Capgemini’s Accelerated Path for Life Sciences Companies to a Unified SAP System

⇨ Prioritizing current business needs versus strategic long-term tasks is a tough balance to strike in SAP S/4HANA implementation.

⇨ Capgemini creates ‘Renewable Enterprises’ that are future-proof and SAP S/4HANA is the backbone in this endeavor.

⇨ LifeSciencesPath by Capgemini helps build a single global ERP system, leading to increased efficiency.

The move to SAP S/4HANA is a critical component not only in terms of technology transformation but also to keep business operations efficient and structured. It is no news that 2027 marks the end of mainstream maintenance for core SAP Business Suite applications. According to the 2024 Benchmark report on Deployment Approaches to SAP S/4HANA by SAPinsider, 33% of the companies surveyed have already made the switch, but 26% only plan to move before the end 2027. Several benefits such as agility, leveraging cloud capability and increased speed are the reasons to consider SAP S/4HANA, beyond just the end of maintenance timeline.

However, there are some challenges that companies face when it comes to adoption. Prioritizing current business needs versus strategic long-term tasks is a tough balance to strike. The time, resources, and expertise required in the implementation are other roadblocks to be addressed, especially in industries whose core operations do not lie in the technology sphere.

Life Sciences is one such field where companies could enjoy several advantages following the successful move to SAP S/4HANA. Capgemini’s LifeSciencesPath solution can help these organizations reduce the time involved in implementation and ensure meeting quality standards in this process.

Capgemini creates ‘Renewable Enterprises’ that are future-proof and SAP S/4HANA is the backbone in this endeavor. By streamlining operations, providing increased control and visibility, LifeSciencesPath leads to standardization of operations. It is suitable for both new implementations of SAP S/4HANA, sometimes called greenfield deployments, or system conversions (brownfield deployments) from existing SAP ERP instances.

“Value in life sciences today is closely connected to the goal of accelerating time to care. Building people-centric capabilities is central to this ambition, to help unleash the sector’s full innovative potential.”, said Olivier Zitoun, Executive Vice President – Global Life Sciences, Capgemini.

A recent successful large-scale implementation of one such people-centric capability was performed by Capgemini for a leading Japanese life sciences company in its adoption of SAP S/4HANA. This project not only involved technical implementation, but the pivotal aspect was moving to a global and decentralized manufacturing business model from a regional model. Creating long-term sustainable value from a global perspective was the key to the success of this project.

Through predictable execution, pre-configured solutions, and the limitless innovation of Capgemini, life sciences companies can leverage a comprehensive and agile SAP ERP system. Capgemini also provides an on demand webinar to learn more about SAP S/4HANA implementation for life sciences companies.

SAPinsider’s research also found that 37% of companies consider the need to create a harmonized and centralized model as the major factor driving their SAP S/4HANA deployment. LifeSciencesPath helps fulfill this need by building a single global ERP system, leading to increased efficiency.