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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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00:16:44

Delpharm CEO: Every Day Lost in Clinical...

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2026/04/09

“One day lost during a clinical phase is one day of peak sales that is lost — always.”Nicolas Ragot, Chief Executive Officer of Delpharm, brings over three decades of pharmaceutical manufacturing expertise, having started his career as a process engineer at Eli Lilly before progressing through technical and leadership roles at Procter & Gamble Pharma and GSK. He joined Delpharm in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and assumed the CEO role in 2024.In this episode of the PharmaSource podcast,

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00:26:49

The Pharma Direct-to-Consumer Shift: Moving Faster...

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2026/04/06

“We’re witnessing what I would consider the most structurally disruptive pharmaceutical moment I’ve seen in my career—and it’s being driven by consumers.”Ryan Kelly, Interim CEO and Senior Director of Supply Chain Security and Brand Protection at Rx-360, has seen pharma’s direct-to-consumer transformation from multiple angles—building pharmacy operations at Amazon during the PillPack acquisition, scaling the largest cash pharmacy in the U.S. at Chewy, and now leading supply chain security for a

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00:23:17

How the BMC Achieves Clinical-to-Commercial Quality...

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2026/04/02

"Sponsors don't want to know how many SOPs you have on the shelf. They're really looking to see if you have sound judgment to take care of their program." Mohamad Ahmad, Vice President of Quality and Compliance at the Biologics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) Inc., brings extensive quality leadership experience across the pharmaceutical industry. The BMC is a Canadian non-profit CDMO established in response to Canada’s effort to strengthen domestic biologics manufacturing capacity

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00:16:44

Delpharm CEO: Every Day Lost in Clinical...

PharmaSource Podcast ·

2026/04/02

“One day lost during a clinical phase is one day of peak sales that is lost — always.”Nicolas Ragot, Chief Executive Officer of Delpharm, brings over three decades of pharmaceutical manufacturing expertise, having started his career as a process engineer at Eli Lilly before progressing through technical and leadership roles at Procter & Gamble Pharma and GSK. He joined Delpharm in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and assumed the CEO role in 2024.In this episode of the PharmaSource podcast,

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00:30:29

Digital Twins in Claude: How BioPharma Can Build...

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2026/03/30

“The level of comfort with AI use in this space is pretty low right now.” Mike Boyson’s observation cuts to the heart of pharma’s AI dilemma. Hesitation is justified—but it shouldn’t paralyze action. His answer: build practical, compliant digital twins that operators can create in Claude without waiting for IT.Mike is a supply chain and pharmaceutical operations leader with over 20 years of experience spanning CMC strategy, external manufacturing, and digital transformation. He spent more than a

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00:28:38

Hybrid Synthesis is Redefining Peptide Manufacturing

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2026/03/26

“Drug candidates that previously would not have been considered feasible — they’re now on the table. Hybrid synthesis is opening the door to peptide drugs you’re going to need in larger quantities.” Brian Gregg, CEO of AmbioPharm, has spent his career in the peptide contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) industry — including early work on exenatide, the first approved GLP-1 receptor agonist for Type 2 diabetes. Today, he leads AmbioPharm through a period of significant strategic

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00:31:35

The Case for Strategic CDMO Partnerships Over...

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2026/03/23

“Our on-time-in-full delivery was 30%. In the beer industry, it’s around 99%. That was a big shock.”When Gijs Vissers joined the pharmaceutical industry, he saw that supply chain operations were often driven by fragmented processes, minimal performance tracking, and cost-focused supplier relationships that created more problems than solutions. Drawing on lessons from the beer industry, where on-time-in-full delivery routinely exceeds 99%, Gijs has spent years transforming pharmaceutical supply chain

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00:47:09

CDMO Consolidation “Inevitable” Without Business...

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2026/03/16

“CDMOs and Biotechs will both die,” warns NKILT Therapeutics CEO as he talks candidly about the funding crisis stalling cell therapy development, predicting widespread consolidation across biotechs and CDMOs unless the industry shifts toward risk-sharing partnership models that align manufacturing economics with capital constraints.Raphaël Ognar, CEO and co-founder of NKILT Therapeutics, brings 29 years of pharmaceutical and biotech experience spanning marketing, drug development, and corporate

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00:26:34

Trump's Most-Favored-Nation Policy Is Forcing...

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2026/03/09

"A high-level Pfizer manager went on record and said: if they had to choose between lowering prices in the US or not launching in France — they would not launch in France."Christoffer Frendesen, EU correspondent for Dagens Pharma and former European Parliament policy advisor, raises serious concerns about a policy shock that many in Brussels are still reluctant to confront directly.Christoffer covers health, pharma, and life sciences policy from Brussels, with over five years of experience

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00:21:40

How Europe’s Critical Medicines Act Could Reshape...

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2026/03/05

“The wake-up call happened during COVID — we realized our dependency on basic medicines coming from outside Europe was dangerously high.”Elisabeth Stampa, CEO of Medichem and Vice President of Medicines for Europe, has been one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most outspoken advocates for the Critical Medicines Act (CMA). With the European Parliament having just published its position and trilogue negotiations underway, she argues the window for meaningful reform is open — but not indefinitely.In

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00:36:00

Reshoring America’s Critical Medicines: How the API...

