Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced a sustainable, ambient shipping solution for its Invitrogen antibodies.
This follows the company's shift away from cold-chain packaging from distribution centre to the customer.
Thermo Fisher's new packaging has slashed the shipment mass by 90%, and reduces the carbon emissions associated with distribution.
To achieve this, the company has eliminated the use of cold gel packs, while housing the antibodies in curbside recyclabe paper packaging.
Introducing ambient packaging solutions for the transportation of therapeutic antibodies holds significant promise, and could assist companies in choosing more sustainable options going forward.
Vice President of protein cell analysis for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ellie Mahjubi, commented: "Our ambient shipping initiative is a response to our customers' expectations and demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and innovation."
"We are proud to launch this critical change, delivering on Thermo Fisher's Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We believe this transition will have a considerable impact on the global research community by reducing packaging waste and transport emissions without compromising the quality of our antibodies."
"Antibodies are important to our work in genetics and genomics," said Graham Erwin, assistant professor, molecular and human genetics, Baylor College of Medicine.
"This more sustainable shipping solution helps simplify our laboratory's operations by reducing packaging waste and minimising our environmental impact without compromising on our research goals."