Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences companies are in a race against time in the development of new therapies. Pharmaceutical manufacturers must accelerate timelines while ensuring patient safety, maintaining data integrity and managing complexity across global supply networks.

In this episode of the Future Ready Podcast from Siemens, hear experts discuss the realities and shortcomings of current development methods, explore how digitalization can deliver value and examine emerging production and distribution models.

In this episode you’ll learn about: 

(00:00) Introduction

(01:40) Pressures driving timeline acceleration

(04:14) Friction in current development methods

(07:51) Collaboration and the challenge of knowledge transfer

(11:22) Precision medicine

(15:44) Supply chain readiness for faster timelines

(19:25) Distributed production models

About the voices: 

Maria Grahm is the Global VP of Life Sciences for Siemens. Maria is responsible for managing how Siemens applies its full portfolio, including smart infrastructure, digital industries, and software, to lead digital transformation from molecule to market.

Andy Whytock is the Head of Market Strategy and Thought Leadership of Life Sciences at Siemens. Andy is responsible for driving digital transformation initiatives and thought leadership activities in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector and specializes in helping life sciences manufacturers embrace digital transformation, adopt cutting-edge technologies and evolve into fully connected, data-driven and sustainable enterprises.

Conor Peick is a Marketing Professional creating forward-looking content for the Thought Leadership team at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Conor collaborates with industry experts and executives to produce impactful content exploring the challenges companies face and the technologies that can provide solutions.