End-to-End Cold Chain for Vaccines and Biologics

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Overview

Biopharma innovators are shaping the future of healthcare, yet have some of the biggest logistics challenges in the industry. We're lighting their path with end-to-end cold chain storage, packaging, and transportation management solutions that help get even the most fragile vaccines and biologics out to the world.

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Certified countries for UN1845/UN3373

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regulatory agency relationships

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19.2 million square feet of cGMP- and GDP-compliant distribution space

Advanced Logistics Solutions for Complex Biopharma Challenges

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Compliant Biopharma Storage Vaccines and biologics have strict regulations. We'll help you create a global compliance program to mitigate risk, drive cost efficiencies, and create an easier path for international expansion.
Cold Chain Packaging We offer a range of temperature-controlled packaging systems, from small parcels to large freight, to keep biologics at their required temperatures throughout their journey across the supply chain.
Shipment Visibility and Monitoring Get peace of mind with UPS^® Premier solutions. Our next-gen sensor technologies give you real-time shipment visibility and a priority path through the UPS network from order to delivery.

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Customized Kit Building High-quality medical kitting makes life easier for you and your patients. It also creates greater business efficiencies and an easier path to meeting local and international compliance regulations.
Order to Cash Solutions Provide world-class customer service while streamlining your cash flow. We can manage your entire biopharma supply chain from order to payment so you can focus on improving patient’s lives.
Global Regulatory Support We maintain over 1,200 global operating licenses and manage relationships with more than 220 regulatory agencies to help you navigate complex local and international compliance requirements and regulations.

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Capabilities

Cold Chain Solutions

We’ll help your vaccines and biologics meet regulations with temperature-controlled solutions.

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Shipment Monitoring

Get peace of mind with real-time shipment visibility and a priority network path.

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Warehousing & Distribution

Get to market faster and reduce costs with our healthcare-compliant warehousing and distribution.

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Order to Cash

We can manage your supply chain so you can focus on improving lives.

Streamline Your Process

Transportation Management

End-to-end solutions help get fragile vaccines and biologics safely out to the world.

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Global Freight Forwarding

Navigate complex international air, ocean, and ground healthcare logistics with our help.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can you optimize my biopharma supply chain?

From cost management to product protection, we can help biopharmaceutical manufacturers deliver their products around the world by:

Making outbound shipping more efficient
Increasing visibility
Enhancing the patient experience
Simplifying international expansion
Protecting your products and potentially mitigate risk

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How can you enhance the patient experience for biopharma shipments?

We offer faster, more flexible shipping solutions that leverage our small package network and technology to enhance visibility and control over shipments. For your most critical biopharma shipments, UPS Premier provides enhanced visibility, tracking, and 24/7 monitoring.

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What solutions do you have to mitigate risk for biopharma logistics?

We help biopharma products get to their destinations at the right temperature and the right time. Vaccines and biologic therapies face stringent local and global regulations requirements to ensure viability. UPS Healthcare™ Cold Chain Packaging options help protect both cold and cryopreserved products.

For your most critical biopharma shipments, UPS Premier provides enhanced visibility, tracking, and 24/7 monitoring.

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What transportation solutions do you have to support biopharma logistics?

UPS Healthcare^™Cold Chain Air and Ocean Freight offer transportation solutions for the complex healthcare cold chains. We help you:

Reduce product losses due to temperature excursion
Experience reliable performance with robust monitoring and intervention
Comply with international regulatory standards

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Do you offer priority handling for biopharma shipments?

Yes. Our UPS^® Premier service offers advanced sensor technology that ensures priority handling in our network with enhanced visibility and control along the way.

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