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Pharma’s Biggest Industry Trends and Challenges - Matt Moran

January 26, 2026 · 30 min

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Matt Moran breaks down the challenges shaping the pharmaceutical industry from supply‑chain fragility and increasing regulatory complexity to the urgent need for sustainability and skilled talent. He highlights why the industry must modernise manufacturing, embrace digitalisation, and build greater resilience to stay competitive in a rapidly shifting global landscape.


Matt is a prominent Irish biopharmaceutical industry expert, consultant, and former Director of BioPharmaChem Ireland (part of IBEC), where he spent three decades shaping Ireland's reputation as a global life sciences hub. He is currently an independent consultant, a board member of industry groups, and acts as a judge for industry awards. He is also Chair of the ARC Hub for Therapeutics Governance Committee.

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This episode is sponsored by Ecolab.

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