PPD has completed an expansion of its clinical supplies facility in Athlone, Ireland, that doubles its packaging warehousing capabilities and quadruples its distribution services. As part of an effort to expand its global depot network, this expansion triples the size of the entire facility, which now has 20,000 sq. ft. of space to support clinical trials.
 
The company’s clinical supplies services and supply chain management include a qualified person (QP) staff that offers consulting to help streamline the process and advise on European Union good manufacturing practices (GMP) compliance, particularly related to investigational medicinal products and the auditing of third parties. The Athlone operation also provides a variety of ancillary supplies, such as syringes, IV pumps and other machinery needed by investigative sites. The clinical supplies operation also offers dedicated project managers to support the movement of clinical supplies.

“The expansion of our clinical supplies facility in Athlone represents an important investment in the continued growth of our global operations,” said Susan Atkinson, Ph.D., senior vice president of global biometrics. “Our ability to expand our support of clinical trials enables us to meet our clients’ growing demand for these services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This strategic location makes it operationally and financially efficient to ship supplies to any of those countries, often directly to investigative sites, which can result in faster turnaround at lower cost for our clients, and more efficient and effective operations for PPD.”