What LifeScience Logistics does

LifeScience Logistics (LSL), founded in 2006 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, is a privately held healthcare-exclusive third-party logistics (3PL) provider operating 19+ strategic warehouse and distribution facilities across 11 states totaling more than 7 million square feet of cGMP-compliant space. The company serves pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, and biologics manufacturers — ranging from startups to Fortune 500 firms — alongside federal and state government agencies and healthcare provider networks. LSL specializes in temperature-controlled storage spanning controlled room temperature (20-25°C), refrigerated (2-8°C), frozen (-30°C), and ultra-low frozen (-70°C to -80°C) environments, with cold dock-to-cooler automation and IoT-enabled real-time temperature, location, humidity, and vibration monitoring.

The company's service portfolio encompasses trade distribution logistics (warehousing, order processing, pick/pack/ship, order-to-cash), manufacturing logistics (API and raw material staging, WMS administration, compliance support), and emergency management solutions including its trademarked State Stockpile as a Service (SSaaS) platform. Underlying technology includes a SaaS-based Tecsys Elite warehouse management system delivering 99.97% inventory accuracy, DSCSA-compliant track-and-trace down to individual vial level with EPCIS data exchange, ISO Grade C cleanroom sampling and dispensing suites, and Foreign Trade Zone management. LSL holds 300+ state and federal licenses and certifications including FDA registration, NABP accreditation, AICPA SOC1 Type II, ISO 13485/14001/9001, and TAPA Level A security certification across all warehouses.

LSL operates a sales-led enterprise go-to-market model with dedicated account managers and a direct business development team targeting healthcare manufacturers and government entities. Pricing is custom and quote-based, not publicly disclosed. The company is led by CEO David Cheetham (who succeeded founder Richard Beeny) and Chief Commercial Officer Ryan Oppel (joined 2025), with recent institutional investment from Blackstone Group (November 2021) supporting a multi-year facility expansion program. Recent capital deployments include the 132,000 SF Research Triangle Park facility (2022), a 249,600 SF RTP expansion with ISO Grade C cleanroom (2024), and a $23.2 million, 625,000 SF Memphis hub anchored adjacent to the FedEx superhub (2025).

Name

LifeScience Logistics

Legal name

Life Science Logistics, LLC

Website

https://lslog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

LifeScience Logistics is a healthcare-exclusive third-party logistics provider operating 19+ cGMP-compliant warehouses across 11 states, serving pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech manufacturers, and government agencies with temperature-controlled storage, distribution, and emergency stockpile services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312), Warehousing and Storage (4931)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmaceutical & Biopharma Cold Chain Logistics (2–8°C, CRT, GDP) (TLAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Chain Asset-Based Logistics (Reefer Fleet & Temp-Control Facilities) (TLAIAMAF), Life Sciences Cold Chain Logistics (2–8°C, -20°C, -80°C) (HLAGAMAA), Cryogenic & Ultra-Low Temperature Logistics (-80°C, LN2 Dry Shipper) (TLAIAIAK), Clinical Trials & Investigational Product (IP) Cold Chain Logistics (TLAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare logistics services
• Pharmaceutical third-party logistics
• Cold chain storage
• Medical device distribution
• Emergency stockpile management

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Services: Comprehensive warehousing and distribution services for pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech products. Services include storage, order processing, pick/pack/ship, kitting, relabeling, and back/middle-office functions.
2. Cold Chain Storage and Distribution: Temperature-controlled storage (CRT, refrigerated, frozen, ultra-low frozen) and distribution services for temperature-sensitive healthcare products.
3. State Stockpile as a Service (SSaaS): Proprietary turnkey stockpile management solutions including stockpile design, implementation, maintenance, procurement, and inventory management for state government entities.
4. Manufacturing Logistics: Supply chain solutions for APIs, raw materials, components including WMS administration, compliance support, inventory staging and shipping for manufacturing sites.
5. Pharmaceutical Sampling and Dispensing: In-house sampling and dispensing services in ISO Grade C cleanroom suites for quality control testing, R&D, and clinical trial support.
6. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Management: FTZ-enabled solutions for international healthcare manufacturers including duty deferral, inventory control, and customs simplification.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LifeScience Logistics is a healthcare-exclusive third-party logistics (3PL) provider that delivers warehousing, distribution, and supply chain solutions for pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, and biologics manufacturers as well as federal and state government agencies. Core offerings span temperature-controlled storage (controlled room temperature, refrigerated 2-8°C, frozen -30°C, ultra-low frozen -70°C), FDA-registered cGMP-compliant warehousing, DSCSA-compliant serialization and track-and-trace, cold chain monitoring, kitting, relabeling, sampling and dispensing in ISO Grade C cleanrooms, Foreign Trade Zone management, and State Stockpile as a Service (SSaaS) for emergency preparedness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• State Stockpile as a Service (SSaaS): Proprietary turnkey stockpile management solutions for states, streamlining the complex process of designing, implementing, and maintaining a medical stockpile.

Products and services

• Trade Distribution Logistics

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.97% inventory accuracy
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health: One of the largest U.S. pharma distributors and healthcare services companies with extensive warehousing, distribution, and specialty pharma logistics capabilities. Competes with LSL in pharmaceutical 3PL at much larger scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated KN PharmaChain offering temperature-controlled air, sea, and road logistics for pharma and biotech. Directly competes for cold chain pharma logistics contracts.
• Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen) / World Courier: Top-3 U.S. pharma distributor with World Courier specialty in clinical trials and cell/gene therapy logistics. Direct overlap with LSL in CGT, cold chain, and clinical trial IP logistics.
• DHL Supply Chain (Life Sciences & Healthcare): Operates one of the largest global life sciences logistics networks with temperature-controlled warehousing, distribution, and clinical trial services. Directly overlaps with LSL's healthcare 3PL and cold chain offerings at global scale.
• McKesson: Global pharma distribution and healthcare services leader with substantial 3PL capabilities including cold chain and specialty pharma logistics. Represents the dominant incumbent LSL competes against for large manufacturer contracts.

Direct peers

• Cryoport: Specializes in temperature-controlled logistics for the life sciences industry, particularly cryogenic shipping for cell and gene therapies. Closely overlaps with LSL's ultra-low (-70°C to -80°C) and CGT capabilities.
• PCI Pharma Services: Specialty pharma services company offering clinical and commercial supply chain solutions including cold chain storage, packaging, and distribution. Closely comparable business model and customer base to LSL.
• FedEx Custom Critical: Provides time-sensitive and temperature-controlled expedited shipping for healthcare and life sciences, with proximity to FedEx's Memphis super-hub mirroring LSL's Memphis strategy. Directly comparable for healthcare cold chain transportation.
• UPS Healthcare (Marken / UPS Supply Chain Solutions): Operates one of the largest healthcare-specialized logistics networks globally with cold chain, clinical trial, and pharma distribution services. Directly comparable to LSL across cold chain storage, distribution, and clinical trial support.

Emerging players

• BioLife Solutions: Provides biopreservation tools and cold chain services for cell and gene therapy, including CryoStor media and integrated cold chain solutions. Adjacent to LSL in supporting CGT commercialization and storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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