NextPharma Technologies Builds New ‘State of the Art’ Cold Chain and Logistics Warehouse in Werne, Germany

Surrey, UK, 17th December 2009

Surrey, UK, 17th December 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 is to build a new ‘state of the art’ Cold Chain and Logistics (CLS) warehouse in Werne, Germany.

The new facility will be located only 3 km distance from the A1 motorway in western Germany, between Münster and Dortmund and will have 15,800m² of warehouse and 1,000m² of office space. The buildings, as well as meeting pharmaceutical service provider requirements, consists of  2 fire sections, 7 conventional docks, 1 jumbo dock and 1 insulated dock. The facility will have modern temperature monitoring (under floor heating, hot-air blowers and air conditioning.) The warehouse is scheduled to be operational by August 2010. It will have wholesaler authorization (§52a AMG) and a manufacturing license (§13 AMG) for manual re-packaging, bundling and labeling of secondary packaging.

Initially the warehouse which will employ more than 40 employees - from commencement will be able to house up to 19,000 euro-pallets and can be expanded further to house up to 26,000 euro-pallets. This expansion plan has already received approval by planning authorities.

Jost Bunse, Managing Director, NextPharma Technologies, CLS commented: “This is a fantastic new addition to the NextPharma CLS network, we look forward to it being operational.”  Bill Wedlake, CEO NextPharma commented: “We are aware that more and more products in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry require special handling and storage and we are excited at the prospect of being able to meet our customers’ requirements to an even higher standard through this state of the art facility.”

Werne  Warehouse Storage
Narrow isle warehouse (+15°C to +25°C): ca.12.000 euro-pallets (start up capacity)
Cold storage (+2°C to +8°C): ca. 200 euro-pallets
Controlled drugs (+15°C to +25°C): ca. 250 euro-pallets
Replenishment capacity in dispatch area: ca. 2.000 euro-pallets (+15°C to +25°C)

Werne Warehouse Picking and Dispatch

• Picking areas with pick-by-light and scan technology
• All processes are controlled via radio frequency and barcode scanning
• Batch tracing supported and controlled by Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Modern and validated WMS
• Critical life saving drugs can be accessed and dispatched 24/7

Experienced Werne CLS Team

As is the case across all NextPharma CLS sites, the Werne facility will be equipped to meet fully the most demanding requirements of our customers through the efforts of our highly qualified and dedicated team of professionals experienced in delivering a broad range of logistics services.

CLS across NextPharma

NextPharma CLS provides ‘one stop’ logistics solutions tailored to meet the needs of the international pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries under the rigid standards of cGSP/GDP regulations. It is supported by state-of-the-art technology with controlled room temperature storage from 15°C to 25°C down to minus 80°C. Its pick, pack and ship systems ensure the correct product reaches its destination according to the requirements of our customers.
 
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. NextPharma uses sophisticated Information Technology (IT) systems to provide customers seamless communication with its sites.

NextPharma also provides 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.

Bielefeld, Germany

NextPharma Logistics’ main place of trans-shipment is situated in Bielefeld in the eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia. This location, which is conveniently situated between two motorway intersections, enables the efficient execution of orders.
Quick order processing is extremely important for clients. We have met fully the most demanding requirements with the help of our highly qualified staff and with a storage and distribution zone of 7,900 m² at our disposal.

Services & Capabilities
Centre of Excellence for controlled temperature storage and distribution services

• Independent of wholesalers
• Pick-by-light System and scan technology
• Storage 15-25°C
• Storage 2-8°C
• Temperature controlled storage
• Manufacturing authorisation

Waltrop, Germany
Waltrop Logistics operates from two distribution zones of 1,500 m².

Services & Capabilities
Center of Excellence for controlled temperature storage and distribution services

• Independent of wholesalers
• Pick-by-light System and scan technology
• Storage of controlled substances
• Storage 15-25°C
• Storage 2-8°C
• Storage at -20°C
• Temperature controlled storage
• Manufacturing authorisation

Stockerau, Austria
NextPharma Stockerau operates in a storage and distribution zone of 4,000 m².

Services & Capabilities
Centre of Excellence for temperature controlled storage and distribution services.

From Stockerau, with its strategically favourable location close to Vienna - NextPharma offers the export of pharmaceuticals into several East European countries.

• Temperature Controlled Storage
• Storage of controlled substances    
• Storage 15-25°C
• Storage 2-8°C
• Independent from wholesalers
• Air-conditioned warehouses
• Manufacturing authorisation
• Pick-by-light system

Turbenthal, Switzerland

NextPharma Logistics’ Swiss subsidiary operates in a storage and distribution zone of 1.800 m² in total (shipment, high rack storage area and goods receipt area).

Services & Capabilities
Centre of Excellence for temperature controlled storage and distribution services

• Independent of wholesalers
• Pick-by-light system
• Storage of controlled substances and biologics
• Trade license for controlled substances
• Storage 15-25°C
• Storage 2-8°C
• Temperature controlled storage
• Authorisation for re-packaging and labeling

San Diego – North America

NextPharma San Diego’s controlled temperature storage and distribution services are designed to support clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry with controlled room temperature storage down to minus 80°C.  Our quality system ensures the correct product reaches its destination according to customers' requirements.

Services & Capabilities

• Ranging from controlled room temperature (15°C-30°C), 2°C -8°C,  -20°C and -80°C
• Storage areas are validated, monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Shipment to clinical sites world-wide
• Returned product control and destruction

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.