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UPS opens German pharma hub

[ March 27, 2023   //   ]

UPS Healthcare has opened its first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Germany, in Giessen, about 50km north of Frankfurt-am-Main. The 27,200sq m GMP- and GDP-compliant space has over 30,000 pallet positions capable of supporting storage at 2°C to 8°C, 15°C to 25°C and down to -20°C degrees.

The new facility will support pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics producers that increasingly need time-critical and temperature sensitive logistics for their products. The global market for biologic therapeutic drugs is set to increase from $285.5 billion in 2020 to $421.8 billion by 2025, says UPS.

The site is close to Cologne Bonn Airport and UPS Healthcare’s European hub in Roermond, potentially increasing production windows and offering next-day delivery to 80% of Europe as well as access to major ports including Rotterdam, Antwerp and Amsterdam. The facility will also support hospital and pharmacy distribution across Germany.

This new facility is a part of UPS Healthcare’s continued investment in Germany, where it recently launched UPS Premier, a service that can prioritize and track critical shipments within thee meters of their location anywhere in UPS’s global network.

President of global logistics and distribution at UPS Healthcare, said John Bolla, said: “We have created a truly pan-European cold chain network, capable of providing end-to-end range of quality specialist storage and handling services. In opening our first facility in Germany, we can provide greater visibility and control to ensure our customer’s patient-critical products are delivered where they need to be, at the right time and at the right temperature.”

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