PharmaSource Podcast

In an uncertain world rife with cost inflation, the pharmaceutical industry is seeking innovative solutions. René Wienmann, Chief Procurement Officer at Chr. Hansen, is leading the charge with data-driven procurement insights that are driving savings and sustainability. René, who proudly identifies as a “procurement nerd or geek,” is leveraging technology to navigate the increasing complexity of p...

What is the best way to make progress towards pharma’s net zero targets? “Get started,” says Chris Shanahan, VP Global Sustainability Supply Chain at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Starting can be intimidating and overwhelming. There’s a lot going on, and we don’t always have all the information. But if everyone gets started, we will eventually come together. Don’t put it off.” Chris Shanahan leads Su...

Marketing in pharma can be tough. In the contract manufacturing space where the services of one provider might look very similar to another, it can be a challenge to build a distinctive brand and to target at customers at the right moment in their drug development process. In the latest episode of the PharmaSource podcast, Elliott Berger – formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Catalent and currently...

Lonza Capsules and Health Ingredients is the global leader in the capsule manufacturing market, says Julien Lamps, Associate Director of Global Product Management. Speaking on the PharmaSource podcast, Julien explains how Lonza support the pharmaceutical industry with a range of science-backed capsule innovations. “We are the most well-known in the market for our Capsugel® brand products” says Jul...

Ray Sison is the Managing Partner for SCxCMC, connecting biotech companies with highly qualified CDMOs, strategic consultants and independent contractors. Changing contract manufacturer is not a decision to be taken lightly, yet can be necessary to take a product to a commercial stage says Ray Sisons. Ray Sison is the Managing Partner for SCxCMC, a consultant who specialises in connecting biotech...

This episode is a live recording from our first Women in Pharma Procurement meetup. Pharma is an industry where 90% CEOs are men, and the gender pay gap is still a very real issue. In this session we learned that pay disparity is  no.1 challenge women are facing in their roles. Since we launched PharmaSource community, it’s been clear that driving a real and meaningful change for women is an area...

1990’s technology stacks will not give us the supply chain that 21st century customers need and deserve, says Elouise Epstein. Speaking to the PharmaSource podcast, Kearney partner, author and futurist Elouise Epstein explains that “Third-party data exchange is the key to the future. Above all, we need to facilitate easy data exchange with suppliers.” In her new book, How to Hack the Supply Chain,...

How should a 100 year-old pharma company partner with a tech giant such as Google? Sharmeen Lalani-Fade , Global Procurement Lead for online media, creative and data for Bayer explains how they are partnering with Google to bring their Advertising technology (AdTech) stack in house. The project is designed to connects the 'demand side' (Bayer's marketing campaigns) with the online adve...

Avantor is a Fortune 500 company with a wide range of mission-critical products and services for the biopharma industry. David Coorey , SVP Biopharma Business Development & Commercial Operations at Avantor spoke to the PharmaSource podcast to explain more about the services they offer. David explains how Avantor supports biopharma companies through R&D scientific discovery, to scale up and...

Brian Whitlock, Vice President of Global R&D Procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb shares his experience in building a high-performance operating model to support the business objectives of biopharmaceutical research. In the latest episode of the PharmaSource podcast Brian explains how the procurement operating model had to change following 2019, when BMS announced the acquisition of Celgene. “T...

Asymchem  is a large USFDA-inspected Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), renowned for its expertise in developing sustainable processes for late-phase to commercial small molecule and peptide Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). The contract manufacturer has eight manufacturing facilities spread across China, and delivers “500-600 projects a year, with 50 assets availa...

Skyepharma  is a fully-integrated CDMO specialised in formulating, developing and producing complex oral dosage forms and expanding into Bioproduction with the opening of their new  SkyeHub  plant. Based outside Lyon, France, the company offers their worldwide customer base a full range of services, from early stage development to industrial manufacturing and packaging. Following a management buyo...

