Pelican BioThermal Expands Deep Frozen Product Range to Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Shipping Requirements
New offerings ensure pharmaceutical companies have the correct temperature controlled packaging at all phases of drug discovery and distribution
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The new offerings help meet the growing need for increased deep frozen temperature ranges and payload capacities as pharmaceutical companies and their supply chains prepare to bring COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to market.
Pelican BioThermal has long offered its reusable Crēdo™ Cube in minus 20 degree and minus 50 degree Celsius temperatures. Through innovation and adaptation, many of the company's product lines now include a variety of frozen options that cover temperatures of minus 20, minus 35, minus 50 and minus 80 degrees Celsius.
Product lines that offer deep frozen options include Crēdo™ Cube, CoolGuard™ Advance, CoolPal™ Flex, Sherpa Systems™, Crēdo™ Xtreme and Crēdo™ Cargo shippers. These lines include parcel and pallet sizes, as well as offer both single use and reusable temperature controlled shippers. Many of these expanded temperature ranges are also available through the Crēdo™ on Demand rental program.
"We know that pharmaceutical companies are in all phases of the development process for vaccines and therapeutics and working tirelessly to bring safe and effective drug products to market quickly," said Greg Wheatley, Vice President of Worldwide New Product Development and Engineering at Pelican BioThermal. "Our engineering team matched this urgency to ensure they have the correct temperature controlled packaging to meet them where they're at in drug development for the pandemic recovery, from discovery to distribution."
Pelican BioThermal's deep frozen products use phase change material (PCM) and dry ice systems to provide frozen payload protection with durations from 72 hours to 144+ hours. Payload capacities range from 1 to 96 liters for parcel shippers and 371 to 1,686 liters for pallet shippers.
New deep frozen solutions are ideal for short-term vaccine storage, redirect courier transport of vaccines from freezer farm hubs to immunization locations and daily vaccine replenishment to remote and rural areas. Visit http://www.pelicanbiothermal.com/shipping-deep-frozen-vaccines to learn more about the wide range of deep frozen Pelican BioThermal shippers.
Pelican BioThermal is a division of Pelican Products, Inc., which is a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco.
About Pelican Products
Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature controlled packaging solutions, advanced portable lighting systems and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and in numerous outdoor markets. Pelican™ products are designed and built to last a lifetime. The company operates in 26 countries, with 24 international sales offices and six manufacturing facilities around the globe. In Europe, the company does business under the name Peli Products, S.LU. For more information, visit http://www.pelican.com or http://www.behrmancap.com.
About Pelican BioThermal
Pelican BioThermal LLC offers the widest range of temperature controlled packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry. The company's products ensure that delicate biological materials arrive intact and effective, despite exterior environments. Pelican BioThermal is dedicated to developing innovative products designed to fulfill the complex needs of the global life sciences industry. The company's efforts have received recognition including the U.S. Army's Greatest Inventions, the Made in Minnesota Manufacturing award for supply chain innovators, the Finance & Commerce Progress Minnesota award for business growth and the Twin Cities Business Manufacturing Excellence award. Pelican BioThermal's customers benefit from its extensive expertise in ensuring that temperature stability is maintained throughout the distribution chain. The company also offers a complete portfolio of services and software to support end-to-end temperature controlled packaging asset management. In Europe, the company does business under the name Peli BioThermal Limited. For more information, visit http://www.pelicanbiothermal.com.
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