
»The partnership with arvato services healthcare enabled us to reduce and optimise inventory levels, to stabilise our personnel situation, to be more competitive in terms of logistics costs, and to avoid otherwise necessary learning phases and investments.«
Philippe Bornibus - President - Alere
During its merger with Biosite France, Alere subjected its supply chain structures to a thorough analysis. A study commissioned by the company showed that outsourcing its logistics activities to arvato services healthcare – in addition to the desired flexibility – would also bring a number of other distinct advantages.

By taking over the entire distribution process, arvato services healthcare is making a decisive contribution to the ability of Alere to reduce its logistics costs.
For solutions like these, we utilize our expertise and its established processes to meet the requirements of the IVD industry.
The thermostability of many of the preparations produced by Alere places special demands upon the supply chain. arvato services healthcare guarantees that the entire cool chain process, including inbound transport, warehousing, picking and packing, and delivery to the end customer is carried out under temperature-controlled conditions. All modes of transportation, storage facilities, and transition points are equipped to ensure the desired temperature at all times. arvato services healthcare utilizes a gapless temperature tracking system it developed itself to ensure the greatest possible transparency and reliability.

Alere is a subsidiary of the American company Medical Innovations, which is headquartered in Waltham, USA. With more than 200 employees in the area of research & development and 3,500 employees overall, Alere is one of the leading companies in the area of fast diagnostics.