Strategic Partnership Training
How To Build Win-Win CDMO Alliances
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Exclusive Training at CDMO Live Europe
Transform your relationships from transactional customer-supplier engagements into value creating alliances
Taking place on 21st May at CDMO Live Europe 2026, this interactive workshop is designed to strengthen strategic partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and CDMOs.
Expert facilitators from State of Flux will guide participants on how to unlock greater value from suppliers with collaborative problem-solving.
4 x Scenario Workshops
Choose to join the following manufacturing scenarios:
1.
Capacity Planning with Uncertainty
Your biologics product is ready for commercial marketing, but market forecasts are broad range. Your trusted CDMO partner needs long lead times for capacity expansion but demands firm commitments.
How do you secure the capacity you might need without over-committing to costs you can’t justify?
2.
Partnerships Without Big Pharma Leverage
A mid-size pharmaceutical company wants to become a strategic partner with a preferred CDMO but lacks the volume guarantees of Big Pharma.
What non-financial value propositions can create win-win incentives for preferred partner status?
3.
Cost Crisis Partnership Test
Tariffs and inflation increase your key raw material costs by 25% and your CDMO also needs expensive sustainability upgrades to meet your 2026 ESG targets.
How do you manage cost pressures while maintaining partnership viability and shared investment in the relationship?
4.
Portfolio Rationalization Dilemma
Your external manufacturing strategy calls for consolidation to a shortlist of strategic partners. However, three low-volume legacy products have suppliers who may exit the business due to margin pressures.
How do you balance network simplification with supply security for orphan products?
Who should attend
This 1.5 hour training workshop has been custom-designed for professionals involved in CDMO selection, contract negotiation or partnership management.
BioPharma Sponsors: Procurement teams, External Manufacturing leads, CMC professionals, Supply Chain managers
CDMOs: Business Development professionals, Commercial leaders, Project Directors
Expert Outsourcing Insights at CDMO Live Europe
Critical insights into winning outsourcing strategies from external manufacturing leaders:
Animal Health
Boehringer Ingelheim
Founder
MK Bio Consultancy
Director Procurement + Partnerships
Leyden Labs
Daiichi Sankyo Europe
CDMO Consultant
Fuliginous Management Consulting
Global External Manufacturing Chapter Lead
Roche
Chief Procurement Officer
Bayer Consumer Health
ExM Technical Operations Lead
MSD
Partner
Simon Kucher
PBOA
IsoBio Inc
President
pharmaDEL
Sandoz
Managing Director
Collaborative Sourcing
Valneva
Principal Consultant
CD BioPartners
Managing Director
GSCA
Polpharma
OSICS Network
CDMO Consultant
Fuliginous Management Consulting
PSCI Chair + Snr Director, Sustainable Procurement
AstraZeneca
4 Reasons To Attend
Keynotes + Market Trends
Learn from the industry leaders and analysts who will share their insights into the fast-changing landscape.
Outsourcing Excellence
Join roundtable discussions to share best practices with outsourcing experts and peers.
121 Partnering Meeting
Experience Rotterdam
Take part in a series of experiences around Rotterdam to inspire networking and interactions between attendees.
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When: 19-21 May 2026
Where: Rotterdam World Trade Center, Beursplein 37, Meent 110, 3011 AA Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event Dates
19th May 2026: 12:00 – 18.00
20th May 2026: 08:00 – 18.00
21st May 2026: 08:00 – 16.00
