In Germany's Tuttlingen, Binder GmbH, one of hundreds of medical device manufacturers in the town, some with a history dating back to the 19th century, is seeing demand for its freezers surge.
Priced at 13,000-15,000 euros (US$15,500-US$17,900), each device can keep tens of thousands of vials of vaccine at optimum temperature, says Peter Wimmer, the company’s head of innovation.
“It’s plug and play,” he told the AP. “All you need is an electrical socket, switch it on and the device is ready to go.”
An employee of Binder, the world's largest manufacturer of serial-production environmental simulation chambers for scientific or industrial laboratories, checks an ultra low temperature freezer in Tuttlingen, Germany.
The display of an ultra low temperature freezer of Binder, the world's largest manufacturer of serial-production environmental simulation chambers for scientific or industrial laboratories.
Peter Wimmer, Vice President of Binder, shows an ultra low temperature freezer in Tuttlingen, Germany. Germany prepares for the vaccination of the German population during next month.
