Cryoport, Inc. and MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION announced a multi-year strategic business alliance agreement to create an integrated regenerative medicine supply chain solution in Japan. Cryoport and MEDIPAL will partner to provide integrated, end-to-end distribution solutions for specialty cell and gene therapies that demand stringent temperature control, track and trace systems and global distribution. To meet demand from the increasing number of cell and gene therapies currently in development and expected to launch in coming years, this alliance will combine both companies' strengths to realize reliable and seamless distribution services for biopharmaceutical companies in Japan and the Asia-Pacific ("APAC") region /worldwide.