Global growth in the life sciences sector is no longer just a question of where to expand, but how to do so in a more demanding, less predictable environment. Supply chains, once optimised for efficiency, are now being redesigned for resilience, visibility, and control.
Businesses in the sector are rethinking how products are sourced, manufactured, and distributed to improve resilience, meet regulatory requirements, and ensure consistent access across regions.
Our latest report for pharma and life sciences explores how businesses in the sector are responding to this shift – reshaping where they operate, how they structure their networks, and what capabilities they need to grow sustainability.
of life sciences companies report no plans to expand internationally in next 5 years. |
of executives continue to express confidence in managing tariff driven costs, despite disruption linked to global trade. |
of life sciences leaders say localisation of drugs and therapies is the top barrier to international expansion. |
“In life sciences, supply chains have to support regulatory compliance, product localisation and availability at the same time. That combination significantly increases the complexity of international expansion.”
Nigel Layton Partner - Head of Pharma & Life Sciences
Growing Global
Navigating global complexity. Delivering business certainty.
As unpredictability is now a defining feature of the pharma and life sciences sector, organisations must be more resilient and agile — ready to respond to unexpected events that now arise with growing frequency.
Globally, the life sciences and pharmaceutical sector finds itself navigating a climate defined by volatility, hard‑edged economic pressure and relentlessly shifting supply chains. In fact, this is the sector hit the hardest by the majority of external trends impacting businesses and creating barriers to growth – simultaneously. Within this environment, a majority (84%) of sector leaders maintain...
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