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Agility Logistics Friday unveiled its first temperature-controlled Life Sciences Storage facility in Hyderabad. It is the first time the logistics company has introduced storage solutions by va-Q-tec which are designed to maintained prescribed temperature inside it for days even without electricity. The company aims to serve pharmaceutical companies.
Citing the reason for choosing Hyderabad to introduce the service, Satish Lakkaraju, Chief Commercial Officer, Agility Logistics said, “The storage unit is meant for sensitive products such as life science products which require to be stored in a set temperature controlled environment. Under the current practice, reefer storage units depend on external power source to maintain a specific temperature. The storage units by va-Q-tec’s are designed to maintain the required temperature without external power supply. Hence, it eliminates the risk of damage to sensitive cargo due to change of temperature during storage or transit. We chose Hyderabad as first city in India to start the service because it is a hub for major pharmaceutical companies in India.”
The company also aims to cater to the needs of pharmaceutical companies in Visakhapatnam, Goa, Pune and Bangalore since the facility is strategically located inside the cargo zone of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The company officials said the 6,000-square-foot speciality storage facility is named as Life Sciences Excellence Center (LSEC) and it will provide conditioning, preparation and storage of pharmaceutical goods and operate as a control tower for Agility life sciences customers in India.
Detlev Janik, CEO, Agility South Asia said, “Life sciences is one of the cornerstones of the Indian economy with exports expected to grow at about 60% in 2017. This new center will help fast-growing Indian life sciences companies meet the rising global demand for their products.”
The center will operate as the primary warehouse for solutions from va-Q-tec, a company offering advanced passive packaging specializing in high-end, secured cold chain products. va-Q-tec’s containers and boxes keep the required temperature for five days or longer without any external energy supply. The LSEC will house va-Q-tec’s inventory, perform quality checks, conditioning and preparation of containers, and box packaging for va-Q-tec’s products before the release of packaging for users.
va-Q-tec CEO Dr. Joachim Kuhn on this occasion said, “Our partnership with Agility is a further example of how va-Q-tec develops and provides transportation systems with accompanying services for life sciences logistics. The cooperation will further strengthen va-Q-tec’s footprint in India, one of the fastest growing pharma exporters.”
Representatives of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma, along with officials of major international airlines were present at the event. Notably, 2017 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index found among its 50 major markets, India ranked second based on market size and attractiveness, business conditions, and logistics and transport infrastructure and connections.
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