DHL, the world's leading express and logistics provider, has introduced its global integrated end-to-end temperature controlled transportation solution LifeConEx, for the pharmaceutical and life science industry in India.

LifeConEx offers specialised services for door to door transportation of temperature sensitive material in the life science industry, by integrating the service of an airline, ground handler and a forwarder, delivering new levels of supply chain excellence. It will be made available in four metro cities of India. LifeConEx is a 50-50 per cent partnership between DHL Global Forwarding and Lufthansa cargo.

Addressing on LifeConEx, Christoph Remund, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, said, "The Indian pharma industry is witnessing tremendous growth in pharmaceutical sector. India exports drug to nearly 65 countries around the world. Studies indicates that a quarter of all temperature sensitive vital pharmaceutical drugs, that are transported by air, fail to give desired results". Globally, DHL has extensive life science and cold chain experience as well as technology leadership in temperature management. It can monitor and maintain the required temperature door to door. Our partnership with Lufthansa Cargo enables to leverage their network and ensure and maintain the temperature needs of the products even while it is in air or in transit", he said.

Robert M Krautheim, president, DHL Life Science and Healthcare Global, DHL global business development, said LifeConEx is dedicated to the unique temperature needs of the life science industry. It removes temperature deviation and physical damage to the consignment that could cause harm to life critical products and lead to great financial loss. DHL has specialists from healthcare industry who understand its special requirements and who work closely with the company's logistics experts to develop leading edge solution for the industry that meet all international regulatory standards. DHL has three Life Science Service Centres (LSSC) in Asia Pacific, Europe and America, which monitor each shipment from pick up at manufacture to final delivery, he added.