A Dose of Shared Services: Why Big Pharma is Turning South

With blockbuster drugs coming off patent, rising research and development costs and profit margins growing ever slimmer, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are feeling the pressure to find every business advantage they can. One of the symptoms of that pressure has been a kaleidoscope of innovative business decisions. While this momentum ultimately strengthens a company’s position, transformations inevitably create uncertainty and challenges as companies grapple with reinventing their operating model and business processes.

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STADA Arzneimittel AG as parent company of the STADA Group based in Bad Vilbel, Germany, is a publicly-listed, internationally oriented company.

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whitePaper | October 7, 2022

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act is one component of the DQSA. This particular act requires the FDA to implement a national track-and-trace system by which manufacturers must affix product identifiers (barcodes) to each package of product that is introduced into the supply chain.

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A Comparison of Substance Use Disorders before and during theCOVID-19 Pandemic

whitePaper | September 22, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, drug overdose deaths have increased. At the same time, access to and utilization of substance use disorder treatment services have decreased.

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WILL PHARMA COMMIT TO DELIVERING AFFORDABLE THERAPEUTICS AGAINST COVID-19?

whitePaper | April 8, 2020

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Considerations for migrating a drug product presentation from vial to pre-filled syringe

whitePaper | December 9, 2022

There is an upward trend for pharmaceutical companies to ask their contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMO) to support the conversion.

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Unlocking iPSCs to Improve CNS Modeling and Drug Discovery

whitePaper | June 15, 2022

To date, therapeutic advances in treating central nervous system (CNS) disorders have been incremental at best. As the global population increases and older demographics begin to make up a disproportionately larger percentage,

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Best Practices for RIM Business Process Automation

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Regulatory teams at life science companies are finding that effective regulatory information management (RIM) has become critical to their operations.

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STADA Arzneimittel AG as parent company of the STADA Group based in Bad Vilbel, Germany, is a publicly-listed, internationally oriented company.

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