Pelican BioThermal, specialist in temperature-controlled packaging, has opened a new service centre in Tokyo, Japan, which will service reusable Credo Cube parcel shippers, including refurbishment and repair.
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The new centre will also serve as an additional network station for the company’s expanding Crēdo on Demand rental programme. An opening event will be held on 11 May to officially launch the new facility, which is one of 12 new Credo on Demand network station openings scheduled for 2018.
“Japan remains the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market, behind the US and China tied for first, making Tokyo a logical fit for our next service centre,” explained Dominic Hyde, vice president of Crēdo on Demand. “With an ageing population to consider, Japan has recently accelerated approvals of new drugs, a change that will influence many aspects of the life science cold chain in Asia, including the need for temperature-controlled packaging, like that serviced in our new Tokyo facility.”
In addition to serving as a network station for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental programme, the new Tokyo service centre will provide a variety of options for Pelican BioThermal customers, including conditioning and end of rental drop-off.
The company also plans to launch over 50 drop points throughout 2018, for end of rental drop-off of their passive temperature controlled containers (including Crēdo Cargo and Crēdo Xtreme) at new locations spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas.
This latest location complements the existing and expanding network stations servicing key hubs for pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer activities and is available to customers worldwide.