About Abzena

As a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biopharmaceuticals, Abzena helps biotech and biopharma companies move medicines forward faster, truly saving lives through innovative solutions. Abzena’s IT team took the challenge on to deliver improvements and efficiencies to help research teams access and analyze data, yet ensure a centralized, secure and compliant approach. With Savant, Abzena is well on its way to saving time, costs, and lives.

The Challenges

As Abzena’s business scaled, so did the number of systems and reports. Teams spent too much time sourcing, validating, and formatting data, slowing down research timelines and delaying decisions.

Building a Connected Data View From Siloed Systems

Research, supply chain, and finance teams each used different tools to manage operations. These systems worked in isolation, but bringing them together required manual effort. Without a central data layer, reporting meant stitching together spreadsheets and dashboards — creating inconsistencies and delaying visibility.

Making Inventory Data Easier to Interpret and Act On

Inventory data was available but difficult to reconcile across Abzena’s global locations. Teams relied on manual exports and fragmented reports, which slowed decisions and contributed to excess stock. Inventory levels were often 25–30% higher than necessary, creating financial exposure and making it harder to optimize production and onboarding timelines.

Simplifying Recurring Reporting Cycles

Core reports like the SCM (Supply Chain Management) dashboard and inventory valuation were updated manually in Excel and Power BI each cycle. That meant exporting data, validating logic, reformatting layouts, and distributing the files — every time. It worked, but it wasn’t scalable, consistent, or compliant.

Supporting Analytics Growth With a Lean IT Team

As the company grew, so did demand for timely insights. Abzena’s IT team sought a way to support analysts, researchers, and business users across departments without adding complexity or headcount. They needed a platform that could support both SQL and Excel workflows with built-in data governance, role-based access, and automation.

The Solution

Savant solved critical challenges for Abzena — inventory visibility and growing analytics demand — through automation and centralized data. As results became visible, adoption grew across finance, supply chain, and research teams. Accurate inventory management is now available through cohesive data and reports.

Built a Single Source of Truth Across Systems

All teams now work from one governed analytics layer. Savant pulls together data from IFS, Azure, spreadsheets, internal databases, ERP tools, and other systems, eliminating the need for manual exports or reconciliations. Performance metrics are consistent, and reporting is faster.

Inventory Visibility That Drives Real Savings

Inventory decisions no longer rely on outdated exports or fragmented reports. With Savant feeding real-time data into Power BI dashboards, teams monitor stock levels across sites in one place. Forecasts are sharper. Overstocking has dropped. Inventory carrying costs have come down, saving the company over $10 million.

Streamlined Site-Level Inventory Reporting

What used to be a manual, multi-step finance workflow is now fully automated. Savant separates files by site, applies logic, and emails reports to the right contacts — reducing reporting effort by 60% and improving consistency across teams.

Researchers Move Faster With Self-Service Analytics

Abzena’s analysts and scientists use familiar Excel-style logic and drag-and-drop workflow builders to build and automate reports. They no longer rely on IT to prep data or refresh dashboards. Insights are faster. Experiments and analyses that once took weeks now take minutes.

400+ Hours/Year Saved Through Analytics Workflow Automation

Manual reporting is no longer a draining activity. Savant now runs Abzena’s highest-effort processes end-to-end, such as the inventory valuation report and supply chain dashboard. Logic has been easily built in with drag-and-drop tools. Reports are formatted, split by site, and sent automatically. The result: over 400 hours saved each year, so teams now focus on higher value projects — not data and report management.