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Storage & Distribution

Storage & Distribution

Penn's Storage & Distribution operational team are an experienced team of individuals who provide a professional service in the following core activities:

  • Receipting of materials at correct temperature conditions
  • Inventory management and reconciliation
  • Worldwide distribution of non temperature and temperature sensitive product
  • Uplifting of used, unused and surplus investigational medicinal product from investigator sites and return to Penn for processing, storage or destruction.
  • Provide certification of destruction
  • Trained personnel to provide advice about 'Dangerous Goods by Air' in compliance with I.A.T.A regulations
  • Experienced in various cold shipment configurations to ensure product integrity during cold chain distribution
  • JIT shipments (Just-in-time) average 2 days from client request
  • Flexibility in working with various IVRS suppliers and systems

Penn's storage options:

Storage type Temperature range
Ambient 15-25 ºC
Cold 2-8ºC
Frozen -20 ºC
Ambient Controlled 15-25 ºC

Project Management:

  • Experienced project managers who work closely with our other services to provide advice, support and cost effective solutions
  • Set up, monitor and manage distribution centres to support client requirements
  • Inventory management and reporting
  • Stock reconciliation
  • Performance reporting
  • Import/Export licence coordination
  • Sourcing of appropriate container and temperature probe (where required)

Worldwide Distribution Network:
Penn continues to develop its distribution network to support our clients conducting clinical trials in new territories. We can store and distribute clinical trial material and patient packs directly from these fully audited hubs. These include sites in Europe, The Americas and Asia.

Click here to see our list of current depots