CSC Pharma Excellence Centre gets CEIV IATA Pharma & GDP Pharma Certification

Mumbai CSC Pharma Excellence Centre has become the first air cargo handler in India to receive CEIV IATA Pharma certification for its Pharma Excellence Centre. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded CSC Pharma Excellence Centre with CEIV IATA Pharma Certification. The CEIV IATA Pharma standards guarantee air freight customers the highest quality and temperature control standards for the transportation of sensitive life science products. Demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to quality in every aspect of their service and to be a vital partner of the healthcare supply chain, CSC Pharma Excellence Center has also been certified as GDP Compliant. Global Distribution Practice (GDP) is the highest quality certification for the distribution practice of life science products. Internationally accepted pharmaceutical GDP regulations stipulate that distributors of pharmaceutical products must align their operations with these standards.

Further Mumbai CSC Cold Chain Solution has received the prestigious CII SCALE Award 2020, consecutively in the fourth year, for the best practice and the best Infrastructure within the cold chain solution.

The facility features temperature-controlled storage areas for pharmaceuticals with different temperature zones, mainly +15 to +25 and +2 to +8 degrees Celsius which are electronically monitored. To understand and pre-empt temperature fluctuations, alarm systems have been installed. The Mumbai CSC Pharma Excellence Centre has now started using Cool dolly for continuous cold chain solution for a seamless transport on the tarmac till the products are loaded on to the aircraft.

Tushar Jani, Chairman, CSC group states, “These are the timely accreditation received by Mumbai CSC Cold Chain Solution for the movement of life science products and especially the need of the hour for the COVID-19 vaccine. Mumbai CSC Pharma Excellence Centre is already handling a considerable quantity of polio vaccines every month, which are being exported from India to various parts of the world. The vast knowledge and experience along with modern infrastructure, will come very useful for supply chain of COVID-19 vaccine to the world by India. This achievement would not have come without collaborative support and partnership with Mumbai International Airport (MIAL).”