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Strategy Hub for Supply Chain Leaders in Medical and Life Sciences

Your guide to making smarter decisions about where and how you manufacture.

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Why right-shore?

From tariffs to trade shifts to environmental risk, supply chains are facing more pressure than ever. The right answer isn’t just to reshore or line transfer, it’s to right-shore based on your total cost, risk, and growth strategy.

This page brings together Ascential’s expert insights, resources, and tools to help medical and life sciences manufacturers build more resilient, compliant, and agile supply chains.

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Featured Resources

Explore these resources for the latest research, case studies, guides, and more, crafted to propel your business into the future.

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Rightshoring: A Smarter Manufacturing Location Strategy

Explore how medical and life sciences companies can optimize their manufacturing locations by balancing cost, risk, and proximity to markets, advocating for a strategic approach to rightshoring over traditional offshoring or reshoring methods.

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Medical Device Manufacturers Eye Costa Rica as Tariff Uncertainty Shakes up Production Strategies

Amid rising tariff uncertainties, medical device manufacturers are increasingly considering Costa Rica as a strategic alternative to China for production, attracted by its skilled workforce, tax incentives, and established medical device ecosystem.

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Navigating Uncertainty: How Medtech is Responding to Tariffs and Global Trade Disruptions

Examines how medical technology companies are adapting their supply chain strategies in response to recent U.S. tariffs and global trade changes. It highlights approaches such as nearshoring, diversifying suppliers, and leveraging advanced manufacturing technologies.

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Navigating Tariff Uncertainty: Why Pharmaceutical Leaders Must Prepare for Supply Chain Disruption

As global trade tensions continue to escalate, the pharmaceutical sector finds itself in the crosshairs. Recent announcements around potential U.S. tariffs on drug imports are sending ripples through an industry already grappling with tight margins, high R&D costs, and growing pressure to deliver innovation at speed. For pharmaceutical and life sciences leaders, the real challenge isn’t just in reacting to tariffs—but in preparing for the cascade of consequences they may unleash across the supply chain.

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Upcoming Webinar

Right-Shoring Your Supply Chain: Balancing Cost, Risk, and Resilience

Dr. Todd Bauman, Sr. Director of Supply Chain at Ascential, will share how leaders in medical device manufacturing are shifting their strategies in response to supply chain volatility and changing global trade policies. This session will provide the practical tools and insights you need to optimize your manufacturing footprint, reduce risk, and improve your bottom line.

April 23 | 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET

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