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EDI booking, online provision of itinerary
as well as web based tracking option
through proprietary IT system.
"We follow GDP, and are ISO 9001,
ISO 14001 certified. We provide vali-
dated transportation equipment
such as cooling boxes and data
loggers. Temperature records
will be transmitted to the
client. We are regularly audited
by various organisations and
exceed WMDA standards. If you don't have
"We have a strong partner- a visa, you will never
ship with airlines and direct access
to Lufthansa as well as established get work. I have never
support from international airports
and local authorities. Especially during delayed any assignment
the Covid lockdowns, processes had to till date.
be adjusted quickly to ensure secure
transport. We are flexible and we always Hitesh Parmar
find a solution. Independent OBC
"We are working with a travel agency solution. The customer was very satisfied
with access to the relevant travel industry and the mission was completed at a
systems. We handle each transport mis- competitive price."
sion with the utmost care maximising Parmar adds: “Once I have delivered
patients’ outlooks. 700 kg, which I had to pull as we will
"One of the main challenges in never get any helpers.” The delivery,
stem cell OBC services is the need Parmar adds, was fabric/clothes from
for strict temperature control and Mumbai to Delhi, which was pre-booked
monitoring during the transport and all duties paid by the customer.
to ensure the integrity of the
product. Additionally, there are Evolving OBCs
often regulatory requirements time:matters is seeing an increase in
that must be adhered to when time-critical shipments, says zur Strassen.
transporting stem cells across "This is why we provide time-critical and
international borders. reliable transport solutions not only via
"Overall, the growing focus OBCs but also via same day solutions,
on stem cell OBC next flight out options and tailor-made
services reflects transport up to charter services. The
the increas- number of cell and gene therapies are
ing importance luckily increasing – so called personal-
of timely and reliable ised medical treatments - which also
transportation solutions. increases the number of transports.
Through our set-up, we “Bookings of classical OBCs and other
are well positioned to meet the services can be made easily via our own
growing demand for these critical booking platform which is integrated on
transportation services." our website. In less than a minute, the
customer can choose different options
Challenging assignments and book immediately.”
Air Partner recently handled a complex The OBC industry is constantly evolv-
shipment of important documents from ing and developing. There are new,
Asia to Equatorial Guinea. Giesen says: growing industries that have different
"Due to strict visa requirements, it can be demands and face different challenges
difficult to find an OBC ready to travel to than the established industries and it is
Equatorial Guinea. The Air Partner team our job to understand these and ensure
was able to place a courier and provided we can meet our customer’s needs,
the customer an efficient door to port Giesen of Air Partner concludes. 

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