On 18 September 2026, Pharma.Aero celebrated its 10th anniversary in Brussels, marking a decade of cross-industry collaboration in pharma and life sciences logistics.
The Pharma.Aero 10th Anniversary Symposium brought together members, partners, academics and industry leaders to reflect on ten years of work across the pharmaceutical supply chain — and to discuss the challenges and opportunities that will shape its next decade.
Founded in 2016 by Brussels International Airport and Miami International Airport, with Changi Airport Goup among its first members, Pharma.Aero started from a simple idea: the challenges of pharmaceutical logistics cannot be addressed by one company or one part of the supply chain alone.
Ten years later, that principle remains at the heart of the organisation.
From ideas to industry impact
Over the past decade, Pharma.Aero projects have addressed topics ranging from pharmaceutical airfreight quality standards and temperature management to packaging qualification, sustainable and multimodal logistics, and the use of AI in pharma and MedTech supply chains.
One example is the evolution of Pharma.Aero’s Precision Therapy Logistics (PTL) project. Work initiated through the project is now being taken forward through Precision Therapy Logistics Gateway (PTLG) initiatives in Brussels and Dallas.
At Brussels Airport, partners from across the supply chain are working together to develop international logistics corridors and shared operational standards for cell, gene and radioligand therapies. These highly time- and temperature-critical treatments bring logistics increasingly close to clinical care and require a level of coordination, visibility and reliability that can only be achieved across the full ecosystem.
It is a concrete example of how collaboration initiated within Pharma.Aero can provide a foundation for broader industry initiatives and real-world implementation.
Over the past ten years, Pharma.Aero has grown from an ambitious idea into a truly global collaboration—now bringing together 100 members committed to strengthening and harmonising healthcare logistics across modes. What makes this journey so meaningful is the shared focus on patients: by aligning standards, sharing best practices, and building trusted partnerships across manufacturers, logistics providers, carriers, hubs, and regulators, we’ve helped make the transport of temperature-sensitive and time-critical medicines more reliable, resilient, and transparent—by air, ocean, and road. I’m proud of what the community has achieved in a decade, and even more excited about what we can deliver together in the years ahead.
Gergely Szorcsik, Chair of Pharma.Aero
Looking back — and ahead
The Symposium was not only about reflecting on what has been achieved. Discussions throughout the day looked towards the next decade and the challenges already reshaping life sciences logistics: geopolitical uncertainty, resilience, digitalisation and data sharing, artificial intelligence, sustainability, new treatment models and increasingly complex global supply chains.
As Pharma.Aero enters its second decade, its role continues to evolve alongside those challenges. The objective remains to create a neutral environment where different parts of the life sciences logistics ecosystem can exchange knowledge, challenge existing practices and work together on issues that no individual organisation can solve alone.
The anniversary also provided a moment to recognise the community that has made the first ten years possible — from the organisations that supported Pharma.Aero from its earliest days to the members, project participants, academic partners and industry experts contributing today.
Pharma.Aero has never been defined by any one member. For ten years, we have proven that when an industry unites around one purpose, the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. Together, we move life-saving healthcare forward.
Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General, Pharma.Aero
Ten years after it began, Pharma.Aero’s story remains fundamentally one of collaboration. The network has grown, the challenges have changed and the scope of its work has expanded — but the principle on which it was founded remains the same: meaningful progress in life sciences logistics happens when the industry works together.