Kuwait-based logistics company, Agility, has opened the first temperature-controlled life-sciences storage and handling facility in the Hyderabad Airport Zone. The 6,000-square-foot facility is located at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, within easy reach of supply chains for Indian pharma manufacturers in Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, Vishakhapatnam and Bangalore.
\nThe center will provide conditioning, preparation and storage of pharmaceutical goods and \u201coperate as a control tower for Agility life-sciences customers in India,\u201d the company said.
\n\u201cLife sciences is one of the cornerstones of the Indian economy, with exports expected to grow an astonishing 60 percent in 2017,\u201d said Detlev Janik, CEO of Agility South Asia. \u201cThis new center will help fast-growing Indian life-sciences companies meet the rising global demand for their products.\u201d
\nThe center will utilize va-Q-tec\u2019s passive packaging containers and boxes, which can maintain required temperatures for five days or longer without any external energy supply.
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