Sustainability Magazine February 2023 | Page 69

supply chain . This is where digital healthcare is really able to provide the required end-toend traceability .”
Whatever the production is – internal or external – and whatever the geography level , digital is helping to make sure Sanofi is tracking all drugs everywhere in the world , at each step of the process .
Global cost optimisation & resilience strategies Clinical trials are happening in quite a complex landscape , because each country has its own specific regulations . Depending on the design of the trial , Dourlens ’ team may have different requirements to meet , such as importation and exportation rules . The number of changes , from a regulatory perspective , in the worldwide environment is huge .
“ To make a long story short , regulatory complexity and varied trial design is a big challenge . Digital healthcare is a great help in making sure that we are within these constraints in the right way ,” says Dourlens .

€ 40bn turnover per year

100K + number of employees

60 + sites across the world sustainabilitymag . com 69