About this interview: Hedley Rees is a passionate advocate of modernising the pharmaceutical industry. He founded his company Pharmaflow in 2005, specialising in clinical trials and commercial supply chains for biopharmaceuticals. Hedley is also author of Wiley’s Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry: Delivering Patient Value for Pharmaceuticals and Biologics. The go to manual on pharma supply chain. Prior to this, Hedley held senior positions at Bayer UK, British Biotech, Vernalis, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics and OSI Pharmaceuticals (now Astellas). He holds a degree in production engineering from Cardiff University and an Executive MBA from Cranfield School of Management. His latest project is Inside Pharma, (@hedleyrees.substack.com), a daily newsletter educating pharma outsiders to the internal workings of the pharmaceutical industry. In September 2023 Hedley signed a new contract with Wiley to write a second book titled Transforming the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, aimed at graduates, professionals and practitioners in pharmaceutical sciences. In this conversation I talk about the normal steps in drug development, how things have gone wrong in the industry and the scandal behind the Covid Vaccine rollout. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Links - Substack Hedley Rees Substack Twitter Creating Medicines for the 21st Century Twitter Book Covid 19 Supply Chain Fact Fiction Book If you value my podcasts, please support the show so that I can continue to speak up by choosing one or both of the following options - ⁠Buy me a coffee⁠ If you want to make a one off donation. Join my Substack To access additional content, you can upgrade to paid from just £3.50 a month To sponsor the Doc Malik Podcast contact us at ⁠hello@docmalik.com⁠  About Doc Malik: Orthopaedic surgeon Ahmad Malik is on a journey of discovery when it comes to health and wellness. Through honest conversations with captivating individuals, Ahmad explores an array of topics that profoundly impact our well-being and health. You can follow us on social media, we are on the following platforms: ⁠Twitter Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Twitter Podcast⁠ | ⁠Instagram Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Instagram Podcast