Clinical Trial Supply Chain Management
UPS Drop-off Service (U.S.)
Marken works closely with UPS® to allow nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at The UPS Store® locations within the United States. This unique service provides patients and nurses greater flexibility for home care during clinical trials.
- Nurse delivery of shipments to The UPS Store® after sample collection at patients’ home.
- Approximately 84% of the US population lives within 10 miles of The UPS Store® location in the United States.
- All The UPS Store® locations have the capability to handle UN3373 and UN1845, as well as pre-packed, pre-paid shipments at all temperature ranges, including ambient, refrigerated and frozen samples.
- Marken manages the booking of shipments to ensure protocol compliance, patient data blinding and data encryption.
- Leveraging a network three times larger than UPS’s direct competitor.
- The UPS Store® locations offer UPS Next Day Air® service, with early morning delivery to central and regional labs from several points of origin.
Only Marken delivers the end-to-end capabilities and expert oversight needed to seamlessly guide your program through each stage of the pharmaceutical journey. Our experts and customer service specialists are available to discuss your Clinical Trial Sample Delivery requirements. Contact us on +1-800-627-5361 (US) or email info@marken.com
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