Surrey, UK, 30th November 2009 - NextPharma, the leading European provider of product development, contract manufacturing and cold chain and logistics outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement, effective 1st January, 2010, with Intervet Deutschland GmbH (part of Merck & Co.) to acquire its Animal Health distribution operation in Garching near Munich, Germany.
Following the acquisition NextPharma will supply outsourced logistics services for Intervet’s veterinary products to their customers. These services will be provided by NextPharma Logistics GmbH through their dedicated team of professionals experienced in delivering a broad range of logistics services via NextPharma’s network of logistics facilities in Bielefeld and Waltrop (Germany), Turbenthal (Switzerland), Stockerau (Austria) and San Diego (America) to serve Germany, BeNeLux, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Hungary, other eastern European countries as well as North America.
Jost Bunse, Managing Director, NextPharma Technologies, Cold Chain and Logistics Services commented: “We are delighted to be in partnership with Intervet and we will ensure a seamless transfer of warehouse and logistics services from Intervet to NextPharma. We are looking forward to providing a first class service to Intervet’s customers.” Bill Wedlake, CEO NextPharma commented: “We are very excited to be in a position to add a logistics facility in the south of Germany to our network. This new facility alongside the agreement to supply Intervet’s logistics services contributes to our objective to be the leading provider of contract logistics services to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets.”
NextPharma Logistics
Our Cold Chain and Logistics services are supported by state-of-the-art technology appropriate for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with controlled room temperature storage from 15°C -25°C down to minus 80°C. Our pick, pack and ship systems ensure the correct product reaches its destination according to the requirements of our customers.
NextPharma offers ‘one-stop’ logistics solutions tailored to meet the needs of the global pharmaceutical industry under the rigid standards of cGSP/GDP regulations. This pre-wholesaling business delivers directly to pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, sales representatives and wholesalers. Customers also benefit from NextPharma’s economies of scale. Logistics services include importation, receipt of goods, storage, order administration, processing of returns, pick, pack, ship/dispatch, accounting, invoicing and debt collection. Our sophisticated Information Technology (IT) systems provide customers seamless communication with our sites.
NextPharma also provide services that cover the total ‘order-to-cash’ cycle for our customers, e.g. order taking, administration and cash collection. Value added services such as manual re-packaging, returns handling and worldwide export processing are part of our service portfolio.
NextPharma develops, manufactures, packages, and distributes a broad range of products and formulations for its customers including solids, liquids and semi-solid dosage forms, antibiotics, hormones and controlled release medicines. It has an established leadership position in the high technology area of injectables manufacturing (lyophilized and liquid fill), with particular expertise in product development and manufacture of oncology medicines.
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (part of Merck & Co.)
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (part of Merck & Co.) is a global, research-driven company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of veterinary medicines and services. Intervet offers one of the industry’s most innovative portfolios, spanning products for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all major farm and companion animal species. With offices in more than 50 countries, Intervet successfully markets its products in over 140 countries and operates a network of manufacturing sites and research and development (R&D) facilities around the world.
