Tagged with supply

Global After a transformative 2020, Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw looks into his crystal ball and makes five predictions (plus one) on the key trends that life sciences companies need to be aware of in 2021.   If 2020 taught us anything, it is that futurists and forecasters make their new year…

USA Joe Lewis outlines the key concerns of Deloitte’s pharma clients around manufacturing and supply chain operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, how companies can come out of the crisis stronger, and highlights some of the major issues surrounding vaccine allocation and deployment.   One of the most common…

Mexico COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of secure regional pharma supply chains across the globe, not least in Mexico where the state of Hidalgo has signed a deal with six Indian generics firms to establish a pharma hub for manufacturing and logistics.   One of the leading pharma markets in Latin…

Coronavirus During the fourth International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) COVID-19 media briefing, one thematic dominated: collaboration. With Eli Lilly chairman and CEO David Ricks, also president of IFPMA; Roche CEO Dr Severin Schwan, also vice-president of IFPMA; Pfizer chairman and CEO Dr Albert Bourla; MSD (Merck & Co.…

Merck PharmaBoardroom recently sat down with Merck’s EVP and Head of Global Healthcare Operations, Teresa Rodó to unpack her important role within the global group and how Merck has pivoted to rise to the supply chain challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis.   Although many companies now claim to have this…

Merck Teresa Rodó gives an overview of her role overseeing the development, manufacturing, supply, and quality of all of Merck’s biotech and pharmaceutical medicines and medical devices. Rodó also explains how the company has been able to withstand the supply chain challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and why Merck is…

Vaccines Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, spoke to Financial Times correspondent Vanessa Kortekaas on 25 June 2020 about the global race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. He emphasized the importance of prioritising access to at-risk populations, supply chain scale issues that must be considered, why there is no future…

South Africa Below is a roundup of latest news from South Africa’s life sciences and healthcare industries, including a call to overhaul patent laws to allow better access to COVID-19 drugs, innovation for HIV and TB medication adherence, COVID-19 vaccine trials, gut microbiome testing and supply chain lessons from the pandemic.  …

Brazil The editorial team at Panorama Farmaceutico explain how the COVID-19 pandemic and global trade flow stoppages are impacting the manufacture and supply of medicines within Brazil.*   The COVID-19 pandemic has again brought to the fore Brazil’s need to reduce its dependence on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from abroad. Brazil imports…

Russia Russia is facing a drug shortage crisis which is having a particular impact on patients with life-threatening conditions. A combination of geopolitical and bureaucratic issues are restricting the flow of medications to the patients who need them the most.   An alarming shortage of medicines in Russia is driving some…

4+7 China’s roll-out of a 25-province expansion to the 4+7 pilot procurement scheme has seen pharma companies scrambling to cut prices for their drugs even further in the latest bidding war.   Pharma companies in China are facing yet another intense race to the bottom on pricing. On the 24th of…

Pharma Dr. Leisha Daly, Janssen Ireland country director and president of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) discusses her presidency and the conclusion of a four-year agreement between IPHA and the Irish government on the supply of medicine. She then highlights Janssen’s leadership in Ireland in terms of ‘open-innovation’ and ‘beyond-the-pill’…