Cryoport and NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS Form Global Strategic Partnership for Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain Services

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Nov 27, 2023, 08:30 ET

Companies Will Partner to Provide Complete Supply Chain Solutions for the Life Science and Biopharmaceutical Industries

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryoport Inc. (Nasdaq: CYRX) ("Cryoport" or the "Company"), a leading global provider of innovative products and services to the fast-growing cell and gene therapy industry enabling the future of medicine for a new era of life sciences, and NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. ("Nippon Express"), global logistics company, today announced a strategic partnership to provide temperature-controlled supply chain services for the life sciences industry on a global basis.

Cryoport and Nippon Express will partner to design and implement comprehensive supply chain solutions to support each other's business efforts. The partnership will cover globally. This relationship brings together Nippon Express' industry-leading global logistics, with Cryoport Systems' fully integrated system, processes and equipment including its shipping packages, data solutions, biostorage and bioservices, and the ability to provide complete cell and gene therapy support services from upstream biomaterial collection to final delivery for dosing.

Jerrell Shelton, Chief Executive Officer of Cryoport, commented, "This partnership builds on our growing presence globally and bolsters our ability to service customers by benefiting from Nippon Express' industry-leading global network. As an organization, Cryoport is committed to enhancing its logistics solutions and adding new capabilities to support the life sciences. Today's collaboration is the latest in a series of strategic partnerships to build greater value for our clients as we fulfill this mission."

Nippon Express added, "We are excited to partner with Cryoport Systems, a recognized leader in providing temperature-controlled supply chain solutions. Working together we can leverage each other's complementary strengths to meet the rapidly growing demand in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industries for a complete supply chain solution."

About Cryoport, Inc.

Cryoport, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYRX), is a global provider of innovative products and services to the fast-growing Cell & Gene Therapy industry - enabling the future of medicine for a new era of life sciences. With 48 strategic locations covering the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific), Cryoport's global platform provides mission-critical bio-logistics, bio-storage, bio-processing, and cryogenic systems to the life sciences markets worldwide.

For more information, visit www.cryoport.com or follow @cryoport on X, formerly known as Twitter at www.twitter.com/cryoport for live updates.

About Nippon Express

Since its establishment in 1937, the NX Group has expanded its business from Japan to the world by contributing to the development of societies, linking people, companies, and communities through logistics. It has 739 bases in 312 cities in 49 countries and regions worldwide (as of the end of September 2023) and is expanding. It has a long-term vision of becoming "a logistics company with a strong presence in the global market" in 2037, the 100th anniversary of its founding.

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