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GERHARD HELMERICH
TITLE : HEAD OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRY : BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES LOCATION : ICELAND
Gerhard Helmerich is an accomplished supply chain executive with over 17 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry directing global , crossfunctional teams , leading complex projects , and delivering high impact initiatives across commercial supply chain and various technical development functions . At Alvotech , Gerhard Helmerich leads Global Supply Chain , overseeing supply logistics for multiple commercial and development products . His mandate also includes site operations , warehouse activities , procurement of materials and devices , external supply operations , integrated business planning and life cycle management activities . Gerhard Helmerich holds a PhD in Chemistry from the Technical University in Munich , Germany . unique and requires a different approach ,” says Helmerich . “ We believe a company can differentiate through its portfolio strategy .”
The third strategy has been to fully integrate , from R & D to manufacturing . To date , large pharmaceutical companies have dominated the biosimilar space in part because of their scale and capital . Alvotech is fully committed to biosimilars and has

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