Supply chain, logistics

Japanese deal for French logistics firm

01-Aug-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

French Healthcare logistics firm DGX Pharma has won a new
multi-year contract from Japan's Sankyo Pharma to provide logistics
and distribution services for its drug products in the French
market.

Nomeco bags region's biggest pre-wholesaling contract

11-Jul-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

Nomeco, Denmark's biggest pharma wholesaler, has won a large
pre-wholesaling and logistics contract with Iceland's Actavis
covering the Nordic countries, typifying the regional shift in this
evolving sector of pharmaceutical...

FFF Enterprises wins GSK flu contract

29-Jun-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

FFF Enterprises has just been awarded a new contract to distribute
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) flu vaccine in the US, making it the
largest flu vaccine distributor for the second year running.

Pharma wholesalers must evolve into service providers

27-Jun-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

Pharmaceutical wholesalers in Europe need to evolve to meet the
changing pharma market and a world of opportunity awaits for those
willing to think beyond their traditional business model and move
to compete in the outsourcing arena.

Kuehne + Nagel scores Organon logistics contract

22-Jun-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

Kuehne + Nagel's Irish arm has scored a new contract to manage the
global logistics for Organon Ireland.

Clinical trials fuelling smart packaging growth

18-May-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

The market for smart pharma packaging will grow to $1.7bn (€1.3bn)
in 2013 from the current $21m, driven by the need for new clinical
trial compliance-and brand protection measures, according to a new
forecast report.

Celesio branches into contract sales

04-May-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

Celesio has bought a 30 per cent stake in Pharmexx, the number two
contract sales organisation in Europe, in a bid to get a foothold
in this market segment and diversify its business.

Outsourced logistics set to boom in Europe

26-Jan-2006 By Kirsty Barnes

As pharma companies continue to search for new areas of business to
outsource, third party logistics (3PL) is an area tipped for
dramatic growth over the next four years, particularly in Europe
where the practice is still in its infancy,...