(BLA), Investigational New Drug Applications and New Drug Application (NDA) with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as commercial distribution. One of the most important features of our Cryoport Express® Solutions is the sophisticated, cloud-based, logistics management platform, which is branded as the Cryoportal® Logistics Management Platform (the “Cryoportal®”). The Cryoportal® supports the management of shipments through a single interface, which includes order entry, document preparation, customs documentation, courier management, near real-time shipment tracking and monitoring, issue resolution, and regulatory compliance requirements. In addition, it provides unique and incisive information dashboards and validation documentation for every shipment through data collected by the SmartPak™ Condition Monitoring System (the “SmartPakTM”). The Cryoportal® can record and retain a fully documented history of all Cryoport Express® Shippers, including chain-of-custody, chain-of-condition, chain-of-identity, and Chain of ComplianceTM information for each shipment, which is used to ensure that the stability of shipped biologic commodities are maintained throughout the shipping cycle. At the client’s option, recorded information is archived, allowing the client to meet exacting requirements necessary for scientific work and/or proof of regulatory compliance during the logistics process.
Our Cryoport Express® Solutions include a family of Cryoport Express® Shippers ranging from liquid nitrogen dry vapor shippers (-150℃) to our C3TM Shippers, which are powered by phase-change materials. The Cryoport Express® Shippers are precision-engineered assemblies that are reliable, cost-effective and reusable or recyclable. Our liquid nitrogen dry vapor Cryoport Express® Shippers utilize an innovative application of ‘dry vapor’ liquid nitrogen technology and, most often, include a SmartPakTM Condition Monitoring System. Our Cryoport Express® Shippers are purpose built. One example is the launch of our Advanced Therapy Shippers™ for the Regenerative Medicine market, the development of which was announced in September 2019. The Cryoport Express® Advanced Therapy Shippers™ are designed to ensure that each shipper has only been used for human-based therapies and materials. Additionally, the Advanced Therapy Shippers™ provide complete traceability of the condition in which the commodity was shipped and all supporting equipment and components. The Advanced Therapy Shippers™ also provide verification information and supply chain support for biopharma companies developing and commercializing cell and gene therapies as well as employ advanced validated cleaning methods to minimize the risk of cross contamination of equipment and materials during use, delivery and distribution of biopharmaceutical materials.
During 2019, we added bioservices to our platform of solutions to provide for our clients’ needs for comprehensive and integrated solutions offerings and the expected growth in the global biostorage and bioservices markets, which are driven by the acceleration of clinical trials and the commercialization of regenerative medicine therapies on a global basis. Through our recent acquisition of the biostorage business of Cryogene Partners (“Cryogene”), we now provide cGMP compliant, comprehensive temperature-controlled sample management solution to the life science industry, including specimen storage, sample processing, collection, and retrieval. Cryogene operates a recently expanded 21,000 square foot state-of-the-art biostorage facility located in Houston, Texas, specializing in the secure storage of biological specimens, materials and samples.
Strategic Logistics Alliances and Collaborations
We have been successful in establishing strategic alliances around the world, under our Compliance Unified Ecosystem™ and “powered by cryoport®” strategies, as a long-term method of marketing our solutions to the life sciences industry. We have focused our efforts on leading companies in the logistics services industry as well as participants in the life sciences industry. These strategies drive integration of our solutions into our alliance partner’s services.
Cryoport supports the three largest integrators in the world, FedEx, DHL and UPS, with its advanced cryogenic logistics solutions for the life sciences industry and for logistics support. Our Compliance Unified Ecosystem™ includes the following alliance partners: McKesson Specialty Health, a division of McKesson Corporation, World Courier, a part of AmerisourceBergen, Be The Match BioTherapies®, EVERSANA™, Vineti, Medipal Holdings, and Lonza.
The goal of the partnership is to provide fully integrated solutions including, but not limited to, co-location of manufacturing, bioservices and distribution facilities to improve and enhance responsiveness and optimized product workflow, automated data management providing integrated data entry, and process optimization that reduces risk, increases transparency and improves certainty.
The goal of the partnership is to provide fully integrated solutions including, but not limited to, co-location of manufacturing, bioservices and distribution facilities to improve and enhance responsiveness and optimized product workflow, automated data management providing integrated data entry, and process optimization that reduces risk, increases transparency and improves certainty.
We believe Cryoport is well positioned as a life sciences platform company focused on redefining logistics by providing a platform of advanced solutions such as temperature-controlled logistics, bioservices and end-product fulfillment, to the regenerative medicine, reproductive medicine and animal health markets. Our differentiated platform of products and services enable our clients to