The Journey from Discovery to Production: Supporting Your Drug Development

By Kylie Wolfe

Taking an idea from the research and discovery phase through commercialization and production is no small task. It requires your undivided attention and dedication, as well as a reliable and supportive partner to help you reach the finish line with fewer obstacles.

Whether you’re working on cell and gene therapies, mRNA therapies, or vaccines, having secure and consistent access to the products you need is critical—and the Fisher Scientific channel can serve as your trusted resource.

Essential Products and Services

Your production process relies on access to cleanroom supplies, chemicals, consumables and equipment, and so much more. Having essential products readily available through the Fisher Scientific channel ultimately gives you the time, flexibility, and confidence needed to accomplish any task. It helps you eliminate inefficiencies, stay focused, and get to the production stage faster.

“We work very closely with our customers to help them nurture their molecule along their pathway to get to commercialization in the quickest way possible,” said Mike Nicolazzo, Senior Director and General Manager of Production Products and Services for the Fisher Scientific channel.

Over the last few years, we expanded our product offering across categories that matter to you and now have a complete line of single-use bottle assemblies, additional products like cleanroom socks, and a broader facility safety and maintenance category. These changes help us cater to the unique needs of research and production facilities.

But we know it takes more than just products to keep your projects moving in the right direction. Our team is also focused on improving laboratory safety and efficiency and providing management solutions, safety trainings, and compliance support. These services help you keep operations running smoothly while creating a safe and productive work environment.

"We work very closely with our customers to help them nurture their molecule along their pathway to get to commercialization in the quickest way possible."

Traceability and Trust

To support your regulatory requirements, we offer the SureTRACE and SureTRACE+ programs, which highlight products with traceability documentation and an enhanced quality guarantee. Products are marked with the shield icon on fishersci.com to help you make the right selection and maintain the integrity of your production workflow.

With the SureTRACE program, you can identify these products, access certificates for assigned lot numbers, and receive change notifications for relevant products. Through this program, we place an emphasis on getting you the products you need with the right quality checks in place—and that includes sourcing from supplier partners who have committed to our quality agreement.

The SureTRACE+ program provides support from dedicated specialists who are ready to help with inventory planning, single-lot management, warehousing, and more. Through this program, you’re assigned a personalized business manager who serves as a point of contact for your questions, as well as a dedicated customer care specialist team to help with on-time delivery. Our team also leads you through the “plan, prepare, protect” process to understand your needs, build your system, and protect critical orders and deliveries, providing both assurance and value.

Productivity and Innovation

The scientific landscape is constantly evolving, and that makes enhancing productivity and innovation a priority throughout your workflow and beyond the lab. To support you, we offer vending, operational productivity, and GMP storage services, as well as FDA, EPA, and OSHA compliance services that help you meet global industry regulations. Assessments and trainings can also help you meet health, safety, and cleanroom standards for critical environments and address hazards and hygiene.

To help maximize your operational productivity, Unity Lab Services provides end-to-end services through a network of support personnel. These services include comprehensive inventory management, order and asset management, vending solutions, chemical services, and more—all to lend a hand during research, scale-up, and production.

In addition to these services, we’re continuing to innovate and create differentiated technologies. As you push the boundaries of drug development, we’ll be here to provide the tools that give your therapies a leading edge. This includes our dedication to more sustainable practices and products, which support the global push for greener operations and your own sustainability goals.

A Trusted Partner

Having a consistent partner bolsters your success from the early stages of discovery through all the steps that follow. It’s an important aspect of scientific advancement and innovation because, with a reliable partner by your side, you’re able to focus your time and attention on your research, development, scale-up, and production.

“Every step of your journey, you have a partner that can help guide you,” said Nicolazzo. The Fisher Scientific team can help you with the logistics of inventory management and operational challenges, like compliance solutions, making it possible to keep your production workflow moving.

With a partner who understands your business needs, such as the ins and outs of developing, producing, and manufacturing critical technologies and treatments, you can go the distance for patients and consumers alike.

Growing Together

By addressing your production complexities, providing choice and convenience to simplify your purchases, and meeting your requirements for quality and access, we’re able to provide essential solutions that help you and your team get important products to market.

“The Fisher Scientific channel wants to partner with you on your clinical journey so we can grow alongside you and provide you with unparalleled support from molecule to medicine,” said Nicolazzo.

No matter your industry, we’re here to empower researchers like you to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of your endeavors—all in the pursuit of scientific excellence and a brighter future.

For more information about the essential production products and services that the Fisher Scientific channel can offer, visit fishersci.com/production.

Kylie Wolfe is a Thermo Fisher Scientific staff writer.