Your European Supply Chain partner
Swiss consultancy helping Life Sciences companies build GxP-compliant distribution networks in Europe, combining strategy and execution for efficient supply chains.
From regulatory compliance and product integrity to end-to-end operational consulting, we bring local expertise and hands-on guidance to every stage of your supply chain. Whether you're navigating EU, UK, or Swiss markets.
We go beyond advisory. We deliver.
As a Boutique consulting firm, we are specialized in the Life Science Industry. Our team comes from its GxP regulated environment.
Downstream Operations is our Core métier. We are strong believer of the effectivness of cross-functionnal collaboration.
Swiss-based with an European outlook. For other geographies, SCO relies on a network of international partners.
We go beyond advisory. We deliver.
As a Boutique consulting firm, we are specialized in the Life Science Industry. Our team comes from its GxP regulated environment.
Downstream Operations is our Core métier. We are strong believer of the effectivness of cross-functionnal collaboration.
Swiss-based with an European outlook. For other geographies, SCO relies on a network of international partners.
Your Supply Chain evolves with the product lifecycle, from Clinical development through Launch Readiness, to full commercialization and beyond.
Clinical Development
Advisory
SCO helps strengthen your Clinical Supply Chain ensuring it is robust, inspection-ready, and due diligence ready.
Execution
SCO operationalizes your Clinical Supply Chain while providing hands-on support during execution, scaling, and interim missions.
Launch Readiness
Advisory
Define the Target Operating Model (TOM) for Europe: organization, flows, regulatory setup, and partner selection.
Execution
Implement the Target Operating Model (TOM): onboard partners, ensure GxP compliance, and coordinate stakeholders for launch.
International Commercialization
Advisory
Assess your Supply Chain to identify improvements and optimize operations while ensuring compliance.
Execution
Support operations, planning, and compliance, including Quality activities (GxP, audits, RP Switzerland).
Discover all our other services
Our D&S Engine / Interim Management / Training
We operate within your team, take ownership, and drive pragmatic, hands-on execution. We deliver.
SCO is not a traditional management consultancy. SCO brings together practitioners, former supply chain executives, operations leads, and Quality & Compliance experts, who have held the roles they now support.
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"SCO is a forward-thinking company who has lots of knowledge in their fields. They’ve helped us to go from design, through selection, to implementation of our SC in the US and EU, federating all functions into a single, cross-functional program. Definitely an asset in our business!"
Gaspard Jouandon
Head of Global Supply Chain, Novimmune
"We have worked with SCO for more then 1 year and the team has done a fantastic job helping and support us with their know how and expertise. During all this time SCO did advise us in a very competent way and the feedback and support was always very professional."
Anonymous
Managing Director of an International Valuable Transport company
"SCO played a vital role in implementing the new biosimilar business into the internal supply network, particularly in demand and supply planning at third-party manufacturing sites. The planning tool developed by SCO was crucial ultimately leading to a successful product launch."
Zrinka Marijanovic
Senior Director Global Manufacturing and Supply Biosimilars, Fresenius Kabi Swissbiosim
"SCO not only provided the technical input, but also gave us impartial advice on several strategic options for the business. As the strategy and model developed, the adaptability of the modelling tool came to the fore, supported by high quality expertise."
Chris Wallace
ex SVP Global Supply Chain
"Together with SCO and as part of a global project we successfully completed a portfolio optimisation exercise. Thanks to an outstanding collaboration between Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing we achieved a tangible result."
Anonymous
Global Commercial Director
"Working with SCO was a real pleasure. They have a hands-on strategy and use deep industry experience to build trust. SCO assumed a leadership role which enabled our projects to succeed. I will have no hesitation to working with SCO again in the future."
Alyson Naughton
Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Operations, ADC Therapeutics
Frequently asked questions.
We measure our success through the outcomes we deliver and the relationships we build. Here is what some of our clients have shared about working with SCO.
What are some examples of project you managed ?
EU Operating Model Design
Distribution Strategy
3PL selection and deployment
O2C improvements
Logistics execution
Transport Strategy
Planning improvement
Inventory optimization
S&OP deployment
Due Diligence
Do you have a Pharmaceutical license (PEL)?
SCO does not have it’s own PEL, we help organizations obtain and maintain theirs. From scalling across the clinical phases to Commercial Distribution setups. Our team provide RP and QP services in both the french and german part of Switzerland.
Do you offer Regulatory, PV, market access, or commercial capabilities?
Not directly but happy to share experience and leverage our network of partners.
Do you have references available?
Yes, we do not advertise directly the references from our clients due to confidentiality. Feel free to contact us and we will be happy to provide the relevant references.
Do you cover pre-clinical operations?
We trust that our services start generating value as of Phase I.
Do you offer support in other geographies than Europe?
Our Core competency is Europe but our team is experienced in Middle East and LATAM setups. US and Asian Commercial build-ups are executed through our network of local partners.
How experienced are you on Upstream Operations?
While we focus on Downstream operations, we have sound knowledge of upstream planning and supply operations. We have limited technical expertise to support manufacturing operations.
Do you operate in other industry?
Life Sciences is in our DNA. In the past, our pharma perspective has been valued by others Industries as a mean to enrich and bring an outsider perspective.