GIRP

Name

GIRP

Legal name

European Healthcare Distribution Association / Groupement International de la Répartition Pharmaceutique (GIRP)

Website

https://girp.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: GIRP generates revenue through annual membership fees from full member associations, full member companies, and associated members. Companies with business interest in healthcare distribution can become sponsors.
2. Event registration fees: GIRP organizes flagship events including PharmaSupply conference, Autumn Meeting, and Annual Meeting & Conference, generating revenue through participant registration fees. Standard rate €1,050, civil society rate €550 per attendee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GIRP is the European healthcare distribution association acting as the umbrella organization for full-service pharmaceutical wholesalers across 33 European countries. Its core offering consists of membership-based association services including EU policy advocacy, regulatory monitoring and guidance, industry working group coordination, and flagship events such as the annual PharmaSupply conference. The association supplements membership with event registration, sponsorship programs, and a digital library of position papers and consultation responses.

Product overview

GIRP is an industry association representing the European healthcare distribution sector. As the European Healthcare Distribution Association, it does not offer a commercial product portfolio but instead provides organizational services including event organization (such as the flagship PharmaSupply conference), policy advocacy, publication of position papers and statements on pharmaceutical legislation, a member portal for association services, and a library of resources covering pharmaceutical distribution, legislation, and healthcare supply chain topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GIRP Membership Programme Annual membership for national pharmaceutical wholesale associations, international and pan-European pharmaceutical distribution companies, associated members, and corporate sponsors, providing access to EU policy advocacy, working groups, regulatory guidance, networking events and information services.
• PharmaSupply Annual Conference Flagship annual conference bringing together EU regulators, policymakers, pharmaceutical distribution leaders and healthcare stakeholders to address pharmaceutical supply-chain resilience, shortages, and other sector priorities. Open registration with €1,050 standard and €550 civil-society rates.
• GIRP Annual Meeting & Conference Annual governance and industry meeting for GIRP members and stakeholders, providing strategic updates, member assembly sessions, and networking.
• GIRP Partnership Sponsorship Programme Tiered sponsorship offering (Partnership Sponsor, Supporting Sponsor, Associated Sponsor) for companies with a business interest in healthcare distribution, providing year-round visibility with GIRP members, events and activities.
• GIRP Library & Policy Publications Digital library of GIRP position papers, consultation responses, statements, press releases, brochures and legislative documents covering pharmaceutical distribution, regulation and supply-chain topics.
• EU Policy Advocacy & Regulatory Monitoring Service Continuous EU policy advocacy and regulatory monitoring service delivered through GIRP's committees, working groups and Brussels secretariat, engaging EU institutions on legislation affecting pharmaceutical distribution, medicines shortages, falsified medicines and supply-chain resilience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full-service healthcare distributors deliver 15 billion packs of medicines per year to 200,000 dispensing points across Europe
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered partnership sponsor, supporting sponsor, associated sponsor, campaign partnership and core partnership.

• IQVIApartnership sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership sponsor providing visibility at GIRP events and activities. IQVIA is a healthcare data and analytics company that supports GIRP's mission through sponsorship.
• KNAPP AGpartnership sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership sponsor providing visibility at GIRP events and activities. KNAPP AG is a logistics and warehouse automation company serving the pharmaceutical industry.
• BD Rowasupporting sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of GIRP activities. BD Rowa provides pharmacy automation solutions.
• SSI SCHÄFERsupporting sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of GIRP activities. SSI SCHÄFER provides warehouse and logistics automation solutions.
• Thermo Kingsupporting sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of GIRP activities. Thermo King provides temperature control solutions relevant to pharmaceutical logistics.
• CAPPIsupporting sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of GIRP activities. CAPPI is a pharmacy organization.
• INSIGHT Health GmbHassociated sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociated sponsor of GIRP activities. INSIGHT Health GmbH provides healthcare market data and analysis.
• Excellis Europesupporting sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of GIRP activities. Excellis Europe provides regulatory and compliance services.
• Fight the Fakescampaign partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIRP participates in the Fight the Fakes campaign, a multi-stakeholder initiative raising awareness about the dangers of fake medicines. Aligns with GIRP's strong involvement in combating falsified medicines through the Falsified Medicines Directive.
• MedsDisposalcampaign partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIRP supports the MedsDisposal campaign, a joint initiative among European healthcare associations, industry and student organisations including AESGP, CED, EFPIA, EPSA, EurEau, Medicines For Europe and PGEU, to raise awareness on proper disposal of unused or expired medicines.
• IFPW (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers)core partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIRP collaborates with IFPW to help members and stakeholders advance safe, efficient and continuous access to pharmaceuticals worldwide through promotion of good distribution practices and services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations): The leading European trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry. GIRP works alongside EFPIA on supply chain and shortage issues, and both are key interlocutors with EU institutions on pharmaceutical legislation.
• EUCOPE (European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs): European trade association for small and mid-sized pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Operates in the same EU policy environment as GIRP, with overlapping interests in supply chain and regulatory matters.
• Medicines for Europe: European trade association for the generic and biosimilar medicines industry. GIRP partners with Medicines for Europe on the MedsDisposal campaign, and both operate in adjacent segments of the pharma supply chain, addressing parallel EU regulatory and policy issues.

Direct peers

• Affordable Medicines Europe: Represents parallel-distribution companies in Europe. Operates in the same pharma distribution space as GIRP's members but with a different business model, making it a direct policy counterpart (and sometimes competitor) for GIRP's advocacy positions.
• IFPW (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers): Global counterpart to GIRP, representing pharmaceutical wholesalers worldwide. GIRP itself explicitly partners with IFPW, and the two coordinate on good distribution practices — making IFPW the closest direct peer in scope and mission.
• AESGP (Association of the European Self-Care Industry): European association representing manufacturers of self-care products (OTC, food supplements, self-care medical devices). GIRP is a documented partner of AESGP on the MedsDisposal campaign, and both interact on EU regulatory issues affecting consumer health distribution.
• PGEU (Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union): Represents community pharmacists across Europe. As GIRP's direct counterpart on the dispensing side of the supply chain, PGEU frequently partners with GIRP and shares the same EU policy advocacy footprint.

Others

• CED (Council of European Dentists): European professional association representing dentists and the dental industry. GIRP partners with CED on the MedsDisposal campaign, signaling shared interest in safe medicine handling and supply chain integrity.
• EurEau: European federation of national water and waste-water services associations. Partnered with GIRP on MedsDisposal to address proper disposal of unused medicines — an adjacent industry stakeholder sharing GIRP's commitment to safe pharmaceutical lifecycle management.

Regional players

• EAHP (European Association of Hospital Pharmacists): Represents hospital pharmacists across Europe. As a key stakeholder on the hospital procurement side of pharmaceutical distribution, EAHP is a natural counterpart to GIRP on EU supply chain and shortage policy — even though its focus is hospital rather than wholesale distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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