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.

Learn how innovation, simplification, and standardization across processes and technology are driving a Safety [R]Evolution.

Episode 3

Strengthening Safety Oversight for CRO-Sponsor Partnerships

Host: David Kološić, Director of Veeva Safety Strategy
Guest: Martijn van de Leur, Chief Commercial Officer, Biomapas; Olga Asimaki, PhD, CMD, Head of International QPPV Office and Global Medical Information, Biomapas

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.

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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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