Business Transformation

Why Pharma Products still go to Waste — and How Better Logistics can Help

Every year pharmaceutical products worth billions of dollars are spent worldwide even as demand for lifesaving

The Middle East

Big opportunities for big pharma

The Middle Eastern pharmaceutical market is undergoing an unmatched transformation fuelled by robust economic

How Indian Pharma Manufacturers can Close the Gap with China

India and China are the two most populous countries in the world with the combined population of billion people

THE GLOCALISATION CLASSROOM

Astute glocalisers learn from their successes and failures

In the first article in this series The Glocalisation Challenge I differentiated between astute and nave glocalisers and in this fourth and final article

STRATEGIC INSTINCTS

Four Strategic Instincts Separate Great Strategists from the Others.

You are probably alltoofamiliar with the rigmarole of strategic planning situational analyses and spreadsheets slide decks and strategy reviews

Responsible Growth

Sustainability today is an important agenda for most organisations globally Across the board organisations are increasingly realising that sustainability is a critical parameter to define competitiveness and gain the trust and confidence of all stakeholders

The Link between Plant Performance & Maturity

Seeing the whole picture

Pharmaceutical plants are increasingly concerned with improving their respective maturity The numerous initiatives are labelled with terms like lean maturity assessment and improvement Quality Management Maturity Improvement etc What is less clear though is if this will have a visible impact on the performance

MODELLING SUCCESS

What is a business model, and how can you build one?

As companies from Roche to Merck demonstrate successful adaptation begins with a shared vision of the future business model But therein lies the problem What is a business model Despite it being peppered over every meeting and filling the media there is no agreement amongst either academics or executives about the definition of this ubiquitous term

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Adopting industry best practice requires three critical skills

Every life science company is eager to find and absorb industry best practices and for good reason In a business environment that is changing quickly no firm can afford to be left behind and relying on internal experience and lessons is too slow It is essential to imitate as well as to innovate

GVK BIO IS NOW ARAGEN

In every molecule is the possibility for better health

From our humble beginnings two decades ago offering chemistry and informatic services to a small group of clientele we have now grown into a Partner of Choice for both large pharmaceutical firms and cutting edge biotechs