BioPhorum Connect
Episodes
Designing Drug Delivery Devices: Prioritizing Simplicity, Empathy, and Real Patient Needs
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Designing Drug Delivery Devices: Prioritizing Simplicity, Empathy, and Real Patient NeedsDescription / Show notes: Andy discusses the importance of pa...
From jet engines to heartbeats: Engineering the future of healthcare
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of BioPhorum Connect, host Loic Bishop speaks with Dr. Steven Levine, Senior Director of Life Sciences and Healthcare at Dassault Syst...
From designing to depending: A drug delivery journey
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Wedge shares his personal and professional journey from developing medical devices to becoming a patient dependent on diabetes technology, follow...
Implementing AI systems
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This AI-generated conversation explores the challenges of implementing AI in pharma accurately, reliably and safely, particularly given the stringent ...
Minimizing the impact of stability testing on low-yield biopharmaceuticals
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of BioPhorum connect, we explore the newly published ASTM International standard guide 'Guide for Minimizing the impact of stability t...
Cybersecurity in biomanufacturing: Insights from industry practitioners
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful episode of the BioPhorum podcast, where we delve into the critical topic of cybersecurity in the biomanufacturing industry, ...
Managing data as a product
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our AI-generated podcast explores the transformative concept of managing data as a product, and discusses how adopting a data product mindset can rev...
The DISCO playbook
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This AI-generated conversation reviews the recently-published Playbook for digital integration of sponsor and contract organizations (DISCO). With the...
Navigating drug-device co-development and biocompatibility: Insights for success
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Soroosh and Soumen delve into the critical aspects of drug-device co-development, emphasizing the importance of early collaboration b...
AI's role in revolutionizing product development with Robin Blankenbaker
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how AI is transforming product development and sustainability initiatives. Robin highlights the importance of leveraging c...
Navigating disruptions on the road to a resilient cell and gene therapy outbound supply chain
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we explore the latest advancements in the cell and gene therapy (CGT) supply chain, focusing on the newly released CGT outbound suppl...
Digital integration for external manufacturing: A structure for conversation between partners
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rashitha Jayasekara, Director of Digital & Technology at GSK introduces the BioPhorum Digital Integration for Sponsor and Contract Organizations e...
Combination products roundup with Susan Neadle
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join MediPhorum program manager, Victoria Ludlow, for a fireside chat with Susan Neadle, a recognized international Combination Products and Medical D...
The future of the inbound supply chain - Implementing electronic data exchange
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical unrest across the world are putting immense pressure on the inbound supply chai...
Delivering a cell and gene therapy outbound supply chain pathway for the industry
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The CGT Supply Chain team has collaboratively created a high-level pathway that differentiates between autologous, allogeneic, and gene therapies...
The value of digital solutions for drug delivery and combination products with Mark DeStefano
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a look at some of the challenges that are encountered when trying to introduce digital to drug delivery devices, where the va...
A round-up of what is ahead on the Senior BioPhorum Connect agenda
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Senior BioPhorum Connect gives our senior leaders a window into what is happening across the Phorums they sponsor. Clare tells us what they can expect...
The implementation of Annex 1 and beyond - how BioPhorum supports members now and in the future
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The update to Annex 1 is perhaps the biggest change to the manufacture of sterile medicinal products in recent times and possibly the most important t...
Digital maturity unlocked: digital strategy and network-wide digital progression with the DPMM
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Digital Plant Maturity Model (DPMM) is a strategic framework guiding industries through five digital maturity levels, aligning shop floor to senio...
BioPhorum Council - An update on the key outputs from the council and the program ahead
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With discussions around strategy and working together with the agencies and legislators to make sure the industry voice is heard on all the raft of ch...
Bringing drugs to market earlier with greater patient centricity
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the FDA calling for greater patient diversity in clinical trials, and the industry’s need to include patients in clinical trials no matter wher...
Moving the industry toward a sustainable inbound supply chain of the future
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have to adjust some of our manufacturing industry's production processes to take account of changes that we see in the acceptability of different m...
The key topics discussed by senior leaders at the Annual BioPhorum
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following a successful meeting with senior leaders in Copenhagen, Clare tells us that the biggest theme of the week was a discussion about regulatory ...
