JYRKI SYVAERI, Corporate Director Supply Chain Integrity, Boehringer Ingelheim

•   Jyrki Syväri, Pharmacist and Chemist, made his PhD Theses in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and his Diploma in Chemistry in Analytical Chemistry.

•   He joined Schering AG in Berlin and headed there a R&D Laboratory for the development of parenteral drugs.

•   After leaving Schering he joined Boehringer Ingelheim to become a Project Manager in Operations.

•   He was responsible for the world-wide launches of new products, such as Metalyse and Spiriva. Thereafter he was heading a group called “Launch and Special Supplies”.

•   In this function he was responsible for setting up supply chains for Boehringer Ingelheim’s new products. New Supply Chain paradigms and concepts fell also under his responsibility.

•   In this context he became the world-wide program leader for BI’s Product Safety & Security project that centers around serialization, track & trace.

•   Additionally, Jyrki is leading the global initiative Supply Chain Integrity which takes a broader view on supply chain security, transparency and Risk Management.