Category: Q1 NEWS

Cold chain logistics are a constant challenge for the healthcare supply chain. With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines the whole pharmaceutical supply chain is facing a huge and complex task.

Ireland’s first private rent a lab incubator space for the life sciences sector has opened its doors in Waterford City.

Q1 Scientific was named ‘Contract Services Company of the Year’ at the Pharma Industry Awards 2020. As a benchmark of our service, Q1 Scientific was also shortlisted for ‘Pharma Company of the Year – SME’.

This year, as we approach the holiday season, we have decided to support two fantastic charities, ALONE and the SOLAS Cancer Support Centre. 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year, but they continue to provide amazing support and services year on year.

Recognising that the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will need to be stored at subzero temperatures along with distribution challenges in rolling it out across Ireland, Q1 Scientific already stores and distributes medical drugs at this level and are ready to provide their services to store and distribute the anticipated COVID19 vaccine.

Do you need vaccine storage facilities at ultra-low freezer temperatures? Having reliable ultra-low freezer storage is essential for vaccines and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products.

Q1 Scientific have curated a new webinar series following feedback from clients. This webinar series is designed for those working in the pharmaceutical, medical device and life sciences sectors with responsibility for designing and managing stability studies.

Back in September, Susan Whelan joined the Q1 Scientific team as a Stability and Operations Technician. Just after starting with Q1 Scientific, Susan received an email from the University of Limerick to say that they were awarding her ‘Student of the Year’ after graduating top of her class.

This article explores redundancy stability storage: What it is, how it works, what level of redundancy do you require and the benefits.

In a brand new ‘Science of Business’ podcast interview with podcast host and serial entrepreneur Louise Grubb, Chanelle McCoy the founder of McCoy Health shares her insights on growing a global business and her plans to roll out a 10-minute finger prick test to check if an individual has had COVID19.