Zurich - SkyCell, one of the leading manufacturers of data-driven temperature-controlled containers for the pharmaceutical industry, has partnered with Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, to bring customers a wide range of solutions to transport their temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals in a safe, secure, and sustainable way.
SkyCell’s highly innovative hybrid containers will allow Etihad Cargo to optimise its supply chains by using data to predict and control risk. More than three-quarters of a billion data-points are available on factors like temperature, location, and time, the SkyCell containers which enable a market-leading and audited failure rate of less than 0.1 per cent, while reducing CO2 emissions by almost half.
Tracked with IoT (‘Internet of Things’) sensors, hybrid containers monitor the temperature conditions inside and outside the containers to ensure the full efficacy of pharmaceuticals is maintained until they reach patients. In the process, SkyCell’s containers both reduce a shipment’s carbon footprint by up to 50 per cent due to their capability to charge independently without the need of human intervention, and help reduce the amount of medical waste that ends up in landfill by preventing product damage.
Chiara Venuti, Head of Airline Partners at SkyCell, comments: “We are committed to helping our partners achieve their goals by ensuring vital medicines are transported on time and safely to reach patients in perfect condition. When shipping pharmaceutical products, there should be no room for error. Our innovative containers will give pharma clients peace of mind when shipping their valuable goods. We are excited to be working with Etihad Cargo to help enhance pharmaceutical logistics and the supply chain.”
Andre Blech, Director of Global Cargo Operations at Etihad Cargo, comments: “Etihad Cargo is pleased to have added SkyCell to the portfolio of active and hyrbid cool container solutions under the PharmaLife offering. This partnership provides a wider range of solutions for customers to transport their temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. SkyCell – which is, like Etihad Cargo, also a value partner in the HOPE Consortium – offers a variety of products, capable of meeting temperature requirements from -80°C to +25°C. In order to provide customers with a seamless service, Etihad Cargo has integrated SkyCell units into the existing Cool&Fly setup, operated by Jettainer, taking care of cool containers from the point of booking until return after the end of the lease.”
SkyCell and Etihad Cargo are both members of the HOPE Consortium – a UAE-based public-private partnership offering a unique end-to-end supply chain solution capable of delivering large quantities of vaccines, from production to patients, anywhere in the world, safely, transparently, and efficiently. With this alliance SkyCell will be offering customers increased flexibility, solutions, and peace of mind when transporting a range of pharmaceuticals across the world
