EVOTEC (UK) LIMITED - SAP Innovation Awards 2025
Evotec successfully transitioned from Peoplesoft to SAP in the UK by mid-April 2024, completing the project in 16 weeks. Efficient planning and strong governance ensured timely delivery. In France, Evotec rolled out SAP to their new manufacturing site, incorporating manufacturing and legal localizations. The project commenced in January 2025, ahead of operational readiness, enabling the business to meet crucial customer contract requirements. Both implementations showcase robust project execution and strategic alignment with Evotec's single ERP platform objective. Entry ID#5331 Download the DocumentPUBLIC
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Evotec
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Project Evolve – harmonizing the Evotec ERP landscape
with fast paced SAP S/4 HANA implementations
Entry Pitch Deck
Evotec
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Project Evolve – harmonizing the Evotec ERP landscape
with fast paced SAP S/4 HANA implementations
COMPANY NAME:
HEADQUARTERS:
INDUSTRY:
WEBSITE:
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:
Company information
2
Evotec / Just Evotec
Hamburg, Germany
Drug discovery & development
www.evotec.com
>4,200
Evotec were founded in Germany in 1993. We are an R&D biotech that offers
accelerating, high value pipeline co-creation partnerships and CRO/CDMO
services. We are driven by a singular purpose: to be at the forefront of
advancing medicine that truly matters
Our expertise spans across therapeutic/disease areas and most modalities,
especially small molecules and biotherapeutics. We take pride in acting as
"drug hunters" in deep collaboration with our partners to advance science.
With an unwavering commitment to patients, our multidisciplinary teams
collaborate tirelessly to tackle the most pressing medical challenges,
transforming scientific potential into tangible solutions
Evotec is embodied by one common goal -Together for medicines that matter.
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HEADQUARTERS:
INDUSTRY:
WEBSITE:
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:
Company information
2
Evotec / Just Evotec
Hamburg, Germany
Drug discovery & development
www.evotec.com
>4,200
Evotec were founded in Germany in 1993. We are an R&D biotech that offers
accelerating, high value pipeline co-creation partnerships and CRO/CDMO
services. We are driven by a singular purpose: to be at the forefront of
advancing medicine that truly matters
Our expertise spans across therapeutic/disease areas and most modalities,
especially small molecules and biotherapeutics. We take pride in acting as
"drug hunters" in deep collaboration with our partners to advance science.
With an unwavering commitment to patients, our multidisciplinary teams
collaborate tirelessly to tackle the most pressing medical challenges,
transforming scientific potential into tangible solutions
Evotec is embodied by one common goal -Together for medicines that matter.
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CHALLENGE: SOLUTION: OUTCOME:
Project Evolve –fast paced SAP deployments across the operation
3
Fully validated solution implemented and Live Single source of the truth for data
compared to multiple offline records
16 Weeks (UK)
Evotec
1
• Replace end-of-life PeopleSoft ERP at UK site
within 4 months due to discontinued support.
• •Implement GxP-certified ERP for new
manufacturing operations in France. GxP is
‘good practice’ guidelines and regulations that
ensure the safety, and quality of products in the
Life Sciences industry.
• •Standardize global ERP landscape across
Evotec’s international business units.
• •Ensure secure, compliant IT platforms, and
reduce cybersecurity risks.
•Deployed SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, via
RISE with SAP, implemented by NTT Data Business
Solutions.
•Used existing US business template to standardize UK
and France sites.
•Adopted close-to-standard SAP processes for optimal
cost efficiency, security, compliance, and maintainability.
•Rapid UK deployment avoided ERP downtime and
reduced IT expenditures.
•In France, SAP implementation and extended
manufacturing capabilities ensured readiness for a new,
validated, fast-paced product development and delivery
for a major customer contract, commencing January
2026.
•Laying the foundation for improvements in product
development speed, operational efficiency, and
compliance across all of Evotec’s international sites.
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Project Evolve –fast paced SAP deployments across the operation
3
Fully validated solution implemented and Live Single source of the truth for data
compared to multiple offline records
16 Weeks (UK)
Evotec
1
• Replace end-of-life PeopleSoft ERP at UK site
within 4 months due to discontinued support.
• •Implement GxP-certified ERP for new
manufacturing operations in France. GxP is
‘good practice’ guidelines and regulations that
ensure the safety, and quality of products in the
Life Sciences industry.
• •Standardize global ERP landscape across
Evotec’s international business units.
• •Ensure secure, compliant IT platforms, and
reduce cybersecurity risks.
•Deployed SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, via
RISE with SAP, implemented by NTT Data Business
Solutions.
•Used existing US business template to standardize UK
and France sites.
•Adopted close-to-standard SAP processes for optimal
cost efficiency, security, compliance, and maintainability.
