Nextpharma, a European provider of product development, contract manufacturing and cold chain and logistics outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has Intervet Deutschland, part of Merck & Co., to acquire its Animal Health distribution operation in Garching near Munich, Germany.

Following the acquisition Nextpharma, will supply outsourced logistics services for Intervet's veterinary products to their customers. These services will be provided by Nextpharma Logistics via their network of logistics facilities in Bielefeld and Waltrop (Germany), Turbenthal (Switzerland), Stockerau (Austria) and San Diego (America) to serve Germany, BeNeLux, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Hungary, other eastern European countries as well as North America.