Competence
UPP core competencies
Our strong experience in pharmaceutical specialized supply chain destined us to be the right partner to advise our clients in different solutions that are put at their disposal when it comes to navigate in the very strict and highly regulated pharmaceutical distribution where they are operating.
LOGISTICS
UPP has been working with several pharmaceutical companies specialized in producing medicine for rare and orphan diseases.
We assert throughout our different, complex and challenging projects, a core competence in pharmaceutical logistics by delivering to our clients a service matching their specific requirements and which outpassed their quality expectations.
Innovation and continual improvement has never been at rest at UPP as we keep our eyes and ears open to innovative logistics solutions and area of improvement, which we do not hesitate to integrate in our highly structured processes when we judge it necessary.
This operational attitude made it easier for us to be among the first companies within our sector in the Baden-Wurttemberg area to be certified GDP (Good Distribution Practice).
For us, although moving temperature sensitive products for rare and orphan diseases across the world is our core competency, we do not just stop at that, but provide around that service an unmatched and unique collaboration experience to our clients.
A medicine to effectively react to the indication it is designated for, must at all time be kept in conditions which preserve and optimize its quality.
At UPP, beside our infrastructure built around a high pharmaceutical standard, we aligned our operations with GDP guidelines to provide not only the best but the optimal service quality to our clients. We take the security of our products, of our premises and of our personnel seriously. That is why we have invested in a state of the arts of a highly secured facility equipped with video surveillance system, controlled access system and an alarm system. The synergy in working in a highly secured environment, along with an efficient and strict quality system only results in providing consistently high quality deliverables.
This dynamic security system highly contributes to the achievement of one of our main goal, providing to our client a service of high quality.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LOGISTICS
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Cold chain logistics
Whether passive or active transportation, our logistics team will pack and ship your products across the world under 2°- 8°C. The shipment will be packed in one of our qualified and validated shipper and we will provide you with a temperature monitoring solution throughout the transit.
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Ambient logistics
When it comes to ambient logistics, we can ship products under controlled or uncontrolled ambient logistics according to our clients’ specific requirements.
A controlled ambient shipment will be shipped under temperature controlled condition (15°-25°C) with possibility to monitor the temperature throughout the transit while the uncontrolled ambient shipment will be shipped with a simple carton with no possibility to monitor its temperature.
We have developed and invested in infrastructure which will preserve the quality and integrity of our products. As we mostly deal with temperature sensitive products, we have installed adequate infrastructure to store respectively any type of temperature sensitive product. Making it easy to implement and realize the storing request of our clients.
STORAGE
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Cold room
Our facility is equipped with two cold rooms (2° - 8°C) separated by a separation wall with a door to allow a communication between the two rooms and also to enable the storage of our holding stock, our working stock and a dedicated area to store under 2°-8°C quarantine products.
An unforeseen event can lead to the partial or total disruption of our refrigeration system. That is why we equipped all our cold rooms with a redundant refrigeration system and an emergency power unit to reduce any downtime risk.
Ambient room
Our large and highly secure temperature controlled ambient room is used to store product within 15°-25°C.
Our overall facility is temperature controlled and equipped with an access control system, to ensure access to specific area by only authorized personnel.
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Alarm system
Each of our storage locations is equipped with a highly sophisticated temperature monitoring system which operates 24/7 and logs the temperature at a 5 minutes interval. To avoid any temperature excursion, our system is equipped with an alarm system which will immediately alert one of our dedicated staff members in case we have a temperature deviation who will activate our contingency plan for such event.
SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING
Our strong experience in pharmaceutical specialized supply chain destined us to be the right partner to advise our clients in different solutions that are put at their disposal when it comes to navigate in the very strict and highly regulated pharmaceutical distribution where they are operating.
Our team will be glad to work with you to understand your challenges and needs, develop and implement with you the most fitted custom made logistics solution matching your requirements and following strict GDP guidelines.
Tailor made logistic solution
We pride ourselves working hand in hand with our client to provide them a logistic solution which will match their strictest expectations. All our processes and operations are built following strict GDP guidelines. From day one, the communication doors are widely open to provide confidence, transparency and optimal collaboration to our clients to secure an end solution delivery which will equal their service level expectations and exceed where possible their satisfaction.
Transportation
We are able to provide to our clients out of an array of transportation solutions, the one which will match their budget expectations and combine at the same time efficiency, security and reliability.
Packaging
Whether our clients already have an idea of the shipping package they will like to use or not, we are ready to advise them about the choices they have made, provide them recommendation over the adequate packaging solutions and work together to agree on the packaging which will preserve and ensure an optimal product quality at the delivery.
Storage
We have developed and invested in infrastructure which will preserve the quality and integrity of our products. As we mostly deal with temperature sensitive products, we have installed adequate infrastructure to store respectively any type of temperature sensitive product. Making it easy to implement and realize the storing request of our clients.
Early access program / Named patient program support/Compassionate use program
Under a compassionate use program, a pharmaceutical company can decide to provide a treatment option that would allow patients to use an unauthorized medicine to treat diseases which, no available drug with a marketing authorization can treat.
We have supported throughout diverse projects, several pharmaceutical companies to successful conduct a compassionate use program in different European countries and helped them gathering real world evidence necessary through the acquisition of the drugs marketing authorization.
Below is a list of few programs we supported:
Germany - Arzneimittel-Härtefallprogramme (Compassionate Use)
France - cATU: Authorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation de Cohorte (Temporary use authorization cohort)
France - Nominative ATU: Authorisation temporaire d’utilisation nominative (Nominative temporary use authorization)
Italy - Law 648/96: Italian compassionate use program
Your contact person
Donald Fonko
Sr. Project Manager