•Rapid UK deployment avoided ERP downtime and
reduced IT expenditures.
•In France, SAP implementation and extended
manufacturing capabilities ensured readiness for a new,
validated, fast-paced product development and delivery
for a major customer contract, commencing January
2026.
•Laying the foundation for improvements in product
development speed, operational efficiency, and
compliance across all of Evotec’s international sites.
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Implementing SAP S/4 HANA is the
foundation step in our IT strategy,
allowing Evotec to improve product
development and process efficiency
across its sites. This successful
implementation is an important step for
our digital platforms.
Ulli Wolf
CIO
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Implementing SAP S/4 HANA is the
foundation step in our IT strategy,
allowing Evotec to improve product
development and process efficiency
across its sites. This successful
implementation is an important step for
our digital platforms.
Ulli Wolf
CIO
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COMPANY NAME:
Participating partner information
Going live with SAP in both the UK &
France with the Evotec template is a
major step for our digital platforms.
With the platform that SAP provides,
alongside the professionalism and
delivery from NTT, we have found a
positive working relationship for all
parties.
It was great to see the project
delivered on schedule and within
scope. The SAP project delivery
makes a great role model for other
Evotec projects.
Ulli Wolf, CIO
5
NTT Data Business Solutions
The pharma & life sciences sector is a key industry focus for NTT Data Business Solutions.
NTT has SAP-qualified partner-packaged solutions for life sciences which proved their
expertise in this area (although these packages weren’t used for this specific project) along
with their proven track record of delivery in this field.
Whilst Evotec were looking to implement a largely standard SAP focused solution with
limited enhancements, they wanted to use a partner with industry expertise and preferred
partner status.
NTT DATA Business Solutions partnered with Evotec, providing SAP S/4HANA, functional
design and delivery capability, data migration, alongside project management, test
management, change Management expertise and end user training delivery.
This resulted in delivery of a solution which meets the business GxP validation requirements,
but also a coherent template that can be rolled out further across the organisation.
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Participating partner information
Going live with SAP in both the UK &
France with the Evotec template is a
major step for our digital platforms.
With the platform that SAP provides,
alongside the professionalism and
delivery from NTT, we have found a
positive working relationship for all
parties.
It was great to see the project
delivered on schedule and within
scope. The SAP project delivery
makes a great role model for other
Evotec projects.
Ulli Wolf, CIO
5
NTT Data Business Solutions
The pharma & life sciences sector is a key industry focus for NTT Data Business Solutions.
NTT has SAP-qualified partner-packaged solutions for life sciences which proved their
expertise in this area (although these packages weren’t used for this specific project) along
with their proven track record of delivery in this field.
Whilst Evotec were looking to implement a largely standard SAP focused solution with
limited enhancements, they wanted to use a partner with industry expertise and preferred
partner status.
NTT DATA Business Solutions partnered with Evotec, providing SAP S/4HANA, functional
design and delivery capability, data migration, alongside project management, test
management, change Management expertise and end user training delivery.
This resulted in delivery of a solution which meets the business GxP validation requirements,
but also a coherent template that can be rolled out further across the organisation.
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GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Challenges
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
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The pharmaceutical industry faces significant IT data security
challenges due to the sensitive nature of its data; including patient
information, intellectual property, and research data, making it a
prime target for cyberattacks.
So, robust cybersecurity measures are crucial to protect
operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and safeguard patient
trust.
• Maintain 100% compliance in the end-to-end manufacturing
process
• Greater visibility of demand and capacity planning/management
• To support growth and customer demand, ensuring efficiency in
the supply chain
• Meeting manufacturing compliance standards whilst minimizing
product-to-market lead time
• Employees looking for cross functional integration & real-time
analytics to aid decision making
• Single source of the truth / one source system for data,
becoming less dependent on multiple data sources and
reducing human error of data handling
• Reduce unnecessary expenditure whilst ensuring the operation
can perform at an optimised level – by consolidating the
number of IT platforms utilised in the organisation
Challenges
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
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The pharmaceutical industry faces significant IT data security
challenges due to the sensitive nature of its data; including patient
information, intellectual property, and research data, making it a
prime target for cyberattacks.
So, robust cybersecurity measures are crucial to protect
operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and safeguard patient
trust.
• Maintain 100% compliance in the end-to-end manufacturing
process
• Greater visibility of demand and capacity planning/management
• To support growth and customer demand, ensuring efficiency in
the supply chain
• Meeting manufacturing compliance standards whilst minimizing
product-to-market lead time
• Employees looking for cross functional integration & real-time
analytics to aid decision making
• Single source of the truth / one source system for data,
becoming less dependent on multiple data sources and
reducing human error of data handling
• Reduce unnecessary expenditure whilst ensuring the operation
can perform at an optimised level – by consolidating the
number of IT platforms utilised in the organisation