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Pandemic Perspectives: Cracks In Global Supply Chain Lead To Localization Trend

Regions Seek To Bolster Domestic Production Capacity As Weaknesses Exposed

 
• By Dave Wallace

Weaknesses in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, exposed and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, have led major markets to pursue localization policies aimed at bolstering domestic production capacity. But any significant transformation promises to take many years.

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Pandemic Perspectives

One year on from the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, editors across Informa Pharma Intelligence publications are taking a closer look at its impact and possible lasting implications for the biopharma and medtech industries.

One year on from the formal designation by the World Health Organization of the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, the disruptive effects on the global pharmaceutical supply chain, especially for the off-patent industry, are still being seen.

For years, the pharmaceuticals industry and the generics industry in particular have become increasingly reliant on supplies of ingredients and...

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• By Jo Shorthouse

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• By Edwin Elmhirst

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