Qatar Airways Cargo has joined Pharma.Aero as a full member as it partnered with temperature-controlled packaging solutions provider Emball’ISO.

In a statement,Qatar Airways Cargo said its membership starts July 5.

"Collaboration is vital to strengthen the pharma supply chain integrity. The full membership with Pharma.Aero will allow us to share and receive market knowledge and also collaborate with different air cargo stakeholders in the supply chain which will ultimately lead to continuous improvement of life science, medtech and the pharma air cargo supply chain," said Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways said.

"We look forward to collaborating with Pharma.Aero members and excel in offering a reliable end-to-end air transport and seamless cool chain."

Nathan De Valck, Chairman of Pharma.Aero, noted that in the past months, though they were volatile for the entire industry, the platform has expanded its global network and raised awareness of the need for global collaboration within the industry.

"The onboarding of Qatar Airways Cargo – one of the world's leading cargo carriers – underlines our worldwide impact as a neutral collaboration platform for the global air cargo industry and pharma and life science sector," he said.

Qatar Airways Cargo noted that it has invested in quality handling, infrastructure, digitalisation, facilities, people and procedures at each of its 85+ pharma stations including the Doha hub, adhering to high operating standards for transporting temperature-controlled products. 

It was awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification in pharmaceutical logistics in December last year.