European Pharma Outsourcing Summit

The European Pharma Outsourcing Summit 2025 is scheduled for June 5-6, 2025, at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany. This exclusive event brings together over 120 industry professionals, including executives from leading pharmaceutical companies, to explore the latest trends, strategies, and innovations in pharmaceutical outsourcing and manufacturing. ​

Key Themes:

• Manufacturing: Discussions will focus on investing in agility, resiliency, and collaboration for contract manufacturing; best practices for selecting and managing contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs); and optimizing active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing services through collaborative approaches. 

• External Quality: Topics include setting a quality vision to enable success in regulatory compliance, building a culture centered on quality, managing external systems to ensure high-quality products, and addressing data integrity challenges with contract manufacturers. ​

• Supply Chain Management: Sessions will cover leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance vendor relationship management, managing global demand and inventory efficiently, streamlining logistics and distribution, and implementing strategies to mitigate risks and prevent product shortages. ​

Featured Speakers:

• Sean Gaskell, Ph.D., SVP, Global Drug Substance Operations at Moderna​

• Sandeep Raktate, President, Operations, Ireland and India at Amneal Pharmaceuticals​

• Hitesh Sahni, VP and Head, Global Supply Chain and Strategy at Bavarian Nordic​

• Tina Self, VP, Site and General Manager, Berkeley at Bayer​

• Suyamburam Sathasivam, AVP and Head, External Manufacturing at Sun Pharmaceutical​

• Christalyn Rhodes, Ph.D., AVP, Genetic Medicine, External Partnerships and Academic Collaborations at Eli Lilly and Company​

The summit offers a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration, aiming to set the standard for how the industry connects and shares ideas.