In this episode of Evaluating Biopharma, host Ben Locwin and Jamie Martin, PMP, senior consultant at Black Diamond Networks, discuss the tips and tricks of successful program management. Martin shares his mental checklist of must-haves to ensure a successful start, techniques on what to do when things fall off-track, and the keys to continuous success as the program is running. He also provides advice for listeners who may have newer programs or are new to program management, as well as the “best-in-class" tidbits they can immediately use.

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Evaluating Biopharma boiler: Evaluating Biopharma taps into the insight and experience of biopharmaceutical leaders so today’s decision makers can leverage their knowledge, learn from their successes, and avoid repeating similar mistakes. This series offers a new guest and moderator with each episode and aims to equip executives and science leaders with the necessary information to make better business and process decisions. The Evaluating Biopharma podcast is a reproduction of content originally presented at recent Evaluating Biopharma digital and educational networking events.

In this episode of Evaluating Biopharma, host Ben Locwin speaks with Brian Tham, principal consultant at Peregrine Bio, LLC, on how various projects are run in the pharmaceutical industry, how to improve the outcome and processes of projects, and how to continue improving processes and operational excellence. They also delve into the history of how the car manufacturing industry influenced the quality management models and standards of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Finally, Tham shares his thoughts on the key differences between biotech and pharmaceuticals and other manufacturing industries, what this means for how development programs are managed, and what the future holds for process improvement.

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Evaluating Biopharma
Black Diamond Networks
Peregrine Bio

Evaluating Biopharma boiler: Evaluating Biopharma taps into the insight and experience of biopharmaceutical leaders so today’s decision makers can leverage their knowledge, learn from their successes, and avoid repeating similar mistakes. This series offers a new guest and moderator with each episode and aims to equip executives and science leaders with the necessary information to make better business and process decisions. The Evaluating Biopharma podcast is a reproduction of content originally presented at recent Evaluating Biopharma digital and educational networking events.

In this month’s episode of Evaluating Biopharma, host Ben Locwin speaks with Nesredin Mussa, PhD, president of Dynamica Biologics, about navigating the challenges of securing successful CDMO-sponsor relationships for a rare disease manufacturing and testing paradigm, the key contributing factors that may pose within the partnership between the sponsor and CDMO, and how small companies can manage with the enhanced regulatory demands due to the nascent nature of these particular therapeutic platforms. Mussa also provides advice on how to reframe one’s thinking when facing challenges, as well as techniques on keeping grounded when the going gets tough. 

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Black Diamond Networks
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
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Nesredin Mussa, PhD 

Evaluating Biopharma boiler: Evaluating Biopharma taps into the insight and experience of biopharmaceutical leaders so today’s decision makers can leverage their knowledge, learn from their successes, and avoid repeating similar mistakes. This series offers a new guest and moderator with each episode and aims to equip executives and science leaders with the necessary information to make better business and process decisions. The Evaluating Biopharma podcast is a reproduction of content originally presented at recent Evaluating Biopharma digital and educational networking events.