Pharma & life sciences

ACA Group is a Belgian technology company with 260+ professionals and a partner of pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson. As your local partner for digital value acceleration, we host and manage R&D data securely and compliantly, so your teams can rely on accurate reporting.

Pharma & life sciences

ACA Group is a Belgian technology company with 260+ professionals and a partner of pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson. As your local partner for digital value acceleration, we host and manage R&D data securely and compliantly, so your teams can rely on accurate reporting.

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Trusted by pharma and life sciences companies

What challenges do pharma and life sciences companies face?

Research and development generates large volumes of data from sequencing, imaging and clinical studies.
That data has to be hosted securely and compliantly, and made available for accurate and reliable reporting.

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Secure and compliant R&D data hosting

Large volumes of R&D data must be hosted securely, in line with regulation, and stay available as volumes keep growing.

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Reporting you can rely on

Decisions depend on reports, yet building them takes a lot of time and the figures are not always accurate or current.

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Portfolio and demand management

Without one accurate view of projects, capacity and demand, prioritising the portfolio becomes guesswork.

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Manual processes and long lead times

Manual steps slow processes down and cause errors that are costly to correct.

How does ACA Group help pharma and life sciences companies?

Partnerships with pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson have taught us how R&D organisations work, which rules apply and where processes get stuck.

  • Secure, compliant data hosting through cloud and hosting assessments, remediation, service management, tool implementations and cybersecurity.
  • Data that works for you: we structure your R&D data so you get the right, reliable information out of it, with data architecture, data platforms and dashboards for accurate reporting.
  • Accurate portfolio and demand management with Atlassian, AI and/or data services.
  • Shorter lead times and fewer errors by automating manual processes with AI and data, combined with Atlassian or other tools where they fit.

Our information security management system is ISO 27001 certified.

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260+

cloud, data, AI and Atlassian professionals

92%

of our customers stay with ACA Group

Platinum

Atlassian Solution Partner for portfolio and demand management

ISO 27001

certified information security for regulated data

 

Which services matter most in pharma and life sciences?

Four services make the biggest difference for pharma, biotech and medtech companies.

Cloud & managed services

Secure cloud and hybrid cloud platforms for data heavy workloads, with managed services that keep them running.

Data solutions

Data architecture, data platforms and dashboards that turn large data volumes into reliable insight.

Atlassian

Portfolio and demand management and automated workflows in Jira and Confluence.

AI

AI that removes manual steps and errors from your processes, built on well structured data.

PSCI project for the pharmaceutical supply chain
Featured project

PSCI selects ACA Group for an international pharma project

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative brings pharmaceutical and healthcare companies together around responsible supply chain standards. ACA Group builds its new website and a members only community portal on Liferay: one knowledge hub for regulations, events, suppliers and best practices.

PSCI project for the pharmaceutical supply chain
Featured project

PSCI selects ACA Group for an international pharma project

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative brings pharmaceutical and healthcare companies together around responsible supply chain standards. ACA Group builds its new website and a members only community portal on Liferay: one knowledge hub for regulations, events, suppliers and best practices.

Case studies

More projects in pharma and life sciences

Data and AI projects across the pharmaceutical supply chain, pharmacy and health technology.

Medi-Market, a retail company in the pharmacy and healthcare sector, needed to optimize inventory management and reduce stock-related costs. ACA Group developed an AI-driven automatic stock replenishment system that uses real-time data to manage inventory levels and predict demand. This solution reduces operational costs by 75%, improves stock accuracy, and increases efficiency through automated, data-driven inventory management.

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EMVI, a technology provider focused on accessibility solutions, aimed to support visually impaired individuals but faced challenges in delivering real-time environmental interpretation. The company developed an AI-powered mobile app that uses computer vision to provide live visual assistance, including navigation support and emotion recognition. This solution improves accessibility, enhances user independence, and enables safer interaction with both physical environments and digital content.

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Livlina, operating in the pharmaceutical supply chain sector, needed to manage complex reporting requirements and gain real-time customer insights but relied on manual, error-prone data processes. ACA Group implemented a cloud-based data platform using Power BI to automate reporting and centralize data management. This solution improves data accuracy, enables real-time analytics, and provides a scalable foundation for efficient, future-proof data-driven operations.

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Which data or process would you tackle first?

Greet Van Thillo helps pharma, biotech and medtech companies find the projects with the biggest impact. Book a conversation with Greet.

Greet Van Thillo, ACA Group
Contact us

Which data or process would you tackle first?

Greet Van Thillo helps pharma, biotech and medtech companies find the projects with the biggest impact. Book a conversation with Greet.

Greet Van Thillo, ACA Group

Frequently asked questions

What does ACA Group do for pharma and life sciences companies?

ACA Group hosts and manages R&D data securely and compliantly, builds data platforms for accurate and reliable reporting and automates manual processes. Pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson, argenx and Kenvue work with ACA Group.

How does ACA Group keep large volumes of R&D data secure and compliant?

ACA Group designs and manages cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure for data from sequencing, imaging or clinical studies, with security assessments, remediation and service management. The information security management system of ACA Group is ISO 27001 certified.

How does ACA Group make reporting more reliable?

By structuring your data in a data platform with one source of truth, so dashboards and reports show accurate and current figures without manual work.

How does ACA Group support portfolio and demand management?

With Atlassian, AI and/or data services, depending on your landscape. You get one accurate view of projects, capacity and demand, so you can prioritise based on facts.

Can ACA Group automate manual processes in pharma?

Yes. ACA Group combines AI and data, with Atlassian or other tools where they fit, to remove manual steps, shorten lead times and reduce errors.