Case Studies ‘Ship-Shape’ Management of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Stock and Shipments at Debiopharm

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	‘Ship-Shape’ Management of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Stock and Shipments at Debiopharm

‘Ship-Shape’ Management of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Stock and Shipments at Debiopharm

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Data Science Services System Integration
Challenge	Debiopharm, a pharmaceutical company, was facing challenges in managing its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) stock and shipments. The company synthesizes compounds at internal labs and at numerous Contract Research Organizations (CROs). Similarly, analysis is done both internally and at specialty CROs around the world. With so many stock movements, there was a risk of error. The company was looking for a solution that could provide real-time, accurate account of shipped samples and remaining stock, streamline the request and fulfillment process, and offer real-time tracking of stock sent to Debiopharm sites and between CROs. Read More
About Customer	Debiopharm International SA is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in drug development, particularly in the areas of oncology and bacterial infections. The company has over 400 employees and operates two sites in Lausanne and Martigny, Switzerland. Debiopharm also works with numerous global Contract Research Organizations (CROs) partners. The company uses Dotmatics solutions for various purposes, including reagent registration, stock management, electronic lab notebooks (ELN), API chemical registration, DPM assignment, analysis/results sharing, API stock/shipment management, and analytical lab analysis requests. Debiopharm's goal is to deliver new therapies to patients faster. Read More
Solution	Debiopharm collaborated with Dotmatics to implement a centralized research-data platform that united data from all sites and CROs, streamlined workflows, and improved decision-making. Dotmatics configured an API stock and shipment system for Debiopharm using its solutions for inventory management, lab requests, and web-based searching and reporting. The inventory system tracks all inventory, including incoming stock synthesized by both in-house scientists and CRO partners, as well as outgoing stock being sent internally or between CROs. A simple form takes researchers’ detailed API requests and sends them to directly inventory managers for fulfillment. An interactive inventory summary report lets all users see details around a particular compound’s history, such as current sample availability, associated batches, and request and shipment history. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Challenge

Debiopharm, a pharmaceutical company, was facing challenges in managing its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) stock and shipments. The company synthesizes compounds at internal labs and at numerous Contract Research Organizations (CROs). Similarly, analysis is done both internally and at specialty CROs around the world. With so many stock movements, there was a risk of error. The company was looking for a solution that could provide real-time, accurate account of shipped samples and remaining stock, streamline the request and fulfillment process, and offer real-time tracking of stock sent to Debiopharm sites and between CROs.

About Customer

Debiopharm International SA is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in drug development, particularly in the areas of oncology and bacterial infections. The company has over 400 employees and operates two sites in Lausanne and Martigny, Switzerland. Debiopharm also works with numerous global Contract Research Organizations (CROs) partners. The company uses Dotmatics solutions for various purposes, including reagent registration, stock management, electronic lab notebooks (ELN), API chemical registration, DPM assignment, analysis/results sharing, API stock/shipment management, and analytical lab analysis requests. Debiopharm's goal is to deliver new therapies to patients faster.

Solution

Debiopharm collaborated with Dotmatics to implement a centralized research-data platform that united data from all sites and CROs, streamlined workflows, and improved decision-making. Dotmatics configured an API stock and shipment system for Debiopharm using its solutions for inventory management, lab requests, and web-based searching and reporting. The inventory system tracks all inventory, including incoming stock synthesized by both in-house scientists and CRO partners, as well as outgoing stock being sent internally or between CROs. A simple form takes researchers’ detailed API requests and sends them to directly inventory managers for fulfillment. An interactive inventory summary report lets all users see details around a particular compound’s history, such as current sample availability, associated batches, and request and shipment history.

Impact #1	With the Dotmatics-based API stock and shipment solution, Debiopharm’s internal sites and data from partner CROs are united on a single, secure system.
Impact #2	The solution has streamlined the team’s processes and reduced error, which has in turn decreased uncertainty and frustration across the board.
Impact #3	The solution was so well received that the team went on to implement an additional Dotmatics Cascade-based system for managing analytical-lab requests.

Impact #1

With the Dotmatics-based API stock and shipment solution, Debiopharm’s internal sites and data from partner CROs are united on a single, secure system.

Impact #2

The solution has streamlined the team’s processes and reduced error, which has in turn decreased uncertainty and frustration across the board.

Impact #3

The solution was so well received that the team went on to implement an additional Dotmatics Cascade-based system for managing analytical-lab requests.

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‘Ship-Shape’ Management of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Stock and Shipments at Debiopharm

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