Media coverage and awards
Publications in national and trade media, TV reports and professional awards that mention BIOCARD or our specialists. Every entry has a date and a link to the original.
The most visible coverage dates from 2020–2021, when we delivered the COVID-19 vaccine across Russia and gave comments to journalists. Below are the materials we opened and checked; we retell them in our own words, and the full versions are one click away. Most sources are in Russian.
National media and television
Эксперты назвали сложности при транспортировке вакцин от COVID в России
RBC asked experts about vaccine transport. Oleg Baykov (BIOCARD) gave two comments: thermal packaging is enough for spot delivery by air, while on long road trips its drawback is weight and volume.
Exclusive: Russia focuses on freeze-dried vaccine doses as transport fix
The agency describes how Biocard monitors vaccine temperature at its headquarters and quotes Oleg Baykov.
Read on reuters.com · Copy: Yahoo Finance · In Russian: Investing.com · Retelling: The Moscow Times
У россиян растет спрос на вакцину: делается ставка на оперативность
A TV report from the Natsimbio logistics centre: Oleg Baykov shows a smart temperature sensor that reads the temperature inside a thermal container over Bluetooth and saves up to 10 hours per truck.
The channel’s web page does not name the company; our news item describes the participation. Our news item
Спецпроект «Запуск спутника»
A documentary special by the TV channel about the Sputnik V vaccine (26 minutes). According to our news item, Oleg Baykov talks in it about vaccine logistics and SafePack thermal containers.
The channel’s page does not name the company; our news item describes the participation. Our news item
Глубокий минус «Спутника». Чего стоит доставить российскую вакцину до прививочных кабинетов
In a story on delivering the vaccine to vaccination rooms, BIOCARD is named among the main logistics operators.
Найден способ спасти мировую и российскую авиацию
The newspaper quotes Oleg Baykov on the development of air cargo: what is missing is door-to-door delivery to the recipient.
Awards and professional recognition
Победитель в номинации «Доставка последней мили»
The award page lists BIOCARD as the winner of the “Last-mile delivery” nomination. The ceremony took place on 21 October 2022 at the 4th “Pharmaceutical logistics” conference.
Первая премия SCM Pharm
The award was presented on 21 October 2021 at the 3rd “Pharmaceutical logistics” conference with the support of BIOCARD.
Trade media and events
Industry publications and communities: news, expert comments and conference announcements.
| Outlet | Date | Material | What it says about us |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM Pharm | 18 March 2022 | Изменения в цепях поставок лекарственных средств — онлайн-встреча (in Russian) | Oleg Baykov is listed as a speaker at the SCM Pharm community online meeting. |
| PharmProm.news | 18 October 2021 | Что за зверь термоконтейнер? Статус регистрации и лицензирования (in Russian) | Biocard is listed among manufacturers of reusable thermal containers; the instructions of a BIOCARD-made container are used as an example. |
| Logistics.ru | 19 December 2020 | Особенности транспортировки вакцины от COVID в России (in Russian) | The report says RTA and BIOCARD, together with the Mechnikov Institute, told RBC about the specifics of vaccine transport. |
| Pharmvestnik | 15 December 2020 | Онлайн-конференция «Надлежащее обращение вакцины «Гам-КОВИД-Вак» на территории Российской Федерации» (in Russian) | Conference announcement: the programme includes Oleg Baykov’s talk on preparing cold packs and thermal containers. |
| GxP News | 15 December 2020 | BIOCARD доставил вакцину от коронавируса во все регионы России (in Russian) | A report that delivery of the first vaccine batches to all regions of Russia was completed with an unbroken cold chain. |
| Lenta.ru | 7 December 2020 | Перечислены трудности транспортировки российских вакцин от COVID-19 (in Russian) | A retelling of the RBC story: in Oleg Baykov’s view, thermal containers are the best way to transport vaccines, but packaging makes delivery more expensive. |
| Logirus | 7 December 2020 | Вакцины от коронавируса предлагают перевозить с двойной «холодовой перестраховкой» (in Russian) | Oleg Baykov’s view: thermal packaging is enough for spot delivery by air; difficulties will arise when transporting frozen vaccine in bulk. |
| Cargo Magazine (Netherlands) | 15 November 2020 | Russian logistics industry feels prepared for COVID-19 vaccine tsunami | The freight magazine quotes Oleg Baykov, Deputy CEO of Biocard: vaccines at ultra-low temperatures can be carried in specialised thermal containers with refrigerants; the weak spot is hubs and transfer points. |
| Transport and Warehouse magazine | 11 November 2020 | Уроки пандемии короновируса: план быстрого реагирования и построение цепочек поставок (in Russian) | An article on logistics during the pandemic: delivery of the first vaccine batch was entrusted to Biocard; the first Sputnik V shipments went in SafePack thermal containers. |
| RZD-Partner | 10 November 2020 | Российские логистические компании будут транспортировать вакцины от коронавируса с учетом низкотемпературных условий хранения (in Russian) | Comment by Oleg Baykov: temperature conditions must be maintained at unloading hubs and distribution points. Biocard is named among the companies delivering Sputnik V. |
| Pharmvestnik | 10 September 2020 | Первая партия вакцины от коронавируса успешно поставлена в медучреждения (in Russian) | BIOCARD delivered the first vaccine doses to Moscow clinics No. 2, 62 and 220; Oleg Baykov assesses the vaccine supply market. |
| New Retail | 9 September 2020 | Первая партия вакцины от коронавируса успешно доставлена в больницы (in Russian) | News on delivering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Moscow clinics. |
| GxP News | 3 September 2020 | Как собственные разработки Biocard помогают фармкомпаниям сохранять качество продукции (in Russian) | A sponsored article about our own developments: SafePack thermal containers, sensors, the app. |
| ATI.su | 20 March 2020 | Температурные грузы под контролем: BIOCARD переходит на круглосуточный режим работы (in Russian) | News that BIOCARD moves to round-the-clock delivery of temperature-controlled cargo. |
| Soglasie Insurance | 9 November 2017 | СК «Согласие» застраховала транспортировку лекарств на 1,4 млрд рублей (in Russian) | Press release by the insurer: Biocard Logistik signed an all-risks cargo insurance contract with a total liability limit of RUB 1.4 billion. |
Automation projects and directories
Contractors and professional directories describe how we automated warehouse and transport operations on 1C and AXELOT.
Links were checked in October 2026. If you know of a publication about us that is missing here, or a link stopped working, write to us via the Contacts page.
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