Axplora's CEO and Chief Commercial Officer emphasize agile, collaborative CDMO partnerships to accelerate drug development timelines, focusing on highly potent APIs, scalability, and early alignment with customer priorities like speed to clinic.15
A McKinsey study indicates pharma companies with strong collaborative networks bring products to market 20% faster than competitors.2
Leading companies like Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Eli Lilly adopt agile methodologies in R&D, clinical trials, and digital transformation to speed up innovation and improve collaboration.3
Pfizer used agile principles during COVID-19 vaccine development for rapid experimentation and decision-making.3
IQVIA announced a strategic collaboration with AWS in December 2025 to deploy AI platforms for clinical trial automation and analytics.4
Sources:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUAQ1KRWLEc
2. https://www.laboratoriosrubio.com/en/agile-pharma-expansion/
3. https://www.pharmanow.live/leadership/top-pharma-companies-using-agile-methodology
4. https://www.iqvia.com/newsroom/2025/12/iqvia-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-aws
5. https://www.fiercepharma.com/sponsored/agile-partnerships-drive-faster-pharma-innovation