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Movianto moves to minus 80

[ September 3, 2025   //   ]

Pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics service provider Movianto has established a European network for ultra-low temperature storage down to minus 80°C. The service is already available in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic and is in the implementation phase in Switzerland and Slovakia.

Transport services are also offered, either in special containers, whereby the ultra-low temperature is kept constant, or the goods are thawed in a controlled manner during dispatch preparation and then transported to their destination with active cooling, either frozen (minus 20°C) or chilled at 2 to 8°C.

Thomas Creuzberger, chief executive of Movianto, which belongs to the French Walden Group says that the company began to build up storage capacity in the ultra-low temperature sector and to develop shipping processes more than 10 years ago and this was further developed during the coronavirus pandemic.

He added: “It’s not just a matter of getting the right special freezers, but above all of validating the equipment and securing all the associated processes. We analysed the proven solutions, which were initially developed independently of each other, and then created a best practice model from them. This has now been transferred to all our national subsidiaries so that we are prepared for the increasing demand.”

In addition to national tenders, there are an increasing number of tenders requesting capacities in various European countries and a growing number of biotechnologically manufactured products with specific deep-freezing requirements.

He added: “This temperature range is also becoming increasingly important in vaccine development. This is because, especially in the case of new vaccines, in early development phases insufficient stability data is available for different temperature ranges; this can only be obtained over time. And until then, in order to ensure 100% effectiveness, they are stored in ultra-low temperature freezers.”

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