NextPharma Technologies Announces Commencement of Construction of ‘State of the Art’ Cold Chain and Logistics Warehouse in Werne, Germany

Surrey, UK, 7th October, 2010

Surrey, UK, 7th October, 2010 - 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 the construction of its ‘state of the art’ Cold Chain and Logistics (CLS) warehouse in Werne, Germany will commence in October 2010 and is scheduled to be operational at the end of the first quarter of 2011. The ‘built-to-suit’ warehouse will be developed by Goodman, the integrated property group which owns, develops and manages business and logistics space globally.

The new facility is strategically located 3 km away from the A1 motorway in western Germany, between Münster and Dortmund. It will have 15,800m² of warehouse and 1,000m² of office space. It has the capacity to house up to 26,000 euro-pallets, starting with an initial 19,000 euro-pallets and will employ some 40 people.

Additionally, it will have modern temperature monitoring (under floor heating, hot-air blowers and air conditioning.) 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 will have wholesaler authorization (§52a AMG) and a manufacturing license (§13 AMG) for manual re-packaging, bundling and labeling of secondary packaging.

Andreas Fleischer, Goodman’s Country Manager for Germany commented: “We are delighted to be developing this new tailor made logistics centre for NextPharma in Werne. This latest pre-committed development highlights further our expertise and ability to meet the unique individual needs of our customers through the delivery of exceptional quality logistics space solutions. We look forward to welcoming NextPharma to their new facility in Spring 2011.”

Jost Bunse, Managing Director, NextPharma Technologies, CLS commented: “We are pleased to see the commencement of work on what will be an exceptional new addition to the NextPharma CLS network.  An increasing number of 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 - we look forward to it being operational.”

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 also has a facility 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.