Biopharma, pharmaceuticals and medical devices

SAP for life sciences.

Biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and medical device companies need a digital core that scales growth and margins, supports a digital supply chain and smart factory, keeps them compliant and protects patient safety and product quality. Many are held back by siloed, manual processes, little real-time visibility or traceability, supply that cannot follow demand, high compliance cost and ageing analytics. We address this with SAP S/4HANA on SAP Cloud ERP, Private, which brings higher productivity and automation, faster decisions with end-to-end transparency, better warehouse flow, paperless processes and less administrative effort.

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Life sciences
01

Optimise business agility

Intelligent, automated processes that make operations more adaptable, resilient and scalable.

02

Streamline decision-making

Real-time analytics built into the core, so data drives decisions on supply, quality and customers.

03

Enhance end-to-end efficiency

Seamless collaboration across functions, contract manufacturers and logistics partners, with less time, cost and error.

The challenge

What holds life sciences companies back

  • Siloed systems for demand and supplier collaboration make the supply chain inefficient.
  • Supply cannot follow demand, so inventory piles up in one place while another runs out.
  • Contract research organisations, manufacturers and logistics providers are not integrated, so real-world evidence rarely reaches product decisions.
  • Weak product transparency and traceability put patient safety at risk.
  • Data is gathered by hand from several systems, analytics are poor and decisions lack real-time visibility.
  • Missing information and disconnected processes drive up compliance cost and risk.
What SAP brings

The SAP advantage

Serialisation and complianceNative integration for serialisation and regulatory reporting, and data exchange with contract manufacturers.
Characteristic-based planningPlanning based on material characteristics and product segmentation.
One integrated coreA single integrated MRP, material ledger and transfer pricing.
Simpler batch releaseA standardised batch release process that lowers the risk of human error and quality non-compliance.
Supply chain visibilityFull transparency of material provenance, from raw material to finished product.
Business value

What companies gain

Outcomes SAP customers in this industry report after moving to a modern SAP core.

  • Faster turnover of warehouse goods
  • Paperless processes on the shop floor and in quality
  • Equipment moved to predictive maintenance
  • Less time spent on SAP system administration
  • Higher manufacturing process compliance
  • Fewer unnecessary lot movements
  • Lower compliance, risk management, data security and support costs
  • Fewer project delays and better user adoption
How we help

Our SAP services for life sciences

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SAP S/4HANA Implementation

An SAP S/4HANA implementation puts your core business processes, from procurement and production to sales, finance and maintenance, onto SAP's modern ERP.

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ECC to S/4HANA Migration

ECC to S/4HANA migration moves your business from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA before mainstream maintenance for ECC 6.0 ends on 31 December 2027.

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SAP Application Management Services (AMS)

SAP application management services (AMS) keep your SAP system stable, compliant and improving after go-live.

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Questions

SAP for life sciences, answered.

Can SAP S/4HANA support GxP validation?
Yes. S/4HANA supports validated processes, electronic records, batch management and quality management. We plan validation into the implementation, so documentation and testing meet your quality system from the start.
Does SAP handle serialisation and track-and-trace?
Yes. SAP provides native integration for serialisation and regulatory reporting, and for data exchange with contract manufacturers, giving full traceability from raw material to finished product.
We run ECC today. What is the best path?
Most life sciences companies on ECC move to S/4HANA on SAP Cloud ERP, Private, which combines the S/4HANA core with cloud operations. A readiness assessment compares brownfield, greenfield and selective options for your validated landscape.
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