World Courier , a specialist in logistics, warehousing, and transportation services for the pharma and biopharma industry, covers the entire supply chain from preclinical stages and universities to commercial products. With 50 years of experience in the storage and transportation of time and temperature-sensitive products, World Courier is part of the Cencora group (formerly AmerisourceBergen), al...

SUANFARMA provides Contract Development and Manufacturing (CDMO) services for fermentation and chemical synthesis projects – both generic and innovator. The company offers a ‘One Stop Shop’ service helping customers to achieve success in the development, scaling, manufacturing, and commercialization of APIs. David Blanco Industrial Business Development & CDMO Director, explains the services th...

West Pharmaceutical Services  is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality injectable solutions and services and a trusted partner to established and emerging drug developers. West has more than 10,000 team members across 50 sites worldwide, and supports customers by delivering approximately 47 billion components and devices each year. “This year is our 100 year anniversary, a milestone we ar...

Clariant , the 5 billion multinational company specialising in chemicals, is releasing a range of new functional excipients The company is a global leader in specialty chemicals and manufactures a wide range of APIs and Excipients in Germany, Spain and China. While in the past their reputation in pharma was for manufacturing mainly Polyglycols,  Vaios Barlas , Global Director Health Care at Claria...

Alcami  is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in North Carolina with four-decades experience advancing products through every development lifecycle stage. Operating across five campuses across the United States that cover 738,000 square feet, Alcami caters to pharmaceutical and biotech enterprises of all scales. The CDMO offers bespoke and inventive solution...

Brenntag Pharma is a leading distribution partner in the pharmaceutical, veterinary and healthcare industries, offers over 10,000 products for the formulation of pharmaceuticals and the chemical synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. "We are the bridge between the manufacturers of raw materials and ingredients to those that produce medicines. We develop partnerships with all types of...

Novartis  has been active in the contract manufacturing space for twenty years, now under the brand name Global Biotech Cooperations. Novartis Global Biotech Cooperations provides contract manufacturing services across various domains, including Cell & Gene Therapy, Plasmid DNA, RNA, mRNA, SiRNA, Microbial manufacturing, Mammalian cell cultures, Viral vector, and Fill & Finish. In this epi...

C2 Pharma (C-Squared) specialises in the production and distribution of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and complex chemical compounds derived from both synthetic and natural sources. The company was founded in 2014 after the acquisition of Boehringer Ingelheim's phytochemical API product portfolio. "In 2023 after 9 years hard work we finally reached goal of becoming the global l...

Thermo Fisher Scientific is at the forefront of providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services from drug development, clinical trial logistics to commercial manufacturing. With a global presence spanning over 60 locations, the company offers a seamless, 'end-to-end' solution across all developmental phases, including API production, biologics, viral vectors, cGMP plasmids, formulation, cl...

Established in 1942 , Lannett is a US-based pharmaceutical contract manufacturer boasting an extensive portfolio of over 100 product families currently in distribution. In this episode Grant Brock  Vice President of Operations discuss the ‘end to end’ services that Lannett CDMO offers. Lannett has a wide range of customers, says Grant, from “virtual customers looking for a home for their products,...

Polpharma   Group  is a CEE-based pharmaceutical manufacturer with 70 years of experience offering various products, including prescription drugs, consumer health care products, and generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). David Gonzalez , Head of API Commercial, spoke to the PharmaSource podcast about their new ‘hybrid’ business model, which means they can now offer Contract Development...

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories , the global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, India, has been a key player in the industry since its establishment in 1984. Committed to ensuring access to affordable and innovative medicines, the company operates under the mantra, ‘Good Health Can’t Wait’. Dr. Reddy’s offers a comprehensive range of products and services, encompassing APIs, generics, bra...

Christoph Staub, is CEO of allpack group ag, a Contract Packaging Organisation (CPO) based in Switzerland with an ambitious agenda for the digital transformation of the pharma supply chain. “We are a small company but very innovative. I have confirmation from our customers that despite our relatively small size, we are at the leading-edge of digital transformation in packaging” says Christoph. “We...