Nippon Express Korea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "NE Korea"), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., last month obtained ISO 13485 certification of compliance with the ISO standard for medical device quality management systems at its business location at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK). Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202012088269-O1-r62INOF9 Photo: NE Korea's Incheon Airport Warehouse https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M103866/202012088269/_prw_PI2fl_26n7NEua.jpg Medical devices are precision instruments whose use can literally be a matter of life or death, and so their handling demands high quality and exacting management. In addition, sales/procurement logistics for medical devices are global in scale, requiring compliance with a variety of regulations that differ by country. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, governmental and supervisory authorities in the ROK have been promoting increased exports of medical devices, and laws and regulations have been tightened accordingly. Stricter regulation of storage, delivery and incidental services is also expected. NE Korea is the first Japanese forwarder to obtain ISO 13485 certification in the ROK, and this certification evidences its commitment to managing its operations and providing safe and secure logistics services for medical devices in line with this ISO standard. - ISO 13485 A standard for quality management systems in the medical device industry designed to ensure the provision of services satisfying both customer and regulatory demands Nippon Express website: http://www.nipponexpress.com/ Official LinkedIn Account: NIPPON EXPRESS GROUP https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/ Source: Nippon Express Co., Ltd.