With our free networking sessions, you can air common challenges of working in our sector and learn from others’ experiences. You are welcome to attend!
What we offer
- Highly interactive sessions, in a safe environment to share issues, challenges and learning
- Peer to peer advice
- Tools and tips from expert facilitator(s)
Who should attend?
- Most pharmaceutical professionals will have experienced problems at some point in their interactions with service providers
- Everyone is welcome to this session, with no specific experience being required
- Senior Leadership in R&D, Development/CMC and Operations
- Scientific & technical personnel having external partner interactions
- Procurement and Alliance Management professionals
Benefits
- Share their own experiences with like-minded people, including:
- Scenarios and challenges encountered
- Options for issue resolution - Pick up some successful approaches from others
- Hear some tips from our expert moderator
- Elect to attend further sessions
Logistics and Costs
- 1-hour virtual session
- Free of charge (booking required)
- 8 – 16 participants
When Things Go Wrong – Working with Service Providers: Anticipating, avoiding and remediating issues
17th June 2025 4-5pm (UK time) – online meeting
This session aims to address and explore those scenarios which can occur when research, development and manufacturing activities are conducted with external pharma services partners, including CROs, CDMOs and technology providers. In addition to the more commonly encountered situations where technical deliverables and timelines do not meet expectations, relationship, governance and contractual issues are also within the scope of this session.
Moderator
Dr. John Surtees
30 years experience in small molecule API pharmaceutical & chemical sectors: Berzelius, Janssen R&D, ICI Europa, INSPEC Group, UCB Pharma, Smith Kline & French.
Senior Process R&D leadership (EU, US, Asia) across all development phases & commercial support
Strategic outsourcing of chemical development & manufacturing with EU, US and Asian CDMOs and technology providers
PhD Organic Chemistry, Imperial College London
Senior Process R&D leadership (EU, US, Asia) across all development phases & commercial support
Strategic outsourcing of chemical development & manufacturing with EU, US and Asian CDMOs and technology providers
PhD Organic Chemistry, Imperial College London