Door-to-door delivery service

In response to changing trends in the global clinical trials market TNT Express Services is now operating a new door-to-door service which is already delivering big savings in both time and money for research sponsors, laboratories and investigators the world over.

Designed to provide transport solutions in developing and more remote areas of the world, the new aClinical Express Exclusive' service is making rapid inroads into the previously elitist sector of diagnostic specimens distribution, making it more available and eminently more affordable.

Paul Slee, General Manager, Business Development for TNT Express, said the global clinical trials sector is growing rapidly with growth rates approaching 100percent in developing areas such as Eastern Europe, Asia and South America.

He added: "Clinical Express Exclusive focuses on the transportation of frozen or cooled samples where dry ice is required and is a direct response to changes in the market.

"Areas of the world such as Europe and Asia have high numbers of well qualified physicians eager to take part in cutting edge pharmaceutical development. We have reduced the time needed for booking by over 50percent and customers can track and trace the progress en-route of their individual packages at any stage of the delivery process.“

Using the company's Medpak Thermo solutions package, TNT Express supplies customers with an all-encompassing service that includes packaging materials, dry ice, 24/7/365 collection and delivery, complete with all the relevant documentation.

Additionally, aClinical Express Network' looks after the transportation of specimens and investigative drugs at ambient temperatures.

Paul said TNT was lowering the bar in terms of the price of the movement of diagnostic specimens throughout Europe and much further a field with Life Science Booking Centres established in Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Italy Austria, Denmark and the UK. The company plans to have bespoke teams established in another eight European centres before the close of the year.

"We are ideally placed to provide an unsurpassed service with the largest wholly-owned infrastructure of road and air delivery routes in the express delivery sector.“

TNT Express UK & Ireland is based in Atherstone, Warwickshire, UK. www.tnt.com

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