Cold Storage Facilities Made Available To San Diego Companies
In response to the wildfires raging in southern California, Sentry Logistic Solutions is offering contingency storage services to affected pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at a significantly reduced rate. Sentry is urging area life sciences firms, research organizations and academic institutions to take immediate action to ensure the safety and integrity of their valuable biomaterial assets. Sentry has the expertise, specialized facilities and warehouse space to store temperature-sensitive active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging materials and biopharmaceutical components.
Sentry is reaching out to all pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies located in the San Diego area in hopes that the services will enable distressed life sciences companies to focus on their personal safety once they know their inventories are not at risk. Firms interested in learning more about this service are encouraged to call Sentry at (866) 757-7400. The company is offering the following resources at a discounted rate on a first-come, first-serve basis:
- Immediately-available storage space in an ultra-secure and industry-compliant facility
- Cold storage temperature options that include ambient (+15 °C to +30 °C), refrigerated (+2°C to +8°C) and frozen (-15°C to -25°C)
- Access to a team of logistics and transition experts to ensure materials arrive quickly and within temperature range at Sentry's storage warehouse
- Online inventory tracking capability to monitor shipping and handling status
"The wildfires are causing multiple levels of devastation," said Jennifer Marcum, Sentry's chief executive officer. "We identified a method to minimize the potential loss for area life sciences companies by offering our storage services as a contingency solution. Our main focus is to support our industry counterparts during this time of crisis."
Sentry is exclusively focused in providing storage, logistics and distribution services for the pharmaceutical and biotech sector. The company is strategically located in Indianapolis, Indiana within a foreign trade zone and in close proximity to an international airport, the second-largest FedEx hub in the world and more interstate highways than any other city in the nation. This strategic location enables fast, efficient transportation.
About Sentry Logistic Solutions
Sentry Logistic Solutions is one of the few cGMP temperature-controlled storage and third party logistics (3PL) providers in the United States to exclusively serve the global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and health care industries. Its facilities, infrastructure and services are specifically designed to meet the warehousing, packaging and logistics needs of pharma and biotech firms, health care providers and suppliers, contract research organizations (CROs), contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), wholesalers, distributors and government entities.
Sentry's management team offers expertise in cold chain storage and logistics, quality assurance, pharmaceutical packaging and kitting development. Sentry also offers strategic solutions for domestic and international transportation and logistics as well as end-to-end import and export management. The company's validated processes and inventory tracking systems are FDA compliant, adhere to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and comply with stringent standard operating procedures (SOP) outlined in Sentry's Validation Master Plan. Sentry is VAWD accredited, which ensures its storage, handling and distribution methods meet the recognized guidelines of the National Association of Board of Pharmacy. The company is privately-held and strategically headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information about the company, please visit www.SentryLogistic.com or call (866) 757-7400.
SOURCE: Sentry Logistic Solutions