FedEx Express bags double award wins

FedEx Express has bagged the “Best Clinical Logistics Provider” and “Best Last Mile Implementation” awards at the annual IMAPAC Asia Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2022.

FedEx was shortlisted among the top five various logistics providers for both categories, where nominations were vetted by IMAPAC’s scientific board of experts in the respective fields.

The express transportation company emerged as the winner for the two categories, recognising its exceptional healthcare expertise, services and technologies that facilitate biomanufacturing excellence at enhanced speed, reduced costs and superior quality.

“This recognition is testament to our industry leading tech-led solutions that provide the precision and reliability needed to move temperature sensitive and time-critical shipments,” said Kawal Preet, president of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) at FedEx Express.

“We are proud of our advanced cold-chain solutions that have clearly gained the trust and recognition of our healthcare customers,” Preet said.

He continued that end-to-end logistics support has become even more important during the pandemic.

“With the Asia Pacific region being the world’s fastest-growing clinical trial market, and the AMEA region estimated to be an $8.4 billion market for clinical trials by 2027, we will continue to innovate our healthcare solutions to support the rapid growth in this sector,” he said.

The award comes amidst global recovery from the pandemic, during which FedEx teams have supported customers and the broader community through innovative cold chain technology that facilitates the delivery of key essential medical items.

Audrey Cheong, regional vice president, South East Asia, FedEx Express, said they are honoured to have FedEx’s healthcare leadership recognised.

“FedEx is committed to pushing the boundaries of what the logistics industry can do for the healthcare sector through continuous innovation to enhance our solutions,” Cheong said.

“This award affirms our work as an organisation that has innovated and upheld the highest level of standards in Clinical Trial Logistics and Last Mile logistics solutions,” she said.

FedEx said it also won the “Asia’s Best 3PLs for Vaccines” at the 2021 Asia Pacific Vaccine Excellence Awards, which recognised its leading role in protecting shipment integrity and keeping vaccines moving across the globe.

Source: FedEx

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