European Small Molecule Manufacturing at Critical Juncture as Green Rules Meet Market Reality
At CDMO Live 2025, industry leaders Elisabeth Stampa (Medicines for Europe), Elena Barboni (Flamma) and Agneta Larhed (RegSmart Life Science) discussed how Europe's stringent new regulations could reshape the continent's pharmaceutical manufacturing landscape.Europe's pharmaceutical manufacturing sector faces an unprecedented challenge as new environmental regulations threaten to drive production offshore, whilst the Critical Medicines Act attempts to bring it back home. Industry leaders warn that razor-thin margins on generic medicines could lead to widespread product withdrawals if costs aren't carefully managed.Download the full CDMO Live report
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How To Build Biotechs from First Principles: Deep Science Ventures’ Formula for Science-based Innovation
“When you’re building something at the edge of science, it’s crucial to start with the problem, not the solution. My team has created 15 pharma startups using this approach, and 14 are still alive.” – Kerstin Papenfuss, Director of Pharma at Deep Science VenturesKerstin Papenfuss serves as the Director of Pharma at Deep Science Ventures, where she leads the creation and development of novel therapeutics for unmet medical needs. With a PhD in Tumour Immunology from Imperial College London and an MBA from Bayes Business School, Kerstin brings over a decade of experience in oncology, signal transduction, and pharmaceutical markets to her role building science-based startups from scratch.Kerstin explains why traditional approaches to biotech startup creation often fail and how working from first principles can lead to more successful, impactful ventures. Her experience spans working with entrepreneurs, academics, pharmaceutical companies, and disease charities to build companies that solve fundamental challenges in healthcare.Read the full article:https://pharmasource.global/content/podcast/building-biotechs-from-first-principles-deep-science-ventures-formula-for-science-based-innovation/
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10 Things I’d Do Differently When Fast Tracking Emergency Drug Manufacturing
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how pharmaceutical manufacturing timelines can be dramatically compressed while maintaining quality. At CDMO Live 2025, Fabrice Le Garrec shared lessons from the Lonza-Moderna vaccine scale-up, where "timeline meant lives."Here are his "10 Commandments" for fast-tracking emergency drug manufacturing.Dpwnload the full CDMO Live 2025 Report
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Six Strategic Imperatives for CDMO-Sponsor Success: Simon Kucher Reveals Critical 2025 Industry Roadmap
Simon Kucher opened CDMO Live 2025 in Rotterdam by unveiling brand new research developed in partnership with PharmaSource.The comprehensive study, presented by Kaan-Fabian Kekec and Clarita Simon, mapped the evolving landscape of CDMO-sponsor partnerships based on insights from over 100 industry experts.Read more
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Quality as Catalyst: How Risk Culture and Transparency Drive CDMO Success
CDMO Live 2025, a panel sponsored by Lifecore Biomedical brought together industry quality leaders to discuss how quality management can become a strategic enabler rather than a compliance burden. The panel featured Jackie Klecker (EVP Quality & Development Services, Lifecore Biomedical), Liesbeth Foesters (VP Head of External & Clinical Supply Quality, UCB), Stefan Bouckaert (Vice President External Supply Integration Quality, Johnson & Johnson), and Gwladys Mabonzo (Associate Director External Manufacturing Vaccines, MSD).Download the full 50 page report
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