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Many businesses have started out with more than a US $ 100 loan and failed , but the simple postal messaging service UPS did and has become an iconic logo along the roads of over 200 countries where it now delivers . Its team of over 10,000 healthcare logistics experts spans 216 facilities in 37 countries and territories , who are committed to being ‘ Quality Focused . Patient Driven .’ In the last 12 months , UPS has delivered 490m shipments and 1.7m clinical trials globally . The company also has a strong track record for acquisitions and integrations , recent examples include Marken , Bomi and recently , the acquisition of Transports Chabas Santé in France . UPS has also entered into an agreement to acquire MNX Global Logistics , a global time-critical logistics provider .
Clinical laboratory logistics are now more complex than ever . The push for rapid clinical trials and new drug development , combined with the growth of decentralised and virtual trials , calls for change and innovation . UPS ’ new reverse logistics service , UPS ® Pickup Point is designed to fix this .
“ Our solution to embrace this growth and better support healthcare facilities was to launch UPS ® Pickup Point locations for laboratory customers across key European healthcare markets , including the United Kingdom , Germany , Italy , France and Spain ,” explains Cathy O ’ Brien , UPS Healthcare ’ s Vice President of International Sales .
O ’ Brien spoke exclusively to Healthcare Digital to discuss her role at UPS , how the company supports the healthcare sector and what the next 12 months holds for UPS .
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