Marken has developed a ‘first of its kind’ automated closed loop packaging solution allowing clinical trial materials to travel at any temperature to any destination with an integrated and automated packaging returns process.
The UPS-owned clinical trials specialist said it is the only company that offers this closed loop service as a sole provider. The service so far operates out of its Philadelphia, Frankfurt and Paris branches and plans are in place to expand to other locations in 2019.
The new Marken service allows critical drug shipments, which travel with reusable and expensive packaging, to return to origin for reconditioning and repositioning with much more efficiency. The company collaborated with leading packaging providers of temperature-controlled packaging solutions to develop this service.
Marken’s packaging inventory is tracked seamlessly between origin and destination, and with the help of UPS’ small package network, is returned to a central location where it can be repositioned as efficiently as possible.
CEO Wes Wheeler said: “This service reduces the need for our clients to rely on multiple companies to provide return packaging services. Marken has the capability to manage the used packaging, recondition it in one of our global facilities and re-position it at the lowest possible cost. This unique service offers tremendous savings for our clients who rely on expensive, reusable packaging for moving their clinical drug product.”
Marken, which manages 55,000 drug and biological shipments every month, describes itself as the market leader for Direct to Patient and Home Health care services, and biological sample shipments. It offers a state-of-the-art GMP-compliant depot network and logistic hubs in 48 locations worldwide for clinical trial material storage and distribution.
