As overall healthcare costs continue to rise, biopharma companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the economic value of their products and justify prices. This has resulted in competing demands for innovative breakthrough medicines and healthcare cost containment. Ken Kaitin, PhD, Professor and Director, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, joined Pharm Exec to discuss how this conundrum is impacting drug developers. Kaitin is chairing a forum on this issue at DIA’s upcoming 51st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
What Every Pharma CEO Should Know About Unlocking the Potential of Scientific Data
December 11th 2024When integrated into pharmaceutical enterprises, scientific data has the potential to drive organizational growth and innovation. Mikael Hagstroem, CEO at leading laboratory informatics provider LabVantage Solutions, discusses how technology partners add significant value to pharmaceutical R&D, in addition to manufacturing quality.
Key Findings of the NIAGARA and HIMALAYA Trials
November 8th 2024In this episode of the Pharmaceutical Executive podcast, Shubh Goel, head of immuno-oncology, gastrointestinal tumors, US oncology business unit, AstraZeneca, discusses the findings of the NIAGARA trial in bladder cancer and the significance of the five-year overall survival data from the HIMALAYA trial, particularly the long-term efficacy of the STRIDE regimen for unresectable liver cancer.
ROI and Rare Disease: Retooling the ‘Gene’ Value Machine
November 14th 2024Framework 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.