The Ember Cube is a self-refrigerated,
cloud-based shipping box designed to maintain precise temperature
control for pharmaceuticals and specimens during transport.
LOS
ANGELES, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ember
LifeSciences, Inc. today announced that its innovative cloud-based
shipping box, the Ember Cube, has been recognized as the winner of
the Health Products category of Fast Company's 2024 World Changing
Ideas Awards.
The Ember Cube is a self-refrigerated, reusable shipping box
designed to safely transport and protect temperature-sensitive
medicines and vaccines. Its technology allows senders and
recipients to track the location of the shipment and the
temperature of its contents to ensure the medicine has not been
lost, compromised, or spoiled due to extreme temperature exposure.
With its self-labeling e-ink screen and easy return-to-sender
feature that allows it to be reused hundreds of times over, the
Ember Cube replaces the healthcare sector's dependence on
single-use traditional shipping materials to collectively reduce
millions of pounds of waste annually.
The Ember Cube represents a beacon of innovation and progress in
cold chain shipping. It addresses crucial healthcare issues by
ensuring medications work as intended, reducing spoilage, and
fighting against waste. The Ember Cube is set to redefine industry
standards, ensuring the safe and timely delivery of critical
supplies to those in need.
This year's World Changing Ideas Awards unveils some of the
world's most creative minds and pioneering organizations that are
seeking to disrupt the status quo across popular categories like
health, education, energy, and AI.
"Our journey started with a fundamental question: 'Can Ember's
temperature control technology be leveraged to enhance patient
outcomes and help save lives?'" Says Ember LifeSciences, Inc.
Founder & CEO, Clay Alexander.
"Receiving this significant recognition from Fast Company validates
years of relentless dedication and reinforces our vision for the
future of pharmaceutical distribution. It is a moment of immense
pride, acknowledging the unwavering commitment of our team and our
determination to make a tangible difference in the world."
ABOUT EMBER LIFESCIENCES, INC.
Ember LifeSciences,
Inc. initially launched as an offshoot of Ember Technologies, one
of the fastest-growing companies in America known for its
ground-breaking temperature control technology, global IP
portfolio, and design-led brand. With the mission of improving the
way people eat, drink, and live, Ember founder and serial inventor
Clay Alexander set his sights on
healthcare to revolutionize the cold chain to improve how we
transport life-saving medicines and vaccines around the world. In
2022, the company developed the Ember Cube, the world's first
self-refrigerated cloud-based shipping box. For more information,
visit emberlifesciences.com.
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