CEIV Pharma-Certified Transport for Life Sciences

Brink's Life Science Logistics moves pharmaceuticals and life science products under IATA CEIV Pharma-certified temperature control, by air, sea, and road. Your cargo travels under a documented chain of custody from your dock to final delivery, with Brink's specialists supervising the handoffs in between.

Certified handling. Documented custody. Trusted with the world's most valuable cargo for over 165 years.

100+ 
countries served

16,100 vehicles

68,100 emplyees

165+ years of experience

How CEIV Pharma-certified transport workS

The same controlled process in every lane.

  1. Plan. Brink's risk consultants map the route with you: transport modes, packaging, temperature range, regulatory requirements, and contingencies for delays or excursions.

  2. Ship. Your cargo moves by air, sea, or road under continuous temperature control. Brink's specialists supervise tarmac handling at air hubs and secure each handoff with tamper-evident devices.

  3. Verify. Brink's documents custody hub to hub and confirms delivery with the records your quality file needs.

One temperature excursion can cost you the shipment

A pallet of biologics that drifts out of its safe range for even an afternoon can be worthless by evening. You lose the product, you wait out the lead time to replace it, and, in a clinical setting, you lose the dosing schedule that depended on it. Then, your quality team spends weeks documenting the failure.

Most of that risk sits in the handoffs: the wait on the tarmac, the hold at customs, the transfer from one carrier to the next. Brink's Life Science Logistics is built to control these moments with certified processes and a specialist watching your cargo when it’s most exposed.

What CEIV Pharma certification covers

CEIV Pharma certification requires an independent audit against IATA’s Temperature Control Regulations and international Good Distribution Practice standards, covering the full operation. Certification isn't permanent. Operators repeat the full audit on a set cycle to stay certified.

Temperature-controlled storage and staging areas at certified locations.
Containers, monitoring devices, and vehicles that hold their rated ranges.
Documented, recurring training for the staff who handle pharmaceutical cargo.
Quality management, standard operating procedures, and deviation handling, audited end to end.

What Brink's Life Science Logistics does for your cargo

Your product ships within its labeled range across every leg, whether that is controlled room temperature, refrigerated, frozen, or cryogenic. Monitoring travels with the cargo, so an excursion shows up as an alert in transit rather than a surprise at delivery.
Brink's records who holds your cargo at every stage, from pickup through each transfer to final delivery. You get the documentation your quality and regulatory teams need without chasing three carriers for it.
For products that require strict custody control, Brink's provides end-to-end logistics: handling, warehousing, transport, and contingencies for compliant product destruction when regulations require it.
A Brink's specialist stays with your shipment during aircraft loading and unloading, the point where temperature-sensitive cargo waits longest and gets handled most. Supervision covers the transfer, the staging, and the condition of the cargo itself.
Brink's protects your cargo under policies developed for the life sciences, so your coverage accurately reflects product worth.
Brink's fits your shipment with the security hardware it needs, including tamper-evident labels and special electronic locks.
If your cargo has requirements that a standard process will not cover, Brink's adapts our operating procedures to match, without giving up speed or security.
As a member of the U.S. Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), Brink's clears shipments with fewer inspections and a streamlined duty and tax settlement process. For complex entries, Brink's Customs Clearance service handles the full brokerage.
Brink's experts help you solve security and logistics challenges beyond a single shipment and tighten your entire risk management process.

Temperature ranges and packaging

Every product ships to a specification. Brink's plans packaging and transport mode around the range your product requires:

  • Controlled room temperature (15°C to 25°C). Tablets, capsules, and stable formulations.
  • Refrigerated (2°C to 8°C). Vaccines, insulin, and most biologics.
  • Frozen (around -20°C). Plasma-derived products and select APIs.
  • Deep-frozen and cryogenic (-70°C and below). Cell and gene therapies and clinical samples.

Packaging follows the range and the duration. Active temperature-controlled containers handle long multileg routes, qualified passive packaging with refrigerants covers shorter ones, and calibrated data loggers go in either way.
 

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Built for the teams that ship life science products

Pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturers

Move commercial product between plants, distribution centers, and markets with the documentation your quality system expects on arrival.

Clinical trial sponsors and CROs

Get investigational products to sites on schedule and inside their range, so dosing timelines hold and comparator stock stays usable.

Pharmaceutical distributors

Keep custody records clean across high-volume lanes and hand your downstream customers a verified chain instead of a gap.

Where this fits in Brink's Global Services

CEIV Pharma-certified transport is part of Brink's Global Services, the secure logistics network Brink's runs for the world's most valuable cargo.

Secure Logistics

High-value cargo transport with armored vehicles, vetted personnel, and a verified chain of custody, for valuables beyond the life sciences.

Customs Clearance

Brink's customs experts handle entries, temporary imports, Carnets, duty drawbacks, and bonded warehousing for international shipments.

Pharmaceuticals Industry Solutions

See how Brink's serves pharmaceutical companies across secure transport, storage, and specialized handling.

Frequently Asked Questions

CEIV Pharma is IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics. Independent auditors certify that a logistics operator's facilities, equipment, staff training, and quality processes meet IATA's Temperature Control Regulations and international Good Distribution Practice standards.

Brink's plans shipments across the standard pharmaceutical ranges, from controlled room temperature down to deep-frozen and cryogenic, using active containers, qualified passive packaging, and calibrated monitoring. Your account team confirms the setup for your specific product.

Brink's documents every handoff from pickup to delivery: who received the cargo, when, and in what condition. Tamper-evident devices secure the shipment between checkpoints, and specialists supervise high-risk transfer points such as the tarmac.

Yes. Brink's provides end-to-end logistics for controlled substances, including handling, warehousing, transport, and compliant product destruction when a shipment requires it. Your account team scopes the regulatory requirements for your product and lanes.

Yes. As a C-TPAT member, Brink's clears international shipments with fewer inspections and streamlined duty and tax settlement, and its Customs Clearance service manages complex entries end to end.

Keep your next shipment inside its range

Talk to a Brink's Life Science Logistics specialist about your product, your lanes, and your temperature requirements. We'll map the route and the safeguards before you commit to anything.

Or call 804-289-9600 to contact a Brink's specialist today.
 

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