Precision
Cold Chain
Logistics
SPECIALIZED
COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS
20+
validated
dry shippers
50+
large & small
cryoshippers
1,500+
freezers
relocated
10,000+
handled
shipments
14M+
samples
relocated
Cold chain management covered from lab bench to biobank
SciSafe provides its own cold chain logistics services, overseeing and retrieving your samples from the moment they depart your facility until they are returned. This guarantees a complete chain of custody, allowing you to monitor the shipment almost in real time via our web portal. This is particularly vital in cold storage environments, where specimens can be compromised rapidly if conditions are not ideal.
Our experts recognize that your samples have unique requirements and are irreplaceable.
Precision Cold
Chain Logistics
Temperature-Controlled
Storage and Transportation
Cold Chain
Management
Strategic cold chain plans that protect every shipment, every time.
SciSafe’s cold chain management services ensure that every shipment begins with a strategy. We assess product profiles, route variables, and temperature risks to develop proactive, validated plans. From feasibility to contingency protocols, we align logistics with your study or commercial goals to ensure cold chain control starts before a shipment ever moves.
Chain of
Custody
Track and document your inventory’s journey everywhere, every time.
SciSafe safeguards your materials with full chain of custody transparency. Every transfer, from pickup to final placement, is documented, traceable, and audit-ready. With barcoded tracking, controlled access, and strict SOPs, we ensure that sample integrity is never compromised. You always know exactly where your materials are and who handled them.
Regulatory
Compliance
Pharmaceutical cold chain logistic solutions aligned with global GMP and regulatory standards.
Our cold chain processes meet and exceed global regulatory requirements, including FDA, EMA, and ICH guidelines. Our systems are fully cGMP-compliant, and every shipment is managed under strict SOPs and Quality Assurance (QA) oversight. We deliver the documentation and quality you need to stay audit-ready and inspection-confident—every step of the way.
Last-Mile Delivery
and Pick-Up
Dedicated vehicles for local collection and delivery.
For locations within 50 miles of our six facilities, SciSafe offers free, same-day, and temperature-controlled pick-up and delivery services. Our DOT and IATA-trained staff of experts provide compliant temperature-controlled shipments of your invaluable materials, even for those with unique temperature conditions and shipping configurations that require custom solutions.
Data Logging
and Real-time
Tracking
Real-time tracking and logging for complete shipment visibility.
Every shipment is monitored continuously with calibrated data loggers and integrated tracking tools. SciSafe captures real-time temperature, location, and handling data to provide full visibility and detailed audit trails. Whether digital or physical, all records are reviewed, stored, and accessible for compliance, investigations, or QA reviews.
Specialist
Transportation
Handling unique shipping requirements every day.
When you need to move cryogenic materials, large and small dry shippers provide varying sample capacity and can be easily transported without the need for dry ice. We now offer leasing of dry shippers on a monthly basis.
Our on-road trailers can handle ambient transport, such as bulk materials transfer, as well as cold storage between -20˚C and -70˚C. Additional temperature-controlled transportation is available through our courier partnerships.
Quality You Can Prove, Compliance You Can Trust
We Know Cold™
When you tell us your sample requirements and our experts will recommend the best cold chain delivery system. In the past 15 years, we have handled over 10,000 shipments, from single boxes to multiple ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezer (-80°C) shipments, relocating over 14,000,000 client samples using our own vehicles and shipping partners across the United States.
For our cold chain logistics, we utilize the Greenbox thermal management system to help ensure your materials are kept under the conditions outlined in the protocol.
Guaranteed Temperature Integrity During Transit
Biopharma materials are temperature-sensitive and highly valuable. SciSafe ensures validated cold storage shipping with specialized packaging, real-time monitoring, and strict SOPs to maintain the temperature from origin to destination, protecting sample integrity every step of the way.
Expertise in Regulatory-Compliant Transport
Cold chain logistics for clinical and commercial materials must comply with global regulatory standards. SciSafe can manage necessary documentation services like chain of custody documentation and Importer of Record (IOR) to safeguard samples. Our team understands the documentation, labeling, customs, and regulatory requirements to ensure seamless, compliant transport across borders and regions.
Cold Chain Logistics and Transport
SciSafe has specialized transportation, including on-road trailers, validated dry shippers, freezer relocation, CAR-T and cell and gene movement, large and small cryogenic tanks, as well as controlled rate freezing and flash freezing services. Our extensive experience in working with clients on shipping lane studies benefits a wide variety of pre-qualified shipping solutions for frequent transportation needs.
Customized Shipping Solutions for Complex Needs
Every shipment is unique, whether it’s a single clinical sample or a pallet of high-value biologics. We offer customized solutions, including controlled ambient transport, refrigerated pharmaceutical transport, frozen biological transport, ultra-cold transport, and more shipment options like freezer relocation, specifically designed for your product and risk profile. SciSafe collaborates with all major courier services and provides last-mile delivery and pick-up to those local to our global facilities.
Real-Time Shipment Tracking and Alerts
SciSafe provides real-time GPS and temperature monitoring during transit, or tracks transport based on courier services’ tracking details. Data logging traceable through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) allows us to monitor and record data for audit trails.
Proven Reliability and Contingency Planning
Unexpected delays, weather events, or customs issues can jeopardize samples. SciSafe’s logistics are supported by strong contingency plans, validated backup carriers, and decades of experience managing critical, time-sensitive sample transportation.
Download your free Precision Cold Chain Logistics Planner to consider when creating your plan.
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