DHL opens $14.6m pharma hub in Singapore

The logistics center offers seamless connectivity to Changi Airport and Tuas Port.

DHL Supply Chain has opened a $14.6m (€10m) pharmaceutical hub in Singapore, part of DHL Group’s $732m (€500m) investment to boost its healthcare infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, where there is a critical need for resilient supply chains amidst a booming medical market.

“It is specifically developed to meet the stringent requirements of pharmaceutical and medical device companies, offering specialized capabilities across storage, handling, and global distribution,” Eunis Hew, managing director at DHL Supply Chain Singapore, told Singapore Business Review.

“It stands out for its end-to-end compliance with Good Distribution Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice standards, its scale, and its strategic integration with DHL’s global life sciences and healthcare network,” she said in an emailed response.

The 8,200 square-meter Pharma Hub at 8 Jurong Pier Road features temperature-controlled zones including ambient (15°C to 25°C) and cold room (2°C to 8°C), ensuring precise storage conditions for sensitive healthcare products.

“This building also comes equipped with purpose-built chambers to store up to six classes of dangerous goods,” she added.

The region’s pharmaceutical market is projected to grow 7.1% annually to $649b (US$504b) by 2030 from this year, according to California-based Grand View Research. It accounted for a fifth of the global pharma market in 2024, it said.

The DHL Pharma Hub, which is near Tuas Biomedical Park, offers seamless connectivity to Changi Airport and Tuas Port, allowing efficient regional and global distribution for pharmaceutical partners, DHL said in a separate statement.

“The hub was designed in response to growing customer demand for resilient, compliant, and agile healthcare logistics,” Hew said.

“Its development reflects DHL’s commitment to supporting the region’s expanding healthcare needs, driven by factors such as ageing populations, increased healthcare spending, and the shift towards personalized medicine,” she added.

DHL Supply Chain, which is based in Bonn, Germany, plans to introduce automation and robotics to improve operations and expand the facility with modular rooms to support value-added services such as labeling, secondary packaging, and kitting for clinical trials and commercial products.

“There are plans to introduce frozen and deep-frozen storage temperature ranges of -20°C to -70°C to address emerging biologics and cell/gene therapy demands,” Hew said.

DHL Group in April announced $2.9b (€2b) over the next five years to enhance its logistical capabilities in the life sciences and healthcare sector. Half of the investment was allotted to the Americas, 25% to the Asia-Pacific region, and 25% to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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