Saving patient lives since 1977

For almost 50 years, Life Couriers has been providing logistics solutions that enhance, enrich and save patient lives.

Today, Life Couriers is the global leader in organizing Stem Cell deliveries and the no. 1 provider of Radiopharmaceutical deliveries in the USA and Europe.

In addition, we’re proud to serve customers and patients across the world through Life Science logistics, Direct-to-Patient deliveries, Pharma Freight, and Emergency Logistics solutions.

Our journey to global trust

Read all about our journey below, as we’ve grown to become the globally trusted supplier of healthcare and life science logistics.

Logistics through the years

A History of the Life Couriers Network

Our journey began in 1977, with the founding of Associated Couriers. See here how our logistics network has grown since, with multiple acquisitions across the world and the founding of what is now the Life Couriers group.

Associated Couriers
Associated Couriers is founded
Associated Couriers is founded in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Initially starting with "one man and one van", the company obtains a Department of Transportation special permit 8308 and grows to become the US leader in Radiopharma deliveries.
1977
On Time Delivery
On Time Delivery is founded
On Time Delivery is founded in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. Specializing in same day, local logistics, the company grows to become a leader in courier services for the Twin Cities region.
1986
ISI is founded
Isotopes Services International (ISI) is founded in Belgium. Specializing in just in time, same and next day deliveries, the company becomes a leading supplier of radiopharma transportation across Europe.
1987
Ontime Courier
Ontime Courier is founded
Ontime Courier GmbH is founded in Munich, Germany. Specialized in the dispatch of national and international Overnight and Express Shipments, it develops a particular core competence in the Life Science (Medical/Pharma) sector.
1995
Aktiv-Trans is founded
Aktiv-Trans is founded in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. Starting as a sole proprietorship with one vehicle, it grows to become the leading supplier of radiopharma transport in Germany.
1996
Samedaylogistics
Samedaylogistics is founded
Samedaylogistics is founded in Kelsterbach, Germany. Combining time-critical direct transports, On-Board-Courier shipments, express airfreight and shipments via Air Charter, Samedaylogistics becomes a specialist in emergency logistics.
1996
Vision Logistics
Vision Logistics is founded
Vision Logistics is founded in Portsmouth, UK. Beginning as "one man and a bike", it grows to become an award-winning provider of Direct-to-Patient healthcare deliveries.
2000
Life Logistics Freight GmbH
Life Logistics Freight is founded
Life Logistics Freight GmbH is founded in Großbeeren, Germany. Specializing in cold chain and pharmaceutical services, it achieves GDP certification and becomes a leading supplier of freight transport for Europe, the Middle East, Far East and Africa.
2000
ISOVital is founded
ISOVital is founded in Loos, France. The company becomes a leading provider of transportation services for radioactive and radiopharmaceutical materials across Europe.
2005
ISOLife is founded
ISOLife is founded in Paris, France. Delivering hundreds of nuclear medicine packages every day in France, the company becomes a leader in radiopharma transportation.
2007
Optimize Courier
Optimize Courier is founded
Optimize Courier is founded in Venice, Florida, USA. Optimize grows into a leader within the global critical logistics industry, partnering with companies who need cold chain and time-critical logistics services.
2010
SLS Group (now Life Couriers) is founded
The SLS Group GmbH is founded in Munich, Germany. With a goal to create a global logistics network specializing in healthcare and life science, the group begins acquiring and aligning companies.
2011
Samedaylogistics
Samedaylogistics joins SLS Group
SLS Group acquires Samedaylogistics, specialists in Emergency Logistics solutions.
2011
Ontime Courier
Ontime Courier joins SLS Group
SLS Group acquires Ontime Courier GmbH, specialists in Stem Cell OBC and Life Science Logistics.
2017
Associated Couriers joins SLS Group
SLS Group acquires Associated Couriers, specialists in Radiopharma Logistics, Direct-to-Patient Delivery and Life Science Logistics.
2020
Vision Logistics joins SLS Group
Associated Couriers acquires Vision Logistics and it becomes part of the SLS Group. Specialists in Direct-to-Patient Delivery, the company expands its offering to include Radiopharma Logistics and Life Science Logistics.
2021
Life Logistics Freight joins SLS Group
Ontime Courier GmbH acquires Life Logistics Freight and it becomes part of the SLS Group as specialists in Pharma Freight.
2021
SLS Group rebrands to Life Couriers
SLS Group rebrands the business as Life Couriers, due to the predominant life science and healthcare focus of the group.
2022
On Time Delivery joins the Life Couriers group
Life Couriers acquires On Time Delivery, the US Twin Cities specialist in same day logistics.
2023
Optimize Courier
Optimize Courier joins the Life Couriers group
Life Couriers acquires Optimize Courier, specialists in global critical logistics for the Life Science sector.
2023
ISI, ISOVital and ISOLife (RLG) join the Life Couriers group
The Radiopharma Logistics Group (comprised of ISI, ISOVital and ISOLife) join the Life Couriers group. Life Couriers becomes the leading supplier in Europe for Radiopharma transport.
2023
Aktiv-Trans joins the Life Couriers group
Life Couriers acquires Aktiv-Trans, Germany's leading provider of Radiopharma transportation.
2024
Multiple entities rebrand to Life Couriers
Several companies in the group rebrand to the Life Couriers name, including Aktiv-Trans, Associated Couriers, Life Logistics Freight, On Time Delivery, Ontime Courier, Radiopharma Logistics Group (ISI, ISOVital and ISOLife) and Vision Logistics.
2024-2025

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Today, Life Couriers is the global leader in saving lives and trusted advocate for the good of patients, with the broadest service portfolio on the market.

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