Category Archives: Business

11Dec/19

Amazon to Disrupt Pharma Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Delivery Operations

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By: Daniel R. Matlis, President

If you ever bought a product from Amazon, you have first-hand experience with the sophisticated, yet intuitive, supply chain and automation systems the company has developed to enable millions of products to be delivered to hundreds of millions of people, often in hours.

Last week, Amazon announced plans to leverage these technologies and experiences to disrupt the Pharmaceutical industry.  Amazon announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Novartis aimed at disrupting pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, and delivery operations using Amazon Web Services (AWS’) portfolio of cloud services. Continue reading →

06Dec/19

2020 Life Science Radar – Webinar Registration is Open!

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An Axendia Straight from the Source Webinar

Disruption is on the radar! Life-Science executives must plot a course for success. That was the theme of our “Straight from the Source” 2019 Life-Science Radar webinar featuring Axendia’s Analysts.

Since 2005, Industry stakeholders and regulators have relied on Axendia for trusted advice on Business, Regulatory and Technology issues and trends. Due to our track-record of accurately predicting Life-Science trends, our clients often ask us to forecast what’s on the horizon.  To answer this question, we developed a 2019 Life-Science radar to communicate our focus areas in the markets we service, as well as share when we predict these trends will become mainstream.

Join us on January 29th at 11am Eastern. Axendia’s Analysts will discuss the updated 2020 Life-Science radar.

Many disruptors are closely connected and Life-Science organizations must take a holistic view when it comes to business, regulatory and technology trends in order to plot a course to success.

Can’t make this time? Register and you will be able to watch the On-Demand recording after the event.

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21Nov/19

Samsung Biologics CIO Shares Vision for Modernizing Manufacturing Quality

Business, Cloud, Latest, Quality, Technology

By: Daniel R. Matlis, President

Samsung Biologics is a world-class contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) located in Songdo, South Korea.

James Choi, VP and CIO, Samsung BioLogics

James Choi, VP & CIO Samsung Biologics

Founded in 2011, Samsung Biologics has the largest total plant cell culture capacity in the world from a single location:  364,000 L.  The company employs more than 2500 employees including 100+ global expats from 12 countries.

To discuss the company’s vision for modernizing manufacturing quality, I sat down with James Choi, VP and CIO, Samsung Biologics, at the 2019 Veeva R&D Summit.

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05Nov/19

Transforming Quality, a Top Priority for Customers at Veeva Summit 2019

Business, Events, Latest, Quality, Regulatory, Technology

Veeva Summit 2019 Event Brief

By: Daniel R. Matlis, President

Veeva has become a strategic technology partner to more than 775 customers across the globe, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs.

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I had the opportunity to cover the 2019 Veeva R&D Summit in Philadelphia, PA in September.  The event brought together more than 1,700 life science professionals and experts to share the latest market trends in the industry, experience innovative technology, and share best practices. The annual event has experienced 25% attendance growth compared to 2018.

This brief focuses on my first-hand interactions with leading industry executives leveraging Veeva’s quality offerings to modernize quality management in the cloud.

The following executives shared how they are leveraging modern cloud-based solutions to transform quality management:

  • James Choi, VP and CIO at Samsung BioLogics, shares his vision for modernizing manufacturing quality.
  • Chris Lamont, Director, Global QMS Programs at Bristol-Myers Squibb presents the company’s journey to achieve enterprise quality with Vault QMS.
  • Jennifer Trundle, Associate Director, Quality Management Systems at Gilead discusses the successful expansion of Vault QualityDocs across the global enterprise.

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01Oct/19

Culture Change Management in Support of Digital Integration at Fresenius Medical Care

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A Straight from the Source Webinar

To support changing regulatory frameworks and business models, forward thinking Life-Science companies like Fresenius Medical Care are not just considering digital integration but are implementing strategies that unify Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Manufacturing Execution Systems, (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and a variety of other software solutions.

To assure improved outcomes, all these systems must ultimately coexist which is why a digital integration strategy is critical.

In this Straight from the Source Webinar featuring Bill D’Innocenzo, SVP of Digital Integration at Fresenius Medical Care, we discuss why Digital Transformation is a Journey… Not a Project! We will also review why transforming organizational culture and behaviors is imperative to ensuring the success of new business models in support of improved outcomes.

Join Fresenius Medical Care’s Bill D’Innocenzo and Axendia’s Sandra Rodriguez for a live webinar on October 30th at 11:00 AM ET.

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Key Takeaways:

• 5 Steps to a Successful Digital Integration Strategy
• Why you must build a cross-functional team during the digital transformation journey
• Why transforming organization culture first is imperative to supporting new business models
• The road to a successful digital integration strategy is first paved by the people leading the change

Register and watch this webinar On-Demand.

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