Safety [R]Evolution is a Veeva podcast that brings insights from Safety leaders with diverse backgrounds — life sciences organizations, technology and business consulting, CROs, and more. Discussing the importance of modernizing pharmacovigilance to deliver products quickly and safely to patients, each of our guests is interviewed by David Kološić, Director of Veeva Safety Strategy.


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Episode 5

Bringing Safety Operations and Science Together: Big Bang Approach

Host: David Kološić, Director of Veeva Safety Strategy
Guest: Adrian Maynier, Head of Systems, Patient Safety, UCB;
Mayuran Croos, Team Manager, Veeva Safety

UCB’s Adrian Maynier and Veeva’s Mayuran Croos join David Kološić to discuss how to approach a “big bang” consolidation of 17 siloed safety systems into one unified platform for case processing, reporting, signal detection, and content.

Season 1


Episode 4

Building a Connected Safety Platform for the Future

David Kološić speaks with Veeva’s Marius Mortensen about the long-term vision for Veeva Safety; the benefits of starting with a trusted, validated cloud platform; and how a platform approach enables connected data and processes, advanced automation, and AI.

Episode 3

Strengthening Safety Oversight for CRO-Sponsor Partnerships

Biomapas’ Martijn van de Leur and Olga Asimaki join David Kološić to discuss the importance of CRO-sponsor partnerships in pharmacovigilance. They also talk about the need for simplification and standardization, progress on automation and AI, and how QPPV’s are adapting to shifting technology.

Episode 2

Three Pillars of PV Transformation: Technology, Process, and People

In Episode 2, Eliquent Life Sciences’ Emma-Jane Brookes and Jamie Portnoff speak with David Kološić about simplifying and standardizing PV technology, harmonizing processes across teams and regions, and driving PV transformation through effective change management.

Episode 1

Building the Right Data and Technology Foundation for Safety

In our launch episode, David Kološić talks with Sandoz’s Aniket Agarwal about how the right data and technology foundation improves speed and operational efficiency for pharmacovigilance teams. We also discuss the benefits and challenges of automation and AI, and where rapidly evolving technologies will take safety in the future.

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