EPM spoke with Nick Porter, president of World Courier (a global specialty logistics provider and a part of AmerisourceBergen) and Simon Brinckmann, senior director of Business Excellence & Innovation, about World Courier’s investment in a real-time location monitoring solution, the unique logistics considerations posed by ATMPs, and World Courier’s expanding geographic footprint.
Key insights:
- Solutions that provide access to reliable, real-time data are a critical part of an effective logistics operation.
- There is an increasing need for dry shippers, as need to be charged with liquid nitrogen within a qualified, controlled environment.
- By 2026, the UK, Switzerland and Germany will experience a more than 20% increase in cryogenic transportation and storage needs related to in-country clinical trials.
Q: Why is there an increasing demand for real-time monitoring of pharma product shipments?
Brinckmann: Biopharma companies today are developing and bringing to market more complex, highly sensitive products that offer the potential to transform how we treat certain diseases. They trust their logistics partners to design and execute strategies to deliver these products around the world, on-time and in the right condition. Given the increasingly sensitive nature of these products, there is heightened demand for increased visibility throughout the shipment journey – including the precise location and internal temperature.