Caprion-HistoGeneX Acquires Clinical Logistics

Caprion-HistoGeneX, a global contract research laboratory services provider has acquired Clinical Logistics Inc. (CLI), a Virtual Central Specimen Management CRO based in Halifax, Canada. The acquisition expands Caprion-HistoGeneX’s specimen logistics services to better support global clinical trials of its pharma and biotech customers.
 
Focused on critical specialty specimens with complex processing requirements such as limited stability and/or real-time testing needs, CLI offers integrated, customizable solutions combined with kitting and specimen logistic services for timely specimen delivery.
 
Recently recommended for ISO 13485 certification, CLI offers customized specimen collection kits, shipment assistance at investigator sites, as well as timely specimen shipping coordination & tracking, resulting in high recovery of specialty specimens from investigator sites, optimal specimen integrity and timely analyses.
 
With its Virtual Central Specimen Management platform, CLI eliminates the need for investigator sites to transfer specimens to a central storage facility before their arrival at third-party testing labs. As a centralized point of contact during clinical trials, CLI increases specimen handling consistency and minimizes the burden of specimen tracking discrepancies.