Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo and time:matters, the logistics companies of Lufthansa Group, join Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero onboards Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo and time:matters, the logistic companies of Lufthansa Group, as full members. With the new additions, the global cross-industry collaborative platform reaches an important milestone and significantly strengthens its position and reputation as a world thought leader and content provider for the life sciences and MedTech logistics industry.
The partnership with Pharma.Aero will enable Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo, and time:matters to capitalize on their expertise and resources to address key challenges facing the healthcare supply chain.
Trevor Caswell, Chairman of Pharma.Aero, welcomes the new additions.
“We are thrilled to have Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo and time:matters as part of our global community. Onboarding such a significant, global industry leader, with a clear and determined focus on the life sciences and MedTech sector, demonstrates once more the importance of our mission and the value our association provides to the industry. We are excited to collaborate and leverage our industry knowledge through forward-thinking projects that offer meaningful content to our industry and result in better access to healthcare for people around the world.”
Ashwin Bhat, Chief Executive Officer at Lufthansa Cargo
“We are very pleased to become part of the Pharma.Aero network and to exchange views directly with all players along the supply and transport chain on current issues in the pharmaceutical industry environment. In this way, we gain valuable insights into market developments and can jointly identify and evaluate potentials. The exchange of knowledge sharpens understanding – not only for the needs of business partners and customers but also for the existing and future demand for products. We would like to make our contribution here with our know-how from the Lufthansa Group perspective, work closely together and thus actively shape the future of innovative transport solutions in the airfreight segment”, says .
Lorenzo Stoll, Head of Cargo at Swiss International Air Lines
“In the cold chain logistics, a robust collaboration system between all parties involved is of extreme value. By entering the Pharma.Aero network as a member, we aim to drive knowledge sharing and expertise building even further. In view of this collaboration, we look forward to fostering the dialogue between all relevant actors involved and contributing with our know-how to innovation, digitalization, and sustainability in the air cargo industry.”
Lars Krosch, COO at time:matters
“The requirements for cell and gene therapies logistics differ significantly from those of traditional pharmaceutical logistics solutions. These therapies put the patient at the center, which makes a robust, reliable, resilient and scalable supply chain essential. As a new member of the Pharma.Aero network, we look forward to contributing our long-standing expertise to the development of a global logistics infrastructure to provide patients with better access to advanced therapies and healthcare services.”
Lufthansa Cargo AG is one of the world’s leading companies in the transport of air freight, with a turnover of 4.6 billion euros and a transport performance of 7.2 billion freight ton kilometres in 2022. The route network covers around 300 destinations in more than 100 countries, using both freighter aircraft and cargo capacity from passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings Discover and SunExpress, as well as trucks.
Lufthansa Cargo is pursuing the goal of becoming the world’s most environmentally friendly cargo airline. Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the specialist for the logistics business of the Lufthansa Group.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland’s largest air carrier. With one of Europe’s most advanced and carbon-efficient aircraft fleet, SWISS is a premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva to keep Switzerland connected with Europe and the world. Its division, Swiss WorldCargo, offers an extensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value, time-critical and care-intensive consignments. As The Airline of Switzerland, SWISS and Swiss WorldCargo embody its home country’s traditional values and is dedicated to delivering the highest product and service quality. The company has also committed to the ambitious climate goals of halving its 2019 net carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and making its operations entirely carbon-neutral by 2050, particularly by promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuels. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline network.
time:matters is a global logistics provider with over 2 decades of expertise in time-critical express transports. Established in 2002 as a spin-off of Lufthansa Cargo, it has since evolved and currently has subsidiaries in Europe, the US and Asia.
time:matters has been carbon-neutral since 2022 through reduction and offsetting measures. Since January 2023, the company invests in 100% sustainable aviation fuel for all Sameday Air and On Board Courier transports and plans to cut CO2 emissions by up to 50% by 2025.