Portugal: Pharma Leadership Lessons from Women at the Top
Women account for half of the Portuguese labour force, but Portugal lags behind the European average for women in top positions, as a 2023 McKinsey study shows. However, Portuguese pharma…
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World Courier delivers its specialized logistics services across the full “life cycle” of the clinical trial process, beginning with pre-trial coordination with biopharmaceutical companies, CTSs, CROs and Central Labs. The company then manages the logistics and transport of all trial materials, packaging, scheduling and routing. Once a trial is underway, World Courier assists with regulatory and permit issues and manages the import of bulk drugs and supplies and offers strategically located centralized storage depots. We can also handle the intra-country distribution from investigational drug storage depots to clinical trial research sites, coordinate patient sample logistics, and manage drug return and destruction procedures.
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