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PharmaSource Podcast

Life Science Networks

Welcome to the PharmaSource podcast: the pharma and biotech podcast that explores the latest trends, challenges, and commercial opportunities shaping the biopharma manufacturing and outsourcing. In each episode we"ll be speaking with top executives, researchers, and outsourcing experts, who share their perspectives on topics such as building a smarter, more sustainable supply chain, how to partner with CDMOs, digital transformation, procurement and external manufacturing strategies, and plenty more

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00:11:10

Novartis’ Win-Win Approach to Greener Drug Development

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2026/07/27

“Environmental Sustainability can be a substantial differentiator for CDMOs”Jürgen Wieland, Development Environmental Sustainability Lead at Novartis, is engaged to integrate sustainability into development processes, including reducing the emissions of clinical trials. Jürgen brings over 20 years of finance and controlling experience to his sustainability role at Novartis, where he’s responsible for embedding environmental considerations across R&D and clinical operations. Before joining

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00:38:56

Network Resilience: Why Dual Sourcing Alone Won’t...

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2026/07/23

At CDMO Live Europe 2026, a panel of pharma and CDMO executives examined how supply chains must be redesigned for a world of sustained geopolitical pressure, regulatory fragmentation, and accelerating demand, and where contracts, governance, and visibility fit in.This panel brought together Steve Leonard, COO, Meribel; Ryan Kelly, Interim CEO, Rx-360; Frank Binder, Managing Director, GSCA; and Maik Talarczyk, Head PMO ESO, Sandoz.Read the full article.

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00:23:27

Building a CMC Strategy That Satisfies Regulators and...

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2026/07/20

“Projects quite often realize too late that their R&D process cannot just be copy-pasted from the lab into the manufacturing facility.”Dr. Jenny Prange is Head of Project Management at the Regenerative Medicine Technologies Platform (RMTP) at Wyss Zurich, an accelerator embedded within ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. With a background spanning molecular biotechnology, a PhD in human physiology, and hands-on experience translating an advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) from bench

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00:22:05

How Polpharma Transferred 21 Products Across Five CDMOs

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2026/07/15

Andrzej Hoczyk, External Supply Operations (ESO) Head at Polpharma, presented the case for treating large-scale tech transfer as a managed program rather than a series of parallel projects at CDMO Live Europe 2026, drawing on a five-year, 21-product sterile portfolio migration across five contract manufacturing sites.Read more.

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00:40:39

How Bayer Builds Lasting CDMO Partnerships Through...

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2026/07/13

"The quality of any relationship becomes most visible during times of challenge and pressure," says Frederik Krekeler.Frederik Krekeler is Head of Procurement for Bayer's Consumer Health business in North America, leading sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships across a critical global network. With over 20 years of supply chain leadership spanning Europe, Latin America, and North America, he is known for building strategic CDMO relationships that deliver both resilience and

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00:21:41

The Rezon Bio Story: Interview with Dr. Adriana...

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2026/07/09

At CDMO Live Europe 2026, Dr. Adriana Kiedzierska-Mencfeld, Chief Executive Officer of Rezon Bio, drew on 11 years of leading operations at Polpharma Biologics to explain why biosimilar developers must address cost strategy in process development, long before any product reaches market.

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00:36:06

CMC Strategies Transforming Biologics Drug Development

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2026/07/06

“CMC was not usually a core part of the planning — it was more of an afterthought. Now that funding has tightened, that is changing.”Siddhartha Jain, President of Shoolin Management Company, has spent two decades in biologics CMC across Novartis, Regeneron, Sanofi, and other major companies, contributing to the development and manufacturing of over 10 clinical and commercial molecules.In this episode of the PharmaSource podcast, Sid shares why raw material variability remains one of the industry’s

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00:44:44

Strategic Procurement: How To Build Win-Win CDMO...

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2026/07/02

At CDMO Live Europe 2025, a panel of procurement and commercial leaders argued that the most consequential CDMO negotiations happen after the contract is signed, covering risk-sharing structures, governance discipline, and the conditions under which trust compounds or collapses.The session was chaired by Matthew Holt, Co-Founder of Collaborative Sourcing, with panelists Salomon Engels, Head of External Manufacturing at Par Health; Mark Goemans, Chief Commercial Officer at Bora Biologics; and Thomas

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00:44:55

Tariffs, FDA Chaos, and BioSecure in Limbo: How CDMOs...

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2026/06/25

Gil Roth, President of the Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA), walked CDMO Live Europe delegates through the full matrix of US policy pressures bearing on contract manufacturers, from Section 232 tariffs and most favored nation pricing to FDA workforce collapse and a stalled BioSecure Act.Read the full article here.

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00:23:40

How Sandoz Cut Its Supplier Network by 34%: A...

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2026/06/25

At CDMO Live Europe 2026 Maik Talarczyk Head PMO External Supplier Operations, Sandoz, laid out the company’s three-year supplier network consolidation program, detailing a six-step make-vs-buy decision framework that reduced network complexity by 34% against its 2023 baseline.Maik Talarczyk opened with a warning. “The fan is always on – and the shit is always flying.”Sandoz entered 2024 managing approximately 500 finished dose form (FDF) suppliers — a network Talarczyk describes as fragmented and

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00:40:36

We're joining Life Science Connect. Here's the story...

