UPS Healthcare and iRemedy Join Forces to Boost Healthcare SMBs
UPS Healthcare • April 29, 2025 • 2-minute read
Emerging healthcare companies can now access advanced technology and top-tier logistics through the collaboration between UPS Healthcare and iRemedy.
What’s New? UPS Healthcare and iRemedy have aligned on a collaborative solution to help accelerate the development of emerging US companies in the pharmaceutical, laboratory diagnostics, medical products and medical device industries.
Why It Matters: This collaboration represents an important advancement in creating equal opportunities for SMB healthcare companies, equipping small and medium-sized healthcare manufacturers with the resources and capabilities of a global 3PL integrator.
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In a promising move towards enhancing healthcare logistics, healthcare technology company iRemedy has joined forces with UPS Healthcare. This collaboration will align the healthcare supply chain with sophisticated technology solutions and superior logistics infrastructure. This innovative solution is designed to help SMB medical product manufacturers streamline their operations, lower costs, and reach new markets.
Leveraging iRemedy’s patented AI-driven platform and UPS Healthcare’s robust logistics capabilities, medical product manufacturers gain access to a scalable marketplace procurement platform, accelerating growth and extending market reach. Manufacturers can anticipate enhanced custom technology solutions, logistical efficiency, and simplified market entry with this comprehensive solution.
Why This Matters for Healthcare Customers
This alignment ensures streamlined access to critical medical supplies through an efficient and cost-effective supply chain. It simplifies procurement, utilizes a highly trusted quality system, and incorporates SMB suppliers to help healthcare providers reduce costs and improve patient care.
What This Means for the Future
“Healthcare logistics demands precision, scalability, and speed,” said John Bolla, UPS Healthcare President. “Teaming up with iRemedy on a collaborative solution allows us to combine our logistics expertise with innovative technology and enable SMBs to better meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector.”
By combining cutting-edge technology with logistics expertise, this collaboration introduces a future where young, innovative healthcare companies can more easily distribute their life-changing products through an integrated solution with cutting edge technology, paired with a highly-capable supply chain. This forward step signals that the sector is on a fast track to significant, technology-driven change with broad accessibility.
“Our mission has always been to simplify healthcare by solving the supply chain,” said Tony Paquin, Co-Founder, President and CEO of iRemedy. “This collaboration brings together the best in logistics and technology to ensure providers get what they need—what they need and when they need it —for the patients who depend on them.”
For more information about this solution and how UPS Healthcare can meet your logistics needs, contact our team.
About UPS Healthcare
UPS Healthcare offers unmatched healthcare logistics expertise, with a global infrastructure, premier visibility service, and advanced track and trace technology. With over 19 million square feet (1.7 million square meters) of healthcare distribution space globally, UPS Healthcare is well-equipped to meet the complex logistics demands of the pharmaceutical, medical device, and laboratory diagnostic industries.
About iRemedy
iRemedy is a healthcare technology company focused on solving the systemic challenges of medical product procurement. Powered by patented AI technology, with a proven track record serving healthcare providers across the U.S., iRemedy works at the intersection of technology, logistics, and compliance to bring smarter, more resilient supply solutions to the industry.
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