
WE SOLVE
THERMAL
CHALLENGES
Passive thermal packaging Solutions
(vacuum insulated containers & boxes)
- Expert for safe, cost-efficient and green TempChain solutions
- Qualified temperature ranges from -80 °C to +25 °C
- Qualified Performance from 4 to 10 days
- Comprehensive pallet and parcel size product portfolio
- Core Components & Technology “MADE IN GERMANY”
Thermal packaging systems
For Clinical Trials

- Single-use
- Qualified minimum performance: >96h
- Qualified temperature ranges for shipments from -70 °C to +20 °C
- Payload volume: from 4 L to 74 L
For Commercial Distribution

- Single-use
- Qualified minimum performance: >96h
- Qualified temperature ranges for shipments from -20 °C to +20 °C
- Payload volume: 1 pallet
For Last Mile and laboratory shipping
Cold and Heat Storage Elements
Do you want to transport a temperature-sensitive product? We offer a broad product portfolio of thermal packaging and container solutions for global active pharmaceutical, biotech and logistic companies. As a pioneer in that field for more since 2001 our top priority is to protect our clients’ products while minimizing costs. Our superior high-performance packaging is achieved through award-winning and space-saving technology with the application of VIPs (vacuum insulation panels) and PCM (phase change materials).
Success in clinical studies is important for pharmaceutical companies’ modern research. However, new treatment options for patients whose recovery may depend on this success is even more crucial. There are many risks to overcome, including a safe, reliable and unbroken TempChain. Thermal packaging products from va-Q-tec for shipping investigational medicinal products (IMPs) and clinical samples were developed to minimize precisely these risk. The products have proven successful in practical application with regard to their thermal and mechanical sturdiness.
More and more pharmaceutical and biotech products are temperature-sensitive and need an unbroken temperature controlled supply chain. Due to tighter GDP regulations, this has to be monitored and verified for all temperature ranges. va-Q-tec’s product portfolio offers a large selection from small boxes to large containers. Our products distinguish through an excellent price-performance ratio, low operating costs and high quality standards. They are easy to handle and available with our attractive rental model.
The “last mile”, until the product reaches the patient, is characterized by short transport times and high frequency. va-Q-tec offers a large variety of packaging solutions that can keep performance long enough for unpredictable events to occur. Our products are GDP compliant and follow our claim: va-Q-tec – We solve thermal challenges.
In addition to our standard portfolio, we also develop individual packaging solutions specifically for your requirements.
With a large product portfolio of packaging for temperature controlled transportation and on in-house production, va-Q-tec is able to meet any requirements physically possible. Our experienced engineering team manages complex developments and supports the implementation into the customers’ processes.

va-Q-tec’s product portfolio at a glance
Take a close-up look at our Healthcare & Logistics products and familiarize yourself with our comprehensive range of thermal transport solutions.
Application Examples for Healthcare & Logistics

ASML
ASML is one of the world’s leading suppliers to the semiconductor industry and manufactures machines that are used to produce integrated circuits or microchips. Parts of these machines are highly temperature-sensitive. For this reason, they require temperature-controlled transportation as a part of globalized sourcing and production supply chain. Each machine is about the size of a bus and can require multiple Boeing 747s for delivery in parts. Up until 2018, ASML has been using an active solution for temperature-controlled air freight transportation, but due to high expenses and temperature deviations they were searching for a new service provider.

kohlpharma
Customer interview with Dr. Christoph Frick –
va-Q-tec AG received a strategically important major order from kohlpharma for a fleet of thermal transport systems in the 2019 business year. kohlpharma is one of the largest importers of patented and prescription drugs in Europe and the long-standing market leader in Germany.

Distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
The worldwide distribution of the Corona vaccine is considered a mammoth logistical task. Another big challenge lies in the last mile – to vaccination centers and doctors’ offices. Follow the exciting insights into two lighthouse projects in the two videos below: In collaboration with the government of Uruguay, va-Q-tec’s innovative boxes and services support vaccine delivery there – even in remote regions. va-Q-tec also makes a major contribution to the distribution of vaccines in Germany. Mobile vaccination teams are supplied with vaccine with the help of the innovative boxes and services.

va-Q-tec TempChain Network worldwide












Do you know your packaging’s actual performance?
Kelvin Hours combine necessary transportation time with required temperature rates – and simplify a direct comparison between different transport packaging options. Making a decision about transporting temperature-sensitive products easy.
The Kelvin Hours calculator by va-Q-tec offers you:
- Increased security in packaging selection
- Reduced risk on transport routes
Kelvin Hours Calculator

Our Healthcare & Logistics experts are ready to help you with any thermal challenge. We assist in all phases of a project, from initial information to implementation.