Insights on Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products

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Unlocking market access for gene therapies in the United States
– Gene therapy holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases, but without changes, today’s payment system could limit the number of patients who benefit.
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Infographic: Europe’s potential for biotech innovation
– Europe has world-class universities, research institutions, medical centers, and hospitals that provide a strong base for sourcing... and developing scientific innovation. However, this strength does not yet translate into patents for new medicines, as Europe trails both China and the United States in that area. Increased investment in biotech may hold the key to helping grow Europe’s share of new drugs. Europe’s biotechs currently receive only 20 percent of the funding their US counterparts do. Read more in “Biotech in Europe: A strong foundation for growth and innovation.”
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Biotech in Europe: A strong foundation for growth and innovation
– European companies have an opportunity to play a stronger role in the industry by focusing on three factors.
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Infographic: Europe’s biotech hot spots
– Europe has a complex biotech landscape, with hundreds of companies, multiple paths to innovation and financing, and marked differences... among countries. To see through the complexity, we grouped approximately 1,000 European biotech companies into eight clusters based on country, modality, and therapeutic area. We identified biotech hot spots as well as trends and possible directions for the region. Read more in “Biotech in Europe: A strong foundation for growth and innovation.”
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The hidden value of improved capital-expenditure management in pharma
– Pharmaceutical companies can reap huge rewards from the hundreds of smaller projects they manage, not just from the occasional... big one. Thinking about value, not just costs, is key.
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Designing an agile transformation in pharma R&D
– Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to the concept of agility to help them transform their R&D functions.
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Piloting a biotech leader to greater growth
– Growth in a dynamic biotechnology industry requires empowering teams, making real-time adjustments, and shifting the mind-set... to accelerate toward the end goal.
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A vision for medical affairs in 2025
– Four core areas of medical-affairs activity combine to maximize patient experiences and outcomes.
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Agile: The new active ingredient in pharma development
– Roche’s Frank Duff and Malte Schutz explain how trust, a faster pace, and evolutionary design have transformed their highly... technical (and highly regulated) work.
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Solutions and services in medical devices: White space or white elephants?
– Medical-device players are venturing into adjacent value pools through solutions and services. What do they require to capitalize... on the opportunity and deliver on their profitable growth aspirations?
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Women in the healthcare industry
– To see how the healthcare sector stacks up on gender equality, we look at employee experiences, policies, and the effectiveness... of industry programs intended to promote diversity and inclusion.

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Spotlight on Japan
As the world’s second-largest pharma and medtech market, Japan has historically been an innovation center for the industry. But amid an evolving healthcare landscape, this collection of articles and interviews looks at what opportunities and challenges executives at life-sciences companies need to address.

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Infographic: Building the European biotech sector with world-class talent
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What makes European biotech attractive? Talent is one reason. Europe ranks high in the level of innovation and the quality... of R&D talent, particularly for research, and the amount of available talent in drug development is increasing. For rare diseases and oncology, however, experienced people are considered to be in short supply. And while the challenges of attracting and retaining biotech talent (as well as talent for business development) are not unique to Europe, these will continue to be important for biotech’s growth in this market. Read more in “Biotech in Europe: A strong foundation for growth and innovation.”

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Biopharma in China: Insights into a market at a crossroads
– Biopharma in China is poised for change that will transform commercial and operating models, and require a step change in capabilities.
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Private equity opportunities in healthcare tech
– Although private equity firms have been hesitant to invest in healthcare tech, they have reason to invest in promising targets... now.
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How much is your company worth to its customers?
– Established companies with long histories of performance, increasingly face new competitors with no track record and lower prices.... What’s the value of experience?
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Refueling the innovation engine in vaccines
– Vaccine development has slowed over the past five years, but changes to investment strategies and a shift in focus to more technical... and complex vaccines could renew the innovation engine.
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What’s next for biosimilars in emerging markets?
– Affordable biologic therapies could help expand patients’ access to treatment in the developing world. Here’s what... pharma companies must know to unlock the potential.
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Divestiture in medtech: Are you the natural owner of your businesses?
– For medtech companies, divestitures can create value. But several elements are necessary to make separations successful.
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Transforming Medical Affairs: Tapping the alchemy of storytellers and digital start-ups
– The Head of Digital Strategy and Medical Innovation, US Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Novartis discusses how disruptive... technologies and digital innovation are inspiring a start-up mind-set within the organization.
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Precision medicine: Opening the aperture
– To keep pace with the evolving ecosystem for precision medicine, pharma players must be attuned to three crucial components: data... collection, individualized solutions, and supporting business models.
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How a healthcare company is pursuing agile transformation
– Roche’s head of talent innovation discusses her company’s global leadership initiative.
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Helping to accelerate cures: Regulating the rapidly evolving field of cell and gene therapies
– In this interview, Peter Marks of the US Food and Drug Administration discusses how the organization has contributed to the broader... ecosystem of innovation.
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