Authors




Matt Gross

Latest:

Data Unleashed: Cooperation Among Competitors

Charting two years of collaborative progress in clinical trial data sharing.


Peter M.O. Wong

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Closing the Gaps in Drug Chain of Custody

Limitations of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act for pharma-and three strategies to fix them.





Cassie Arnold

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Alphabet’s Health Care Laundry List

When an 800-pound gorilla stakes a claim in an industry sector, the incumbents sit up and take notice-particularly when the gorilla is named Alphabet and is the parent company of Google. Cassie Arnold reports.


Dr Sabina Heinz and Victoria Allan

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Who Will Win the Race to Treat NASH?

The liver disease non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has become a priority for the healthcare industry – and, potentially, a multi-billion-dollar market. The race is now to develop the first effective pharmacotherapy to treat it.


Brett J. Davis

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Pharma’s Big Push for Value

An “how to” primer for life sciences companies on applying end-to-end evidence strategies in demonstrating product value.


Karen Williamson

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Making the Most Out of Your Real Estate

As companies look to raise capital, selling and then leasing back real estate is a tempting option and one that other industries are utilizing, writes Karen Williamson.



Brian Kelly

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Registries and the Future of Medicine

Payers, providers, patients and pharma companies all want to understand the value of specific treatments – and patient registries can help them do that.


Sanjay Vyas

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Real-time Data Tracking in the Clinical Trial Supply Chain

Good Distribution Practice means that ‘track and trace’ is becoming indispensable for drug product integrity. Interactive Response Technologies may offer a potential solution.


Eleanor Biggs

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Brexit and the UK Pharma Industry

Eleanor Biggs looks at the biggest uncertainties facing the pharma industry if the UK were to leave the EU.


Andrea Brückner

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Investing in Patient-Centric Capabilities Requires a Clear Strategy

For those willing to invest in the right capabilities, offering patient services can give pharma companies a tremendous opportunity.


Dave Handelsman

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Mining Cancer Kryptonite from Historic Clinical Trial Data

Clinical trial data from completed trials are now beginning to be shared through a variety of channels. While skeptics remain, evidence is growing that this data can lead to practice-changing behavior in patient care.


Simon Kennedy

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A Digital Prescription for the Pharma Industry

How companies can better integrate valuable data across business functions to meet rising value-chain demands.


Grace Shieh

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A Digital Prescription for the Pharma Industry

How companies can better integrate valuable data across business functions to meet rising value-chain demands.


Ashish Singh

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A Digital Prescription for the Pharma Industry

How companies can better integrate valuable data across business functions to meet rising value-chain demands.


Michael Kunst

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A Digital Prescription for the Pharma Industry

How companies can better integrate valuable data across business functions to meet rising value-chain demands.


BCG Market Access Roundtable Working Group

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A New Era for Market Access: Organizing the Function’s Broader Strategic Role

BCG’s 2022 benchmark study uncovers new competencies needed for pharma access leaders in enterprise-wide business strategy, where thoughtfully designed approaches and goals focused on shared priority and responsibility are increasingly important.


Saule Serikova

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Measuring Pharma’s Trust Performance

The core building blocks of trust must be operationalized for pharma companies to strengthen their social contract, deliver business value, and improve patients’ quality of life.


Dr. Andrew Rut

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What is Required of Drug Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic

It is essential to ensure the safety profiles of potential COVID-19 therapies are supported by robust data so that healthcare providers and physicians can make appropriate, evidence-based decisions, writes Dr. Andrew Rut.


Anusha Bala

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'PRIME' Time for Medicines in the EU

A look at how Europe's new accelerated drug approval scheme can evolve existing review pathways for the better-and take a page from FDA



Murray Stewart

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Tackling the Trust Issue

Pharma's challenge is to break the cycle of mistrust so that its pioneering work can fully reach patients in need, writes GSK's Murray Stewart.


Dr. Jutta Hohenhörst

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Swerving the Talent Trap

Highly skilled pharma staff are obliged to devote hours to routine administrative tasks updating product information. Technology can free them from this burden, writes Dr. Jutta Hohenhörst.


Mazen Zahlan

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Realizing the Potential of Asia-Pacific

Companies that want to tap into the full potential of Asia-Pac must boost the role of their regional headquarters.


Pam Garfield

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“Have We Met Your Needs Today?” Patient Centricity is So Much More than a Customer Satisfaction Survey

In the healthcare industry, “patient centricity” is like comfort food – everyone knows what it is, but it can mean very different things to different people.