Vision of EMPA
Pharma’s Future Through Collaboration
We turn dreams into reality by achieving new heights and broadening our horizons through sharing and collaboration for the future of the pharmaceutical industry.
Key Activities of EMPA
1. Sharing of Knowledge
The Alliance makes 'knowledge sharing' a core activity to enable members to jointly respond to the rapidly changing pharmaceutical industry environment. Through regular seminars and workshops, they transparently share the latest regulatory trends, market information, and R&D know-how, minimizing trial and error for individual companies and maximizing efficiency. This mutual exchange of knowledge ultimately strengthens the competitiveness of all member companies and forms the foundation for creating strong synergy for sustainable growth.
2. Alliance Manufacturing Staff Exchange (Population policies)
The mid-sized pharmaceutical company alliance is introducing an innovative 'domestic and international manufacturing technician exchange program' to address the production manpower shortage and population decline issues in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry from a long-term perspective. Through this program, technical personnel from member companies directly experience advanced manufacturing technologies and GMP systems from partner companies, strengthening their practical capabilities and acquiring mutual know-how. In particular, exchanges with domestic partners enable the acquisition of technologies that meet global standards, enhancing the international competitiveness of the workforce. This goes beyond simply alleviating the manpower shortage; it becomes a sustainable human resource management measure that fosters skilled technical personnel and levels up the manufacturing technology standards of member companies as a whole.
3. Import and Export of Pharmaceuticals
The alliance is promoting the vital joint initiative of activating 'pharmaceutical trade (import/export)' among member companies. Through this, each member shares information on overseas markets that were difficult to enter individually and establishes joint response strategies for complex customs clearance and regulatory procedures. This involves exporting competitive medicines produced by a specific member using the global network of another member, or jointly importing essential active pharmaceutical ingredients to maximize cost efficiency.
4. C(D)MOs of Manufacturers
The alliance serves as a platform that connects suitable Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) partners by sharing information on the idle production capacity or specialized facilities held by each member company. This allows member companies to stably produce necessary medicines without the burden of new facility investments, maximizing manufacturing efficiency. Furthermore, they share practical know-how and successful cases regarding quality control (GMP) issues, regulatory compliance, and contract terms that may arise during CMO agreements, thereby reducing risk factors. This cooperation ultimately contributes to creating production synergy among member companies and strengthening overall supply chain stability.
5. Information on New Drugs and Generics
The alliance focuses on strengthening market competitiveness through the sharing of 'new drug and generic information' among member companies. Regular meetings facilitate the exchange of the latest trends in new drug development and clinical data, providing crucial insights for each company's innovative drug pipelines. Concurrently, information regarding the evolving regulatory landscape of the generic drug market, patent details, and strategies for launching first-to-market generics is transparently exchanged to support swift and efficient market entry. This sharing of information is a key collaborative activity that prevents unnecessary overlapping investments and helps individual companies make more strategic decisions.
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