DHL Global Forwarding has certified its air freight station in Leipzig, Germany, for the cold storage and shipment of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished pharmaceuticals according to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

“For years the number of regulations and requirements has been increasing in the life sciences and healthcare industry also with regards to transportation and storage. We at DHL place great emphasis on improving our service quality and demonstrate through IATA CEIV Pharma Certification, that we are the right partner for transporting vital and temperature sensitive products,” said Thilo Specht, vice president airfreight Germany, DHL Global Forwarding.

DHL started certifying its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in the third quarter of 2016.