Pharmaceutical/Biotech

EU to Focus on Diversifying Crucial Supply Chains

July 15, 2020

The European Union will seek to diversify its supply chains to cut reliance on other nations for crucial assets such as medicines, even as it works to strengthen trade ties with India, the bloc’s top diplomat says.

The LogiMed Virtual Event: Improving Your End-To-End Supply Chain During Turbulent Times

July 2, 2020

The LogiMed Virtual Event will provide you with insights and resources from your peers who are also working through unprecedented challenges at their organizations.

Europe Finds It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Low-Cost China

June 30, 2020

Bloomberg

Already buffeted by U.S.-China trade tensions, the European Union has stepped efforts to produce closer to home in the wake of the global pandemic.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How to Break America’s Reliance on Manufacturing in China

June 26, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the need for breaking the United States’ dependence on manufacturing in China and other countries.

VIDEO

Watch: Keeping Up With the FDA During the Pandemic

June 25, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Claudia Lewis, partner with Venable LLP, describes how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revising its policies, practices and regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s How a No-Deal Brexit Would Shock Virus-Hit U.K. Companies

June 19, 2020

Bloomberg

Trade talks between the EU and U.K. have struggled in recent weeks, increasing the prospect that Britain departs the bloc without a deal and that businesses face an extreme shock when the divorce takes effect.

Can the U.S. End China’s Control of the Global Supply Chain?

June 15, 2020

Bloomberg

The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.

VIDEO

Watch: Curing the Healthcare Supply Chain

June 12, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Christopher Tang, professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, describes what it will take for hospital and healthcare supply chains to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Has Revealed Fatal Flaws in the U.S. Drug Supply Chain

June 12, 2020

Anthony Loiacono, SCB Contributor

The U.S. is seeing dangerous effects from an over-reliance on offshore manufacturers.

FDA Misled Senators on China’s Role as Vital U.S. Drug Supplier

June 11, 2020

Bloomberg

The Food and Drug Administration had to walk back testimony by an official at a Senate hearing last week after he downplayed the scale of China’s dominance of the drug supply chain in the U.S.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

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