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A logistical gateway: Critical support for European clinical trials
European Union clinical trials are expanding, with regional events and regulations creating comprehensive logistical challenges and obstacles. Yourway’s new GMP depot in Dublin offers vital support for clinical trials, including temperature control, packaging, and regulatory compliance, ensuring smooth operations and global reach.
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linical trials in the European Union (EU) have become
a powerful force in the biopharma industry, one which shows every sign of growing in magnitude. Multinational clinical trials of EU origin have risen by 22% since January 2022, with an average of seven member states involved per study. Meanwhile, the 13,066 clinical trials that took place i n the EU in 2022 outnumbered those that took place in the entire Western hemisphere by more than 1,000 However, the landscape of EU clinical trials is complex and evolving. Events such as Brexit and the implementation of the EU Clinical Trial Regulation (EUCTR) have added additional obstacles to an already challenging arena. In this context, fully integrated logistics can be critical to the success of clinical trials.
Yourway has offered a strong global presence, supporting clinical trials worldwide for more than 26 years.
including temperature control, clinical trial packaging, decentralised and at-home trial solutions and regulatory expertise.
Establishing reach to Europe Yourway’s global footprint is now well established: For over 26 years, it has been providing its services to clinical
“The flagship depot in Dublin is equipped to provide integrated services that span the clinical trial value chain.”
With the opening of its new flagship GMP depot in Dublin, biopharma services company Yourway is poised to offer this much-needed logistical support throughout clinical lifecycles. Yourway’s new GMP depot expands access to critical services,
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trials around the world. Over that time, it established GMP-compliant depots in countries spanning North America, South America, Africa, and Australia. And Europe could not be omitted. While Brexit was under debate, Yourway
proactively implemented a temporary solution in Europe — and once Brexit was in place, the time was right to establish a permanent EU depot. Yourway chose Dublin Airport Logistics Park in Dublin, Ireland. The Dublin depot provides strategic convenience for clients, including the Republic of Ireland’s major pharma and biopharma companies. In particular, it offers a point of entry for many international locations, providing access to an excellent flight network that expands global reach.
Supporting the whole clinical trial lifecycle
The flagship depot in Dublin is equipped to provide integrated services that span the clinical trial value chain. Notable among these services are: Temperature control – Temperature- controlled transport and storage is increasingly important to a growing number of therapeutic modalities under investigation that involve biologics, including mRNA vaccines and cell and gene therapies, which are highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Even a brief excursion outside of the designated window can render such materials unviable. Yourway’s Dublin depot is capable of supporting all temperature ranges defined by the World Health
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