Change is here, get busy.
Indeed, some organisations are further along a transformation journey than others.
For CordenPharma, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) partner, they are right on track.
CordenPharma supports biotech and pharma innovators of complex modalities in the advancement of their drug development lifecycle. Harnessing the collective expertise of the teams across its globally integrated facility network, CordenPharma provides bespoke outsourcing services spanning the complete supply chain, from early clinical-phase development to commercialisation. Recognised as a key partner to the pharma industry, CordenPharma provides state-of-the-art know-how, an integrated product offering and end-to-end capabilities from early-stage development to commercial large-scale manufacturing.
A closer look
Timothy Woodcock has been the Director of Procurement at CordenPharma since October 2022 and is based in Basel, Switzerland. He explains that since joining over a year ago, while it was a “good start”, he admits to discovering some surprises after closer inspection. “There was a lot of information to get to grips with,” he tells us. “But the team is certainly key and they have helped me pull it together through solid collaboration and engagement. Of course, there were a few surprises in the process realm, but that’s what makes this challenge so interesting to me.”
A new wave
Over the past 15 years, each of CordenPharma’s 11 manufacturing sites have worked individually. Upon Woodcock’s arrival, his task has been to help link cross-site collaboration. “It’s a challenge but people from across all the sites are very motivated to do that,” he discusses. “They see with the new change of ownership to Astorg, that CordenPharma has to move towards increasing levels of corporate integration. They’re really happy to have someone leading that global procurement function. I initially started with a few kick-off meetings to bring people together. It amazed me that some of them just didn’t know each other, even though they were working in the same space. That was a great thing to do, building bridges and bringing people together. It is working really well.”
