Case Study: Novartis accelerates life-saving batch releases with SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences

One Button Batch Release bringing life-saving products to patients faster

Novartis Pharma AG, the Basel-based global life sciences company, needed to improve a batch release process that relied on data from 15 different systems, email, SharePoint, and other manual inputs. The labor-intensive process made it difficult to quickly and consistently ensure compliance and release life-saving products to patients faster, leading Novartis to work with SAP on a more streamlined approach using SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences.

SAP implemented the “One Button Batch Release” solution, creating a single, integrated cockpit for batch release decisions with automated data pooling, real-time visibility, and simplified collaboration. The result was reduced manual checks, improved transparency and user experience, and faster cycle times across more than 500,000 batch releases per year, helping Novartis accelerate access to medicines for patients.

Novartis

René Luginbuehl

Head Novartis Country Quality and Business Development