Cargo Business Techwire

Friday, March 18, 2016

UPS adds cryogenic shipping service in Europe

UPS announced the launch of UPS Temperature True® Cryo in Europe, providing healthcare customers access to end-to-end product protection and capability to ship parcels in a cryogenic environment.

The company says the service includes real-time tracking and intervention, which, when combined with UPS’s risk mitigation solutions and global network of control towers, will provide visibility for shipments at every stage of the supply chain.

This solution uses Cryoport’s leading-edge cryogenic containers, which allow UPS customers to use liquid nitrogen stored in dry vapor form to keep products frozen at -150°C for 10 days while in transit or storage.

"UPS Temperature True Cryo combines innovative

packaging, 24/7 monitoring and intervention capabilities for the most critical time- and temperature-sensitive specimens across tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, biopharmaceutical research and reproductive health," said Jan Denecker, director of healthcare marketing and strategy, UPS Europe.

The most recent UPS Pain in the Chain survey, a global study that measures the top pain points in healthcare supply chain management, shows that product security, damage and spoilage continue to be top of mind for healthcare executives.

The UPS Temperature True® portfolio offers storage, transportation and packaging services for products ranging from cryogenic to ambient, tailored for companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.