November 14th 2024
Framework proposes three strategies designed to address the unique challenges of personalized and genetic therapies for rare diseases—and increase the probability of economic success for a new wave of potential curative treatments for these conditions.
Health Policy Problem Solver: Fumie Griego
August 29th 2017Dr. Fumie Griego, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations’ new Assistant Director General, speaks with Pharm Exec about her mission to use IFPMA ’s international reach to find real and practical solutions to the most pressing global healthcare challenges.
The Staying Power of Emerging Markets
February 8th 2016Whatever used to be wrong with the world of big Pharma could be fixed with a single tag phrase: emerging country markets. Most of the majors have invested heavily in this geographic segment, and the biggest of the big-companies like Novartis-now rely on it for more than a quarter of their global sales. Like all good things, however, there are shadows amidst the sunlight, and the task of turning volume sales into sustainable profits is getting harder.