Cenetron Diagnostics Gains Better Control Of Temperature-Sensitive Shipments For Clinical Trials

Cenetron Diagnostics, a premier provider of molecular laboratory services that support pivotal global trials for anti-viral and oncology drug development programs, was relying on costly premium carriers to ship temperature-sensitive clinical trial samples via dry ice all over the world. What the provider needed was a more efficient, cost-effective way to transport these specimens.

By switching to the FedEx® Deep Frozen Shipping Solution, Cenetron gained significantly more end-to-end visibility and control over these critical shipments. The provider simply enters the shipments into the FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution online portal, and the pre-charged liquid nitrogen dry-vapor containers are delivered for shipment preparation the next day. Cenetron can also easily track the status of any shipment via FedEx InSight®.

Additionally, the customer now enjoys up to 10 days of holding time below 150°C for these clinical trial samples – which has eliminated the need to re-ice shipments every 2-3 days en route to international destinations. Perhaps more importantly, because the per-shipment cost of the FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution is approximately 30 percent lower than the premium carriers’ rates, Cenetron has enjoyed a sizeable reduction in shipping expenses for these linical trial samples.