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Novavax Life Sciences | United States Industry Cloud Solution

• Ongoing digital transformation of the acquired facility based on SAP solutions • it.calibration by NTT DATA Business Solutions, an industry cloud solution, for intuitive, compliant, and integrated capture of calibration records with minimal need for customization • Smooth operation with SAP Integration Suite and the SAP ERP application • Existing partnership with NTT DATA Business Solutions, which offered in-depth industry and software expertise.

“Implementing it.calibration by NTT DATA Business Solutions was a logical step in our transformation from paper-based to digitalized processes to enable robust and standardized calibration. The industry cloud solution helped us automate calibration, improve and migrate data, and comply with rigorous industry standards.” its new vaccine into production urgently. Having acquired Novavax a.s., a facility in the Czech Republic, to help it rapidly scale up production, the global vaccine maker had to get this new plant up and running as quickly as possible. However, the Czech operation used largely paper- and spreadsheet-based processes. As a broader IT modernization project took place, Novavax set out to enable a team of four calibration experts to process the huge volume of data produced by newly digitalized systems. In doing so, it turned to industry cloud solutions from SAP and partners. How did SAP’s industry cloud help a new COVID -19 vaccine plant ramp up production quickly and efficiently? As one of several life sciences companies scrambling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Novavax CZ a.s. needed to get

71% Estimated reduction in calibration execution time

50% Estimated reduction in downtime

Challenges

• Lack of standardization and automation • Limited resilience for business processes

Outcomes

• Optimized operations; inventory and supply chain management • Reduced Time To Market

Business System Supervisor, Novavax CZ a.s. - Ondřej Štika

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