FedEx named Overall Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year

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FedEx named Overall Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year
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  • FedEx Express has been named Overall Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Biopharma Excellence Awards 2024
  • The company also received the Best Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier Award: Last Mile Implementation
  • FedEx said it enables movement of healthcare shipments using temperature-controlled solutions and real-time monitoring using its FedEx SenseAware

FedEx Express (FedEx) has been named Overall Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Biopharma Excellence Awards 2024 (ABEA 2024).

At the same time, the company received the Best Logistics & Supply Chain Management Supplier Award: Last Mile Implementation.

ABEA 2024 gives recognition to exceptional bioprocessing, logistics and supply chain management, as well as clinical trials experts, organizations, and technologies in Asia.

FedEx said it has built its healthcare capabilities over decades, including its healthcare team and cold chain network, to ship vaccines, biologics, and medical aid around the world.

“The healthcare industry has very specific and carefully regulated logistics needs. Being recognized by voters among the biopharma community is the highest possible recogni we can receive,” Salil Chari, senior vice president, Marketing and Customer Experience, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa Region, FedEx Express, said in a statement.

With a global network of more than 680 aircraft and 200,000 vehicles, and four Life Science Centers in the region —  South Korea, Japan, Singapore and India — FedEx enables movement of healthcare shipments using temperature-controlled solutions and real-time monitoring using its FedEx SenseAware to help protect shipment integrity.

FedEx Clinical Care, meanwhile, provides an end-to-end shipping solution designed to transport biological samples at the exact speed and temperature required for safe, compliant clinical trials.

Organized by IMAPAC, ABEA 2024 was held in conjunction with 11th Biologics Manufacturing Asia, 8th BioLogistics World Asia and 2nd Clinical Trials Festival Asia, gathering hundreds of biopharma industry leaders.

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