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Molecule to Market: Inside the outsourcing space

Molecule to Market takes you inside the global pharma and biopharma outsourcing ecosystem. Each week, our host Raman Sehgal sits down with the founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs and C-suite leaders shaping the pharma services and tools that power discovery, drug development and commercialization. Listeners get real stories and practical insights from across the entire value chain, from big pharma and emerging biotechs to private equity investors, CROs, CDMOs, technology platforms and specialist

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82:50

M2M ENCORE: Founding and Selling Three Bio CDMOs

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2026/10/02

In this special encore episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Mark Bamforth OBE, serial entrepreneur, investor and mentor to CEOs.Your host, Raman Sehgal, revisits one of Molecule to Market’s most memorable conversations, bringing together Mark’s original two-part story of building and selling three biotech CDMOs for a combined value of $2.5bn. Raman and Mark discuss the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain,

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29:30

M2M SPECIAL: What Pharma Really Wants From Its CDMOs

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2026/09/25

In this special episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector through the perspective of pharma-side buyers and external manufacturing leaders.Your host, Raman Sehgal, brings together insights from Daniel Hurni, Felipe Furiati, Frank Binder, and the buyer-side panel from CDMO Live Europe: When Outsourcing Goes Wrong, covering: What really goes into selecting a CDMO partner, and why price and technical capability are only part of the

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52:09

What Pharma really needs From CDMOs today

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2026/09/18

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Frank Binder, Independent Consultant (external manufacturing and supply chain management).Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Frank, covering: Getting hooked on supply chain management during his time at Accenture, before joining Novartis’ biopharma business during the early stages of outsourcing and CDMO

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54:13

The CSO Staying Ahead of the CDMO Curve

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2026/09/11

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Stefan Randl, Chief Scientific Officer at Siegfried.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Stefan, covering: How his love of science, combined with a desire to get closer to the business, led him to leave Novartis His move from science into commercial roles, and how geographic relocations created a compound impact on his

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51:01

Leading a State Owned CDMO

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2026/09/04

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Erik Haeffler, CEO at APL.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Erik, covering: Two decades at AstraZeneca, including being at the forefront of global sourcing and increasingly sophisticated supply chain management in pharma Managing a highly complex network of more than 100 CDMOs during his time at Meda Lessons from six

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46:08

CDMO Live Europe: When Outsourcing Goes Wrong 2026

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2026/08/21

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with:Oksana Vodovska, Business Development of Sopharma Stefan Bouckaert, Quality & Operations Leader, Enabling Business Growth Nick Wark, Sr. Director / Head of Global External Manufacturing Network, CDMO & Strategic Partnerships, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the state of contract manufacturing with his guests live from CDMO Live Europe

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49:45

From the Army Commander to the CDMO Corner Office

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2026/08/07

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Denis Johnson, Chief Executive Officer at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Denis, covering: What his time in the military and the CDMO industry have in common Why he is passionate about operations, and why operational excellence is the real product CDMOs deliver His decision to leave a

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55:40

From Family Pharma to Global injectables CDMO

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2026/07/24

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Kimberlee Steele, Chief Commercial Officer at ROIS and Javier López-Belmonte, Vice Chairman of the Board at ROVI and CEO at ROIS.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Kimberlee and Javier, covering: Kimberlee’s 12 golden years at Catalent, and the lessons she learned during a period of significant CDMO growth The family

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59:11

Meet the Supply Chain Wizard

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2026/07/10

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Evren Ozkaya is the Founder & CEO of Supply Chain Wizard and SCW.AI. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Evren, covering: The job offer that pulled him away from the McKinsey fast track and into the pharma industry Getting hands on experience at Sandoz, delivering real impact before spotting the opportunity to found

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59:17

Building a Canadian CDMO from grad school

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2026/07/03

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Lisa Studnicki Hunt, Ph.D, Co-Founder and Board Member, GL CHEMTEC. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Lisa, covering: How her passion for problem solving led her to cofound a CDMO straight out of grad school How, without an established industry network, she focused on developing her core skill set and immersing herself

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53:46

From Big Pharma to Biotech CEO

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2026/06/26

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Rachel Sha, CEO at Terrestrial Bio. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystem with Rachel, covering: Navigating the Genzyme Sanofi acquisition and building a leadership career on the other side of the transaction Being in the right place at the right time to pursue entrepreneurship, and the steep learning curve of stepping into a biotech

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49:31

From Lab to Boardroom at Sartorius

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2026/06/12

Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with René, covering:How a lucky break brought him to Sartorius over 20 years ago, and what has changed and stayed the same over that time His journey from scientist to senior leader, and the evolution of biologics he has witnessed along the way The pace of innovation in bioprocessing, and how he thinks about speed, efficiency and flexibility Why innovation continues regardless of market cycles, through both boom

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34:54

CDMO Live Europe: State of Contract Manufacturing 2026

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2026/05/29

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with:Kaan-Fabian Kekec, Partner Simon Kucher Kurt Nielson, President, Longview Leader Melanie Wamsler, External Network Strategy Lead, Takeda Rocco Paracchini, Vice President, Morpho Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the state of contract manufacturing with his guests live from CDMO Live Europe 2026. The event was hosted by PharmaSource and Molecule to Market, Molecule to

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51:24

Codexis at TIDES - Stereochemistry in RNA...

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2026/05/22

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with:Fred Fleitz, SVP, CMC and Development Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Jason Costigan, Head of CMC, Corsera Health Alison Moore, CEO and President, Codexis, Inc. Muthu Kandasamy, VP of Medicinal Chemistry, Wave Life Sciences Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystem with his guests live from TIDES 2026. The event was hosted by

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59:58

Navigating global supply chains at Big Pharma

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2026/05/15

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Daniel Hurni, Supply Chain Enterprise Capability Lead at Roche.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Dan, covering: Why working all over the world was a key competent in building his confidence, and his understanding of people and perspectives from different cultures. The value of doing an MBA as a technician, and the need

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56:00

Bora Live Panel - The Voice of the Customer

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2026/05/08

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with:Jennifer Chadwick, Founder and Principal at Jennifer Chadwick Consulting Firelli Alonso, Founder / Principal Consultant at ConsultFi Biologics LLC Umar Hayat, Founder, CEO at Accanito Inc Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystem with his guests live from Bora Nexus 2026. The event was hosted by Bora Pharmaceuticals and Molecule to

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58:19

The Making of a CGT CDMO Builder

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2026/05/01

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Steve Favaloro, Chairman and CEO of Genezen. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Steve, covering: His deep passion for operations, and how early lessons in hard work and customer service shaped his leadership Learning from Mark Bamforth and the entrepreneurial journey at Brammer Bio, culminating in a $1.7bn exit to

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55:37

Inside the mind of the CMO outsourcer

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2026/04/24

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Felipe Furiati, Senior Director, External Supply Operations at Grünenthal.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Felipe, covering: Why he stepped away from big pharma to pursue an MBA in the US and transition into top tier management consulting, broadening his global perspective The pace and intensity of his time at Bain,

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46:07

The unconventional CEO

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2026/04/17

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Tim Dietlin, Chief Executive Officer of ELIQUENT Life Science.Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Tom, covering: Practical advice on the mindset required when navigating M&A from both sides Why he made the move from management consulting into executive search, and why it proved to be the right call How the hunter

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46:39

The Indiana boy driving CGT development

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2026/04/10

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Sean Werner, Chief Technology Officer at BioLife Solutions,Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Sean, covering: The value of learning your craft in big pharma, and the steep transition from technical expert to President of a spinout Why BioLife moved from board involvement to acquiring Sean’s company outright The critical

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