Pharmaceutical/biotech | SupplyChainBrain

Regulation Reinvention: China Is Getting New Foreign Drugs Before Everyone Else

December 19, 2018

China is blowing through regulatory milestones as it completes an astonishing transformation from a market where basic Western drugs were once scarce.

The Most Innovative Supply Chains of 2018

The Top Five Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

A multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing.

December 19, 2018

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

This year's first-place entrant, Intel, is huge — and problems there can be just as big.

Here Are This Year’s Top 25 Healthcare Supply Chains

December 13, 2018

Gartner

Gartner’s annual ranking recognizes organizations across the healthcare value chain that demonstrate leadership in improving human life at sustainable costs.

China's New Drug-Buying Program Is Causing Pain in Procurement

December 10, 2018

Bloomberg

China is changing the way it procures drugs in its major cities. The result: Prices are set to tumble.

Walgreens Starts Next-Day Drug Delivery

December 6, 2018

Bloomberg

Walgreens is rolling out a nationwide next-day prescription-delivery service to fend off competition from Amazon and numerous venture capital-backed startups.

Despite New Promise, China's Fentanyl Fight Will Be `Almost Impossible'

December 5, 2018

Bloomberg

China won’t find it easy to make good on its promise to crack down on fentanyl as part of its trade war truce with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Q&A | How P&G Responds to Changing Customer Preferences

December 5, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The consumer-products giant has an innovative strategy for adjusting to ever-shifting consumer preferences.

Booming U.S. Biotech Could Buckle Next in China Trade Tango

December 4, 2018

Bloomberg

Increasing wariness in Washington over China’s investments in U.S. biotechnology companies may cool a hot source of capital for medical startups.

China Isn’t Doing Enough to Stem Fentanyl Tide, U.S. Panel Says

November 28, 2018

Bloomberg

A commission set up by Congress says Chinese authorities are not doing enough to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl and related chemicals into the U.S.

China Blood Boom Spurs Buying Binge by Top Global Producers

November 28, 2018

Bloomberg

A surging demand for blood products is drawing the world’s largest suppliers in China, where supplies are limited by strict rules governing blood donation.