nches PharmaSafe, the all-in-one transport solution for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals Publish Date : 30 January 2012 08:30 CET -TNT Express launches PharmaSafe, a specialised temperature-controlled service for the reliable transport of large quantities of pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines and insulin. PharmaSafe is designed to tackle the main challenge facing pharmaceutical supply chains: the lack of control and visibility inherent in the involvement of too many parties (typically more than 20 for an air shipment). The majority of errors occur when shipments change hands. Risks include damages to packaging, customs clearance delays, and most importantly temperature deviations, which can incur major costs for pharma companies and affect product efficacy. According to the World Health Organization, every fourth vaccine reaches its destination in a degraded state because of incorrect shipping. PharmaSafe will simplify and secure the international movements of high-value, often life-saving, pharmaceutical products requiring strict temperature control. With this new service, TNT Express acts as one partner. TNT controls the full supply chain, from packaging procurement to delivery. It uses its own aircraft, handling stations, collection and delivery networks, as well as in-house customs clearance experts. PharmaSafe also comes with one of the best passive containers currently available, the va-Q-tainer. The va-Q-tainer is a high performance, cost-efficient and re-usable passive container. Its reliability is such that insurance companies have, in some instances, cut premiums by 50 % for pharmaceutical companies that use it. Va-Q-tainers are capable of maintaining the required inside temperature (frozen, refrigerated or controlled room temperature) for more than 120 hours without electrical power supply or dry ice, even in extreme outside temperatures. TNT offers rental of pre-conditioned, ready to "load and go" va-Q-tainers. Crucially, PharmaSafe offers real time tracking of location and temperature from end to end. Sensors measure the temperature of the shipment not only inside, but also outside the va-Q-tainer throughout the transport. Temperatures are even measured during flights. The information is transmitted in real time to TNT's 24/7 PharmaSafe Management Centre by a GSM transponder that can be used on TNT's aircraft. TNT Express can thus detect, predict and correct any temperature excursion without customers having to take action themselves. TNT Express sends customers a detailed shipment and temperature report immediately after delivery. To ensure even better control over the supply chain, TNT Express offers PharmaSafe on the routes the company operates using its own fleet. The service is available between Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States, as well as within Europe. TNT Express operates the most extensive road network in Europe, as well as flights to more than 70 destinations worldwide, including Shanghai, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Dubai, Moscow and New York. "PharmaSafe is the market leading solution for preserving the efficacy, value and brand of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products during transport. We are pleased to offer this new service to our growing number of pharmaceutical customers," says Roland Schuetze, TNT Express Director Global Industry Healthcare. "Our customers' temperature sensitive shipments never change hands. TNT acts as one partner, using its own networks and operations from end-to-end. PharmaSafe comes with cutting edge packaging and real time temperature and location tracking to further secure the transport of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products," says Gert de Gier, TNT Express Global Manager Industry Solutions Healthcare. TNT Express will present PharmaSafe tomorrow at the "Cool Chain Logistics Europe 2012" event in Basel, Switzerland. Other presentations will follow in Beijing on 28 February ("2nd Annual Biopharmaceutical Cold Chain 2012") and in Singapore on 19 March 2012 ("5th Annual BioPharma Asia Convention 2012"). PharmaSafe complements TNT Express' range of specialised services to the healthcare industry. TNT has served this industry for over two decades, ensuring that biological samples, medicine, surgical kits and other life saving devices get to their destination quickly and efficiently. Other services include Clinical Express, Hospital Express and Direct-to-Pharmacy. Demand for temperature-controlled air transport of pharmaceutical products is expected to grow by 12 % annually over the next five years, fueled by stricter regulations on risk control and increasing global demand for medicine.
About TNT Express TNT Express, one of the world's largest express delivery companies, moves 4.7 million parcels, documents, and pieces of freight every week to more than 200 countries. TNT Express operates air and road transportation networks in Europe, China, South America, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The company employs 83,000 people and runs a fleet of about 30,000 road vehicles and 50 aircraft. It has more than 2,600 depots and sorting centres. TNT Express made €7.053 billion in revenue in 2010.
領導生技國際運輸: PharmaSafe !!! TNT「藥品安全遞送方案」降低25%耗損 【經濟日報╱記者劉芳妙／即時報導】2012.07.1612:20pm荷商TNT天遞推出全新「藥品安全遞送方案 (PharmaSafe)」，透過嚴密溫度管控、專業技術與特殊設備，配合即時藥品物件追蹤系統以及TNT高效清關力，大量運送之餘更降低其於運輸過程所發生的質變情形。TNT台灣分公司業務行銷處處長許子乾表示，基於不完善的運輸供應鏈，導致全球約有25%抵達目的地的疫苗發生品質降低的情形。TNT全新的「藥品安全遞送方案」首要修正整體供應鏈的完整性─自藥品包裝至完整遞送過程，全程使用專屬飛機、完善的空、陸運輸網路、專業理貨及清關人員等，且即時追蹤整體遞送過程的實際貨物位置，成功解決藥品供應鏈中因過多的人員經手，導致藥品缺乏控管及可視性、包裝損毀、貨物清關延遲，甚至是嚴重的溫度誤差問題。TNT台灣分公司總經理李澂涓補充表示，TNT開發出2-8℃的藥物及生物檢體出口運輸服務，再配合TNT高速清關及特殊服務五大優勢，包含醫療活動 (包括樣本用品和藥物)、專業包裝 (乾冰添加服務)、戶對戶 (針對醫生、患者及研究人員)取件與派送服務、全面追蹤貨物轉運進程以及提供進出口清關諮詢服務等，能於48小時之內完成取件，成功打入中、印市場。【2012/07/16 經濟日報】
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