Shoulder to the wheel

Revolutionising the market cycle

Faster, fewer, cheaper, better, greener – these are the destinations our world is currently trying to reach. And in many cases, the best way to get there is not by road, but along cycle paths. With bicycle messengers. We’re all accustomed to having bike couriers deliver our pizzas and our sushi. But now, if you venture onto the streets of Paris, you might just encounter one carrying a very different load for one of our laboratory customers. Taking the saying “shoulder to the wheel” to a whole new level, bike couriers are now transporting lab samples from A to B. Faster, cheaper, better and greener.

Delivering lab samples via bicycle messengers

“Europe has developed clear guidelines for transporting biological samples,” explains Christophe Jansem, Head of Sales and Marketing for DEBATIN’s French subsidiary L.E.S.S. France. This is where Packaging Instruction P650 for hazardous goods comes into play. “The regulations apply to transportation via public roads, which means they also apply to couriers who use bicycles or scooters,” Jansem adds. Only recently have more and more companies begun to discover just how attractive this solution is – not only are bicycles a greener option, but in dense inner city traffic, they’re also much faster.

If you’d like to know more about how to apply Packaging Instruction P650 correctly, contact us via the link provided and we’ll send you a copy of our DEBATIN white paper: https://go.debatin.de/DEBATIN_DEBAMED_Whitepaper_P650_anfordern

“When you transport biological samples or lab samples, you not only need a primary receptacle and secondary packaging, but also rigid outer packaging. That’s especially challenging, of course, if you’re transporting the samples via bicycle courier,” explains Christophe Jansem. To solve the problem, the DEBAMED^® experts in France developed a product to complement the LaBOX that’s used when transporting samples by car. In this case, it’s a rucksack that meets the P650 requirements for “rigid outer packaging”.

A rucksack as rigid outer packaging

DEBATIN sees itself as a solutions provider and works with its customers to develop practical and efficient packaging solutions. The focus is on a deep understanding of processes throughout the entire supply chain, as well as the ongoing search for optimisations or new approaches.

The rucksack has now become an integral part of the DEBAMED^® product portfolio and is suitable for transporting UN3373-class dangerous goods. The laboratory samples transported in it can be safely carried for up to six hours at a constant temperature with the aid of eutectic packs.

If you’d like to know more about the DEBATIN rucksack, or are looking for a safe solution (secondary or tertiary packaging) for packaging and transporting biological samples, please contact us! You can call the DEBATIN sales team on +49 7251 8009 100 or send an email to vertrieb@debatin.de.