in
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Contact
Rüdiger Lomb
Global Director, Quality &
Technical Compliance
World Courier Management Inc.
D-10709
Telephone: +49
30 24 31 42 0
Fax: 49 30 24 31 42 29
Email: rlomb@worldcourier.de
General inquiries: CTSCS@worldcourier.com