The current coronavirus epidemic and subsequent shutdown of travel to and from affected areas in China make supply chain risk management a particularly timely topic this month. While the last thirty years have seen us grow increasingly comfortable with extended, global supply chains, these past few years’ (and months’) events have wreaked havoc on the[…]
Confronting Drug Supply Chain Risks
blog, LGM Pharma, Supply Chain Tags: cold chaincorona virusDSCSAserializationsupply chain Mar 02, 2020
How to Select the Right Pharmaceutical Sourcing Model
LGM Pharma Tags: APIspharmaceutical sourcingsourcingstrategic sourcingsupply chain Feb 07, 2020
Farewell to the Blockbuster? The blockbuster drug era is widely reported to be coming to an end. Last year GEN reported (as did many others): “The blockbuster drug model once reigned supreme. Now it is being succeeded by the precision medicine model. During this transition, the pharmaceutical industry may worry about losing the blockbuster model’s[…]
Top 2020 Pharma Supply Chain Logistics Trends
LGM Pharma Tags: 2020 trendsbloglogisticssupply chain Dec 28, 2019
In previous posts, (here and here) we’ve discussed the growing scrutiny on bio/pharmaceutical supply chains. Company executives are increasingly worried about how long their supply chains are – and the risks each layer poses. Regulators are paying close attention and expanding their scope to encompass elements up and down the manufacturing chain – from API[…]
9 Key Sourcing Challenges for Small Pharma
Drug Research & Development API, LGM Pharma Tags: APIAPIsDMFDrug Developmentlogisticspharmascale-upsourcingsupply chainvirtual pharma Sep 05, 2019
Pharma and biopharmaceutical supply chains continue to grow more complex & global. The process of sourcing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates has also become more challenging. In 2018, ISR Reports looked at how experience and capacity impact small molecule API outsourcing. Among the findings, about 25% of respondents indicated their company lacked the capacity[…]