Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD I was talking with one of my nieces recently. In her school, she and several of her friends have a…
Risk Management
Tactics for Managing the Unforeseen
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD Sooner or later, something goes wrong in our work lives. In pharmaceutical manufacturing, errors or “deviations” are common events, and…
Solving Drug Shortages
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD Imagine that you have an infection, and you need a common antibiotic, but you cannot find a drugstore that is…
Selecting and Working With a Contract Manufacturer
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD The Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI) was just held in Frankfurt. As the self-described “leading networking event for pharmaceutical industry,”…
Pharmaceutical Patent Strategy
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD When I think of patent law, I am reminded of a line from the play A Man for All Seasons. …
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Management
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD As pharmaceutical supply chains have become global, the risk management of drug supply has become increasingly complex. Recently, I was…
Pharmaceutical Decision Making and Fundraising
Stuart R. Gallant, MD, PhD Within pharmaceutical development, there are two types of go-no-go decisions: 1) clinical and 2) financial. These decisions are linked together…