Conference · Dusseldorf, Germany

World Drug Manufacturing Summit

Health · Medicine · Pharmaceuticals

Official website
Next editionNot confirmedLast edition we have: 25–27 Nov 2015
Last venueSwissôtel DüsseldorfDusseldorf, Germany · where the 2013 edition was; venue not yet confirmed
RunningSince 2011Annual · 5 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
We haven't confirmed the next dates yet. The last edition in our records was 25–27 Nov 2015 at Swissôtel Düsseldorf. Check the organiser's site: wdmsummit.com. Are you the organiser? Correct this listing.

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Editions on record
5first in 2011

About World Drug Manufacturing Summit

Now in its 12th year, the World Drug Manufacturing Summit provides the key tools to overcome the biggest threats facing pharma manufacturers today.

World Drug Manufacturing 2013 focuses on achieving process and manufacturing excellence, process re-engineering, six sigma tools to reduce variability, with specific case studies on continuous improvement, successful QbD implementations, real time data collection, analysis, knowledge management and much more.

Key themes for 2013 include:

• Process excellence – achieving real process flow vs. functional silo’s

• Optimising process re-engineering vs. opex to achieve improvement

• Responding to price pressures and stricter regulatory requirements

• Addressing anti counterfeiting regulations and their impact on production

• Satisfying the 1st serialisation directive

• Innovation in total cost reduction vis-a-vis health care reform and the financial crisis

• Implementing continuous manufacturing technology throughout operations

• Making effective decisions on where to manufacture new products

This is the must attend event in the major drug manufacturers calendar attracting the leading decision makers to benchmark and learn how to continuously improve manufacturing operations and achieve quality and cost reduction.

Confirmed 2013 Speakers include:

Rob Alves

Terts Ashibi

Sean Bermingham

Dr.Parveen Bhandola

Athos Bonanomi

Ana Margarida Bravo

Vijay Bulusu

Stephan Buser

and many more...

To find out more about who will be speaking, please visit the website: www.wdmsummit.com

From our listing of the 2013 edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201525–27 Nov 2015Swissôtel Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany
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201425–27 Nov 2014Swissôtel Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany
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201325–27 Nov 2013Swissôtel Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany
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201226–28 Nov 2012Swissôtel Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany
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201129 Nov – 1 Dec 2011Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is World Drug Manufacturing Summit?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 25–27 Nov 2015.

Where is it held?

The 2013 edition was at Swissôtel Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany. The organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 5 editions on record since 2011.

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