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2026/06/23

"We saw what you guys built and made a decision pretty quickly: we didn't want to compete with that. We wanted to be part of it." Jon Howland, CEO, Life Science ConnectToday we are announcing that PharmaSource, CDMO Live and External Manufacturing Leaders will be joining forces with Life Science Connect to create a new events divison.In this special episode, Luke Bilton sits down with Life Science Connect CEO Jon Howland to talk about what's been going on behind the scenes, and

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00:14:10

Simtra BioPharma CCO: “Manufacturing in the Region...

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2026/06/18

Mike Schaefers, Chief Operating Officer at Simtra BioPharma, outlined what it takes to build durable CDMO partnerships in injectable manufacturing, why regional supply chains have become a permanent feature, and how early-phase collaboration directly shortens time to market.

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00:28:36

Closing the Biotech "Valley of Death": The...

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2026/06/14

"The challenge is not getting better biology. It's building a better system to carry the biology forward," says Richard van Rijnsoever.Debby Vermeer and Richard van Rijnsoever are co-founders of ExpediteBio, a Netherlands-based venture focused on accelerating antibody and protein therapeutics from discovery to first-in-human study. Debby also co-leads the biologics workstream at Oncode Accelerator, a national initiative working to accelerate cancer therapy development, e.g., by building

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00:31:23

How Sanofi Navigates Regulatory CMC Across Global...

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2026/06/11

“When your patient is your priority—getting them safe, highly pure, quality medicine—you’re aligned with the health agency. That alignment and engagement really help.”Manda Pasarkar, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs CMC at Sanofi, has spent over 20 years mastering the intersection of chemistry and compliance—a rare combination that positions her at the forefront of pharmaceutical regulatory strategy.Pasarkar progressed from scientist roles at Teva through regulatory positions at Bayer, and now

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00:17:45

The Politics Behind the Pipeline: How MFN Pricing and...

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2026/06/08

A panel discussion with Cristoffer Frendesen, EU Correspondent at Dagens Pharma, and Gil Roth, President of the Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association, at CDMO Live Europe 2026, examined how US pricing policy, European legislative fragmentation, and FDA staffing gaps are forcing the industry to rethink where and how it manufactures.Read more.

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00:46:24

How to Build a Resilient Global Vaccine Supply Chain:...

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2026/06/04

“We have to stop treating manufacturing as the final step in vaccine development. In my opinion, it’s actually the linchpin of the entire system.”In this episode of the PharmaSource podcast, Dora, PharmaSource’s Editor, brings together five leaders who collectively span R&D pipelines, capital markets, manufacturing operations, tech transfer, and on-the-ground work in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The panel includes Krish Ramanathan, Interim CEO of the Gates Medical Research

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00:29:10

How Lonza Is Outgrowing the CDMO Market with...

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2026/05/31

"We want to outgrow the market, and we want to do it ethically." Christian Seufert, Head of Advanced Synthesis at Lonza and member of the executive committee, brings 20 years of experience from BASF's specialty chemical business. He leads a team applying 125 years of Lonza's chemistry expertise to manufacturing small molecules, highly potent APIs, and antibody-drug conjugates.In the latest PharmaSource podcast episode, Christian explains the ‘One Lonza’ strategy that positions the

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00:25:31

The Strategic Partnership Gap: Why CDMOs Are Meeting...

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2026/05/27

"Strategic partnerships — what a buzzword this has become in our industry." Kaan Fabian-Kekec and Clarita Havermeier at Simon-Kucher, unveiled exclusive new research at the start of CDMO Live Europe 2026.The research by Simon-Kucher and PharmaSource draws on 120+ senior executives across pharma and CDMOs globally. It reveals many areas of goal alignment, but highlights an execution gap as late-phase CDMOs are meeting established pharma's expectations just 44% of the time. The widest

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00:29:11

Creative Financing Strategies for Biotech's Bear...

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2026/05/25

"A lot of biotech companies die because they run out of runway. And they might have been successful if they had another six or 12 months."Baruch Harris, Chief Operating Officer at Pretzel Therapeutics, has spent over two decades navigating the business side of life sciences, from consulting and big pharma to early-stage biotech. With a PhD in biochemistry and deep experience in business development, investor relations, and corporate strategy, he has been key in guiding Pretzel from seed

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00:26:37

Decarbonizing Pharma: Why Green Chemistry Must Lead...

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2026/05/18

"Sustainability should be understood as carbon, cost, and safety together. When a process becomes more efficient, you frequently improve all three."— Celine Chen, VP and Head of PharmaBlock EuropePharmaceutical sustainability is no longer a compliance exercise, but a commercial and strategic imperative. The greatest decarbonization opportunity does not just lie in renewable energy or facility upgrades, but inside the chemistry and process design of drug manufacturing itself, explains

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