World Courier expands in China

With the new Guangzhou office, World Courier’s GxP-compliant transport and logistics network extends to more than fifty domestic locations in China.

According to Allen Yan, general manager for World Courier (Shanghai), China is not one market, but a series of regional markets.

"While a closer Guangzhou-Hong Kong service circle is being shaped to boost global competitiveness in this part of China, many challenges remain," said Yan. "Growth in pharmaceutical/R&D investment, the automotive industry and hi-tech manufacturing in this region has led to heightened demand for temperature-controlled and time-critical transport and logistics services. With the opening of the Guangzhou office, World Courier reinforces its long-term commitment to China while providing the expertise and logistical infrastructure needed to help drive these industries forward."

The powerhouse of China’s economic reform, Guangzhou has maintained an average annual rate of growth of almost 13.5% over the past three decades, well above the national average.

World Courier has operated in China since 2000, and maintains wholly foreign-owned offices in Beijing, Shanghai and now Guangzhou, a GMP-compliant investigational drug storage facility in Beijing and an extensive GxP-compliant network.

In other news, World Courier has opened its first office in Istanbul to serve Turkey’s flourishing biopharm sector.

World Courier will provide the pharmaceutical industry with the necessary GxP-compliant logistical services and temperature-controlled expertise to conduct successful clinical trials in Turkey.

According to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than 250 trials are currently underway in Turkey, with another 200 studies in the patient recruitment phase.

World Courier offers temperature-controlled transport and logistics to all major cities in Turkey.