What is Senior BioPhorum Connect
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clare tells us about the variety of topics that are explored by our senior leaders who come together to openly discuss trends, and challenges while le...
The next step in building regulatory as a capability to enable strategic innovation across the BioPhorum community
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 Presented by: Sue Plant, Phorum Director, BioPhorum Regulatory CMC, Isabelle Lequeux, regulatory Lead, BioPhorumAs we...
Takeda details how a BioPhorum paper was cited in response to an FDA request
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Wyatt, Phorum Director at BioPhorum talks to Philippe Baumgartner, Head of CMC for Biologics, and Stephanie Robichaud, Program Manager for t...
Connect the value of BioPhorum to your corporate strategy
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Simpson, BioPhorum’s Client Service Director, tells us how members can connect the value of BioPhorum to their overall corpora...
Digital technology roadmap - the story so far
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do different roles interact with data? How do we keep pace with the developing tools that will help us do our jobs? One future focus is on digital...
The Annual BioPhorum - welcoming champions of the biomanufacturing industry
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Simpson, Client Service Director gives us a brief outline of why you should attend this exclusive networking event, being held in Copenhagen fro...
Achieve a best-in-class supply chain through long-range planning
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ciera Clayton, BioPhorum Global Change Facilitator talks to Hélène Pora, VP Technical Communication and Regulatory Strategy, PALL Corporation, and B...
Taking back increased value to your organization
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Simpson, Client Service Director, talks us through the concept of BioPhorum Council. What initiated the idea, and what opportunities will it pro...
Virtual twins for biomanufacturing
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Kim Wilson, Dassault Systèmes, explains the concepts of digital and virtual twins, and applies that first to the growing chal...
In conversation with Bristol Myers Squibb on collaboration across the supply chain
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, BioPhorum talks to Brian and Brent about the future of collaboration across biopharmaceutical supply chains.How can the biopharmaceut...
Needs and considerations of CGT supply chains
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Within the growth area of cell and gene therapy (CGT), exciting new therapies are being developed, bringing with them new challenges and opportunities...
A sustainable supply chain to patient
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BioPhorum members recognize the need to transform the performance of the global supply chain for biologics, and so a team of subject matter experts fr...
Sustainability in conversation with Ipsen
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Colm Murphy came to the biopharmaceutical industry from the food industry, which has been dealing with farm-to-fork sustainability challenges for over...
Supply Chain to Patient and data management
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BioPhorum members recognize the need to transform the performance of the global supply chain for biologics, and so a team of subject matter experts fr...
Supply Chain to Patient
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BioPhorum members recognize the need to transform the performance of the global supply chain for biologics, and so a team of subject matter experts fr...
Sustainability in conversation with Cytiva
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cytiva's sustainability plan is a strategic intention to ensure that its policies, processes and collaborations across the value chain reflect its com...
Supply Chain to Patient
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BioPhorum members recognize the need to transform the performance of the global supply chain for biologics, and so a team of subject matter experts fr...
Sustainability. In conversation with Corning
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability for many organizations is mission-critical and materials science group Corning is making great progress. Most recently, using guidance ...
The importance of a strategic approach for the development of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Brooks, BioPhorum Supply Partner Lead and Clare Simpson, BioPhorum Technology Roadmapping Lead share their thoughts on the recent focus on a new s...
EU MDR regulation
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Cox, Head of Device Quality and Regulatory Compliance at Takeda talks us through the updated EU MDR regulation, the drivers that instructed the u...
Concept of plug-and-play, its testing and adoption in the biopharmaceutical industry
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we talk to Kelsey Hill, Life Sciences Marketing Manager, Emerson, Jean-Luc Gerling, Solution Manager, Merck, and Gene Tung, Executive...
Addressing the gap in industry alignment and regulatory practice
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Small-scale models and their qualification are important steps of biopharmaceutical process development, characterization, and validation. Despite bei...
Developing good practices for remote inspections in the Covid era
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In normal conditions, regulatory inspections and audits are conducted on-site, however, travel and social restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic ha...
Pandemic to endemic – a catalyst for supply chain transformation
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been far-reaching, not least on the industry’s in-bound supply chain.In this podcast we talk to Phorum Lead,...
CGT considerations within product transfer and validation
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The process of transferring a product from a developer to a contract development and manufacturing organization and executing a successful validation ...