Supply Chain Wizard for Pharma

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Rajeev Kumar, Vice President at Biological E. Limited, a leading vaccine manufacturer and CDMO. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience across pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain management, and digital excellence, Rajeev shares his perspective on the evolution of the Indian pharmaceutical industry and the growing importance of...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Abe Eshkenazi, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM). The conversation begins with Abe’s professional journey, starting from his early career in pharmaceutical operations, including manufacturing and supply chain management. He shares how his current role focuses on helping organizations build more agi...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Tim Tyson, Chairman and CEO of TriRx Pharmaceutical Services. The conversation begins with Tim’s professional journey in the pharmaceutical industry. Starting his career in operations and manufacturing, he worked closely with major pharmaceutical companies before rising to executive leadership roles at GSK, where he served as the president o...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Kevin Sharp, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales and Operations at Samsung Biologics. Kevin shares his more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, spanning procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, and business development roles across companies such as GSK, Contract Pharmacal Corp, and Samsung Biologics. With the...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Andrea Wagner, CEO of PharmaPhixx. The conversation begins with Andrea’s professional background, spanning academia and industry. She holds a doctorate in toxicology and a master’s degree in analytical chemistry and spent the early part of her career in universities before transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry. Andrea later co-found...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Tom Walls, former Head of Supply Chain Planning at Spark Therapeutics, a Roche company. The conversation kicks off with Tom sharing his career evolution from small molecules to his current focus on advanced therapy medicinal products, expressing his optimism for the potential of cell and gene therapies to treat many previously untreatab...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Katja Lumbar Globocnik, Head of U.S. Supply Chain at Exeltis and Xiromed, subsidiaries of Insud Pharma. Katja brings decades of experience across global pharmaceutical supply chains, from her early days in Europe with companies like Novartis and Sandoz to leading countless generic product launches at Teva in the United States. Evren and...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Dexter Tjoa, CEO of Tjoapack, a global contract packaging organization with over three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Dexter shares his journey into pharma, beginning as a supply chain consultant with a background in mathematics, and later transitioning into the packaging and supply chain domain. He also reflects...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Justin Wood, Chief Services Officer at Sequence Inc. With nearly two decades of experience in life sciences, Justin brings a unique perspective on process design, manufacturing software consultancy, and the growing workforce challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. The conversation begins by exploring the talent shortage in pharma and...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Steve Chakrabarty, former Director of Global Business Process and Technology at BD, now a consultant and advisory board member for supply chain activities at Rutgers Business School. With over 15 years at BD in various leadership roles across operations, manufacturing, and digital transformation, Steve brings a wealth of experience to the di...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Karen Betancourt, CEO of Vanguard Medical Logistics and a passionate advocate for supply chain innovation. Currently based in Panama, Karen shares her vision for leveraging technology and leadership to unlock future ready pharma supply chains. The conversation begins with Karen’s framework for successful supply chain digitalization. She emph...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Adrian Van den Hoven, Director General of Medicines for Europe, the leading voice for generic and biosimilar manufacturers across the continent. The conversation begins by underscoring the essential role generics and biosimilars play in Europe’s healthcare system — making up around 90% of prescriptions but only 20% of total costs. Adrian exp...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma host Evren Ozkaya sits down with Audrey Greenberg, CEO and Founder of AG Capital Advisors, to explore the evolving landscape of CDMOs in the cell and gene therapy space. Audrey, who brings a finance background and deep industry insight, outlines what it takes to build and scale a CDMO business—from managing high fixed costs and staffing GMP operations to raising c...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Andrew Kewson, Head of Global Supply Chain Management at Basilea Pharmaceutica. With a background spanning packaging engineering, food and beverage, and global supply chain roles in pharma, Andrew brings a unique perspective to the industry's operational challenges and digital future. The conversation opens with Andrew’s view on the agility...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Fabrice Le Garrec, Founder of The OSICS Network and a global authority on Lean manufacturing and operational excellence. Fabrice sheds light on the inefficiencies plaguing the pharmaceutical industry, particularly its heavy reliance on outdated processes, paper, and spreadsheets. Drawing comparisons with advanced industries like automot...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Ongun Saracbasi, Head of Assets and Brands Supply at UCB, to explore the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical supply chains. Ongun shares insights into managing supply chains for both commercialized medicines and those in late-stage clinical trials. He explains how pharma companies increasingly rely on contract development and manufacturing...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Sanjay Choubey, Vice President of Digital and Process Excellence (North America) at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, to discuss the evolving landscape of digital transformation in pharmaceutical supply chains. The conversation begins with an industry reality check: the U.S. pharma market is the largest globally, surpassing the next nine la...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Bryan Holmes, Vice President of Information Technology at Andelyn Biosciences, to discuss the evolving role of IT in pharmaceutical manufacturing and the transformative impact of digitalization on Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs). The conversation begins with a deep dive into the fundamental differences betwe...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, host Evren Ozkaya welcomes Brian Doel, Vice President of Clinical Supply Chain, Global Supply Chain at Bristol Myers Squibb. The conversation kicks off with Brian's insights into the pharmaceutical industry, emphasizing its role as a beacon of hope for millions and highlighting the rapid transformation driven by orphan and personalized medicines. Evren and Br...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Indranil Nandi, Chief Scientific Officer at Jubilant.  The conversation begins with Nandi's insightful analysis of the pharmaceutical industry's rapid advancements. He highlights the emergence of personalized medicine and the increasing prominence of radiotherapy, which has become a $35 billion market on its own. Evren and Nandi then...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Tolga Kula, Director and Global Head of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) at Merck Group. They discuss the benefits and necessity of an integrated business planning approach for pharmaceutical companies and how companies can create an environment that connects the supply chain, finance, and sales departments the right way. The conversation...

In this episode of SCW for Pharma, Evren Ozkaya welcomes Mike Walker, Microsoft's Executive Director of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Digital Strategy, to explore why pharma companies are slow in embracing digitalization and ways to help them catch up. They delve into strategies for adapting factories to the production of the growing market of emerging biologics, cell-gene therapies, and...

Join our host, Evren Ozkaya, as he engages in an insightful conversation with Tassilo Krug, who most recently was the Global Head of Portfolio at Sandoz, about effective portfolio management strategies in the generic drug industry. In this episode, they explore the evolving trend pharmaceutical companies are facing: A shift from high-volume, low-price drugs to low-volume, high-price (orphan) drugs...

Join our host, Evren Ozkaya, as he welcomes Faris Hattar, Associate Director of Supply Chain Operations at Hikma Saudi Arabia, for an insightful discussion on effectively managing cost pressures in generic drug manufacturing. In this episode, they delve into the challenges faced by pharmaceutical leaders, addressing issues such as high transportation costs, over reliance on a few offshore supplier...

Join our host Evren Ozkaya as he welcomes ⁠Michael Altman⁠ , VP of End-to-End US Supply Chain Operations at ⁠Kenvue ⁠ for an insightful discussion on managing one of the largest disruptions of supply chain in the Pharma industry. This episode delves into the crucial balance between capital, cost and service/availability, the significance of an end-to-end supply chain view, and strategies for navig...