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Kuehne + Nagel

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Robert Cathomas

Tel. +41 (0)44 786 95 15

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Kuehne + Nagel Chile

Kuehne + Nagel provides healthcare logistics services for Roche in Chile Santiago, Chile, January 11, 2010 – Roche Chile has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to manage its national distribution centre, i nvolving warehousing and distribution services for medical, promotional and raw material product ranges.

Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded an exclusive logistics contract

to manage the warehousing and distribution activities for Roche Chile.

Under the terms of the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will handle end-

products and raw materials. The services also cover the handling of

sensitive cargo such as temperature-controlled biotechnological products

and psychotropic medicines.

Kuehne + Nagel will support Roche Chile in optimizing its distribution

processes, improving the performance of the 2,000 sqm logistics ware-

house in Macul, Santiago, and will be responsible for the distribution

to hospitals, clinics and pharmacy distribution centres throughout the

country.

“Taking over last-mile delivery services for Roche in Chile is proof of

the trust placed in us by a globally leading healthcare company and

demonstrates our strong capacity to optimize processes and add value

enabling the customer to focus on its core business,” commented Ingo

Goldhammer, Managing Director of Kuehne + Nagel Chile. “We are

committed to further developing and investing in our integrated solutions

for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.”

René Delsin, General Manager of Roche Chile, said, “Roche is an

innovative healthcare company, and this deal is part of our strategy

to improve our focus on core activities locally. It will allow us to dedicate

more attention to demand generation, without losing the quality of our

current distribution in Chile. Working with Kuehne + Nagel, a world-class

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logistics service provider, we will also have the possibility to incorporate

new technologies, explore synergies and further integrate our logistics

and distribution processes, improving our efficiency and reducing

inventories.”

About Roche

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, virology, inflammation, metabolism and CNS. Roche is also the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics, tissue-based cancer diagnostics and a pioneer in diabetes management. Roche’s personalized health-care strategy aims at providing medicines and diagnostic tools that enable tangible improvements in the health, quality of life and survival of patients. In 2008, Roche had over 80,000 employees worldwide and invested almost 9 billion Swiss francs in R&D.

The company has had operations in Chile for over 38 years. It employs around 250 people throughout the country.

Further information can be found at www.roche.com

About Kuehne + Nagel

With approximately 55,000 employees at 900 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based supply chain management services.

In Chile, Kuehne + Nagel operates at eight locations with 71,000 sqm of warehouse space under management. The company has a workforce of 460 people.

Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com