Entropy Solutions Launches GREENBOX™
to Pharmaceutical Industry
First-of-its-kind packaging technology keeps contents at
consistent temperature for up to five days,
eliminates spoilage and reduces distribution-related expenses up to 65 percent
MINNEAPOLIS - Dec. 3, 2007 - Imagine being able to ship your most
temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals via ground transport and any day of the
week, even Fridays. Imagine being sure your temperature-sensitive payload has
never been exposed to thermal shock or compromised in any way. Imagine more room
for your payload, and up to 65 percent reduction in distribution-related
expenses. Imagine meeting your corporate "green" initiative because
your shipping solution is 100 percent environment-friendly. Stop imagining -
GREENBOX™, by Entropy Solutions
Inc., launches today to
the pharmaceutical market.
GREENBOX is a first-of-its-kind temperature-management shipping system capable
of maintaining narrow temperature ranges for extended durations of time - up to
120+ hours or five days (in comparison, competitors' packages typically max out
at 48 hours), regardless of external environmental conditions. The GREENBOX
construction is key to its success. Using a durable plastic corrugated
container, a unique combination of patent-pending phase-change material
(E-Packs), and Thermal-Lock™ panels, which offer
unparalleled resistance to heat transfer, GREENBOX protects precious payloads
from external cold or heat, even in extreme weather.
"Having worked in the cold-chain management and logistics field for more
than 20 years, I can honestly say GREENBOX is changing the entire shipping
process," said Wayne Williams, executive director of Coldchain Technology
Services. "It really works for us and our customers - it's simple, helps us
stay within budget and we love the fact we can ship temperature sensitive
product any day of the week."
In the past, shipping temperature-sensitive materials was costly, wasteful and
inefficient. Traditional shipping components such as dry ice, gel packs and EPS
(Styrofoam), were problematic, messy and harmful to the environment - EPS alone
can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Entropy Solutions knew
there must be a better way.
Now, GREENBOX is changing the way the pharmaceutical industry does business.
Focused primarily on the pharmaceutical, blood supply and biological markets,
GREENBOX enables customers to ship their temperature-sensitive goods with the
confidence of knowing their package will arrive to its destination at the same
temperature at which it was shipped.
GREENBOX benefits the pharmaceutical industry in several ways, for example:
- No spoilage: In the past, shipping temperature-sensitive
drugs internationally, cross-country or even to outlying or rural areas has
resulted in enormous amounts of drug spoilage. Because GREENBOX maintains a
consistent temperature for up to five days, the risk of spoilage is now
virtually non-existent.
- Any-day shipping: The majority of temperature-sensitive goods
are shipped overnight express due to limited thermal protection with current
shipping technology. Because GREENBOX maintains temperature for up to five days,
customers can ship ground - even on Fridays - resulting in a significant cost
savings.
- Greater payload efficiency: GREENBOX offers twice the payload
space over competitors because of its innovative and streamlined thermal
management system - nanotechnology combined with optimal amounts of phase-change
material.
- Reduction in distribution-related expenses: Customers can
save up to 65 percent on distribution-related expenses due to GREENBOX's unique,
reusable design. In contrast with typical "one and done" EPS systems,
GREENBOX can be reused again and again, with current customers experiencing up
to 100 times of reuse.
- Instant-pack protocol: GREENBOX features a "no
wait" instant-pack protocol - a simple five-step process allowing customers
the ability to pack payload at its specified temperature without thermal shock.
- Meet "green" initiatives: Many of today's leading
pharmaceutical companies employ "green" initiatives and GREENBOX is a
perfect fit. It's the industry's first and only completely sustainable thermal
packaging system, created with 100 percent recyclable, organic-based, non-toxic
and fully biodegradable components.
"We believe GREENBOX can truly revolutionize the pharmaceutical
industry," said Eric Lindquist, president of Entropy Solutions. "With
the Entropy Phase-Change Technology at the core of our system, we're empowering
the industry to ship life-saving drugs with more confidence than ever before,
and save significantly on distribution costs while doing so."
Visit Entropy Solutions and GREENBOX in booth 2031 at the American Society of
Health-Systems Pharmacists mid-year meeting, Dec. 2-6, 2007.
To learn more about GREENBOX or to customize your own GREENBOX system, please
visit www.GREENBOXsystems.com.
About Entropy Solutions Inc.
Entropy Solutions Inc. (www.entropysolutionsinc.com)
is a thermal technology development company with its global offices based in
Minneapolis, Minn. The company's mission is to provide innovative, passive,
cost-effective, temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the transport and
distribution of temperature-sensitive products throughout the world. Entropy
Solutions' GREENBOX™ technology is an innovative and
next-generation passive thermal breakthrough in cost-effective, highly efficient
shipping containers. Using patented phase-change technology, the system is
capable of maintaining narrow temperature ranges for record durations. The
company's primary focus is the medical industry, where the ability to maintain
FDA-mandated temperatures during the transport and delivery of
temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, biologics and blood products are crucial
to saving lives and advancing medical discoveries.
Media Contacts:
Nikki Reed
Haberman & Associates
Office: 612.372.6473
Cell: 612.720.6790
nikki@habermaninc.com
Eric Lindquist
Entropy Solutions
952-941-0306
eric@entropysolutionsinc.com
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