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2026/03/02

“83% of the top 100 most prescribed generic medicines in the US have no domestic manufacturing source for their API.” — Charles Lyon, VP Manufacturing, Procurement & Logistics, API Innovation CenterAnd yet the capacity to produce these APIs already exists — sitting idle across US facilities operating at 50% or below.Charles Lyon, VP of Manufacturing and Procurement at the API Innovation Center (APIIC), brings decades of experience in fine and specialty chemicals to one of the most pressing

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00:31:00

How Radiopharmaceutical Supply Chains Win the Race...

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2026/02/26

“Managing a radiopharmaceutical supply chain is like transporting a block of ice in the middle of summer under the scorching sun in the desert—you have no means to protect it or cover it, so it just continues melting.”Daniel Rossetto, Head & SVP of Supply Chain and External Manufacturing at ARTBIO, brings over 17 years of experience leading high-speed, agile supply networks across biotech and pharma, including senior roles at Novartis.In the latest PharmaSource podcast episode, Daniel explains

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00:34:51

U.S. Vaccine Policy Shifts are Create a “Chilling”...

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2026/02/23

“If you take away funding from research and development, especially for diseases with pandemic potential, those programs will be delayed. We lose time, and some of that time can’t be recovered later with more funding.”Anand Ekambaram has spent more than three decades at the intersection of vaccine development, manufacturing, and global supply chains. His career spans leadership roles at Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, and CEPI, where he served as Executive Director and Head of Manufacturing and Supply

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00:31:36

Why Pharma Contract Negotiations Are Flawed and How...

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2026/02/16

Picture the scene: the Sales teams from a CDMO and Sponsor are delighted to have finalized the principles of a manufacturing deal, the relationship is off to a strong start, but now the dreaded ‘template’ is issued. Suddenly, everything comes to a grinding halt while the commercial and legal teams battle out the details within the development and manufacturing agreement (DMSA).Gerry Kennedy, commercial and intellectual property partner at Keystone Law, has spent over 20 years navigating the complex

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00:34:28

How Biotechs Can De-Risk External Manufacturing,...

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2026/02/10

“Intrinsically, there is nothing wrong with using Chinese CDMOs. But because of geopolitical issues, some large pharma want to have redundancy of that supply chain in the US.”Dr. Reza Oliyai, President and CEO of Oliyai Consulting Corporation, spent 28 years at Gilead Sciences rising from research scientist to SVP overseeing 1,700 people across seven sites and multiple modalities including biologics, ADCs, small molecules, and sterile manufacturing.In this PharmaSource podcast episode, Reza shares

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00:27:09

Digital Transparency Platform to be Launched by SGS...

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2026/02/09

By 2028, SGS CDMO Solutions’ MHRA and FDA-inspected site in Wales will operate entirely without paper. For biotech and Pharmaceutical sponsors, this provides a better way to run development and manufacturing projects.“If it can’t be done digitally, then we don’t want to do it,” says Paul Broomhead, Head of Site. The result is a digitally native CDMO where data, processes, and decisions live in one.Paul Broomhead, Head of Site at SGS CDMO Solutions in Wales, is leading an ambitious digital

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00:33:42

2026 US Pharma Outsourcing: Gil Roth on FDA Cuts,...

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2026/02/01

FDA hemorrhaging staff while promising to fast-track advanced modalities. BIOSECURE Act signed into law with five-year phase-out timelines. Tariffs creating 50% cost increases on manufacturing equipment. Most Favored Nation deals cutting prices. Cell and gene therapy facilities closing despite scientific promise. Welcome to 2026 pharma manufacturing.In the latest episode of the PharmaSource podcast, Gil Roth, President of the Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA), explains how pharma

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00:09:09

Reshoring Pressure vs. Manufacturing Reality: Report...

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2026/01/26

Fresh from External Manufacturing Leaders in snowy Boston, in this episode we are sharing insights from senior biopharma executives confronting an impossible challenge: how do you reshore when there's nowhere to reshore to? Highlights of the event include why biotechs built on Chinese manufacturing economics are scrambling, why US capacity for ADCs and sterile fill-finish is completely tied up, and how manual operations are threatening American competitiveness. Plus: the 2026 strategies leaders

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00:33:15

Why Radiopharma Must Compete on Service Excellence –...

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2026/01/18

“There are 437 active clinical trials in radiopharmaceuticals, and 100 companies developing them. If your logistics are not better, there is no other differentiator. You need to compete by experience.”When Kostja Paschalidis and his co-founders left their roles developing one of the leading radiopharmaceutical products, they recognised a fundamental shift in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Unlike traditional drugs where marketing drives commercial success, radiopharmaceuticals demand something

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00:23:34

Supply Chain Resilience Through Geographic Redundancy...

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2026/01/12

“We’re not trying to be everything for everyone. Our specialized focus has been very exciting for me.”Franco Negron, CEO of Simtra BioPharma Solutions, has transformed a 65-year sterile manufacturing legacy into an independent CDMO since the company’s carve-out from Baxter International (Baxter) in October 2023. Franco has led over $500 million in capital investments to double capacity and create mirrored capabilities across sites in Indiana, US, and Halle/Westfalen, Germany.Franco brings industry

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