Vaccine Case Studies

Advanced Market Commitment (AMC) Vaccine Supplier Consultations

Situation

The Pneumo AMC was launched in February 2007 after development for several years. Discussions with industry representatives after the announcement indicated that a range of issues still exist about designing and implementing potential AMC agreements. Industry discussions to date have helped shape the framework, but further details are needed on a bilateral basis with individual manufacturers.

Applied Strategies was engaged to facilitate gathering industry input on key financial terms and to structure and create the documents that form the basis of the AMC

Contribution

• Developed and implemented a consultation strategy between Global Health and Vaccine Suppliers
• Developed and managed key consultation materials (Agendas, Attendees, & Presentations)
• Chaired and presented at supplier consultations
  • With the five major suppliers?Merck, GSK, Wyeth, Novartis-Chiron and Sanofi-Pasteur
  • With six emerging suppliers including manufacturers in India, Brazil, and China
• Translated and compiled supplier feedback for dissemination to donors and suppliers

Results

• Better clarification and categorization of supplier support and concerns
• Data for a donor-chartered expert committee to use to finalize AMC pilot terms
• Greater understanding of AMC across a broad supplier community

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