Europe Case Study: Enhanced Efficiency for R&D Lab Teams

Synergy Scientific Solutions' International Capabilities played a pivotal role in building a successful drug development team working across several Client sites in Europe.

Challenge

With an increase in its product development portfolio and limitations affecting its laboratory facilities across Europe, a global Vaccine company were struggling to optimise available laboratory space and provide an efficient and cohesive environment for its existing R&D team who were based in three countries. Development was behind schedule and existing internal management teams had limited capacity to ensure effective management and training of any new scientific staff.

Solution

Synergy’s strategic approach to addressing the client’s challenges included a GAP analysis from which a set of deliverables were defined. This process facilitated the rapid recruitment of 15 Synergy scientists through the company’s international capabilities, ensuring compliance with national legislations throughout.

Multi-lingual recruiters played a key role in finding candidates with the necessary technical and soft skills that would meet client needs. Additionally, appointing a Senior Scientist/Team Leader at each site ensured effective workload management and team cohesion.

To support the development timeframes, tailored training programs and regular virtual meetings were established to enable alignment and ensure remote collaboration and effective time management. Within the strict regulatory framework, laboratory facilities, equipment utilisation and processes were also examined to identify any areas for improvement to enable better efficiency.

Outcome

The implementation of Synergy Laboratory Services' innovative approach enabled several key benefits and changes to the way the client operates and performs, including:

• The creation of agile teams capable of rapid adaptation to changes in the drug supply chain – crucial for meeting the complex regulatory and logistical challenges of multi-country drug development.
• The integration of Synergy teams within the client's lab facilities significantly reduced backlog and enhanced lab space efficiency, allowing stakeholders to dedicate more time to strategic goals.
• The oversight of a Synergy European Operations Director, coupled with a robust governance framework, ensured the client had clear sight of the project's deliverables.
• Financial transparency and adherence to the budget through a fixed monthly fee further underscored the project's success.

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