2026 Manufacturing Trends Reshaping Life Sciences: Navigating Critical Trends in Pharma and Medical Device Manufacturing

LIVE WEBINAR
Wednesday, June 03 | 10am ET

Duration: 1 hour
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Join this MasterControl hosted webinar to explore how life sciences manufacturers are rethinking operations to stay competitive in 2026, with a strong focus on connectivity, intelligence, and adaptability. A central theme is the elimination of operational silos through unified digital threads that link manufacturing execution, quality, and supply chain systems. By integrating these traditionally separate functions, organisations can gain real-time visibility, improve coordination, and make faster, more informed decisions across the entire production lifecycle.

The webinar, hosted by Caitlin Minton-Smith, Senior Product Marketing Manager at  MasterControl highlights the growing role of AI within regulated manufacturing environments. Rather than treating AI as an add-on, the session outlines how to embed it into validated frameworks to support predictive maintenance, yield optimization, and faster product release cycles—all while preserving data integrity and meeting GMP compliance requirements. Alongside this, the webinar addresses supply chain resilience, emphasizing regionalization, modular manufacturing, and configurable systems as practical ways to respond quickly to disruptions and shifting market demands.

Finally, the discussion turns to workforce readiness, underscoring the need for digital upskilling and new operating models. As automation and configurable platforms expand, companies must rethink how they train and support their workforce to close skills gaps while maintaining high standards of operational excellence. Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to create unified digital threads that connect manufacturing, quality, and supply chain systems for real-time visibility and faster decision-making.
  • Learn practical strategies for embedding AI into GMP-compliant manufacturing processes to improve efficiency without compromising regulatory standards.
  • Identify approaches to strengthen supply chain resilience and prepare the workforce through modular systems, automation, and targeted digital upskilling.
 

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Caitlin Minton-Smith

Caitlin Minton-Smith
Senior Product Marketing Manager, MasterControl
 

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