Partnering for Innovation in Manufacturing & Supply

Get Fresh Insights on Solving the Hard Challenges in Manufacturing & Supply

Innovation is essential for achieving operational excellence and delivering value. This program will feature case studies on how bio/pharma companies and their partners have collaborated to resolve challenges that arise in development, manufacturing, and the supply chain. Partner companies include: CDMOs/CMOs, suppliers of raw materials or other inputs, technology services providers, or other companies, including other bio/pharma companies. 

The 90-minute program will consist of three co-presentations between a bio/pharma company and partner company. Registered DCAT Member Companies are invited to submit applications by January 24, 2025, for consideration of their case study.  

Companies Presenting 

A task force of industry colleagues selected from DCAT volunteer committees and leadership will evaluate all applications and select three case studies providing the most useful, valuable, and innovative insight of utility and interest to DCAT Member Companies.  

Speakers will be announced in February 2025.  

Potenial topics include:

• New technologies in drug-substance and drug-product manufacturing or packaging;
• Cost optimization and improved production economics;
• Collaborative project management;
• Increasing supply-chain performance, resiliency, or visibility;
• Upgraded inventory management;
• Collaborative demand and supply planning/forecasting;
• Sustainability improvements: technology, manufacturing & metrics;
• Digitalization to better performance, including regulatory compliance;
• Other innovation in manufacturing & supply.

Price & Registration

DCAT Member Company Price: Complimentary 

DCAT Week 2025 programs are exclusively available to registered DCAT Member Company employees. Confirm your company’s membership here or email DCATMembership@dcat.org.

Who Should Attend?

• Bio/pharmaceutical companies, including individuals with functional responsibility in sourcing, procurement, supply management and external manufacturing.
• CDMOs/CMOs and suppliers (raw materials and other inputs), including individuals engaged in business development, sales, marketing and operational functions in support of bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
• Other companies engaged in the business of bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Attending DCAT Week Programs

All materials provided to registrants (including slides, reports, and presented information) are only for their reference. Registrants may not copy, photograph, or redistribute any materials, and they are responsible for any claim for violations of copyright or other intellectual property rights.