USA Joshua Salsi, Head of North America, Biocon Biologics explains the company’s evolution into an integrated, global biosimilars company following the 2022 Viatris portfolio reacquisition. He highlights the company’s growing US leadership, expanding pipeline, vertical integration, and focus on patient access. Salsi goes on to stresses that long-term biosimilar growth depends…
USA Access works when all pieces are in place. Hearing directly from patients about what diagnosis or how a treatment impacts their lives is meaningful to everyone involved Scott Weintraub, Head of US Business at Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, discusses how his experience across commercial leadership, strategy, and rare disease innovation…
USA Keren Haruvi, President of Sandoz North America, reflects on the company’s transformation following its spin-off from Novartis and outlines how Sandoz is positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving US generics and biosimilars landscape. She discusses the structural barriers shaping market access, from PBM dynamics to patent complexity, while…
Europe Europe is rewriting the rules governing medicines, innovation, and industrial competitiveness, with consequences that reach far beyond regulation alone. Pricing pressure from the United States, slower market access, rising administrative complexity, and the global race for biotech leadership are forcing policymakers to decide whether the region will remain a premier…
USA Just over one year into the second Trump administration, the US healthcare and life science market is navigating a steady stream of series of unprecedented policy shifts. Long defined by patients in the US having more innovative medicines available to them than anywhere else on earth, but the market’s long-criticized…
USA Paul Kim, a leading FDA attorney and policy expert formerly at both the FDA and the US Congress, discusses the current shifts within the American life sciences and regulatory landscape. Kim examines the prevailing sentiment of the industry amidst a period of significant structural upheaval and regulatory whiplash. He offers…
USA Christine Baeder, President of USA and LATAM at Apotex, discusses the company’s evolution following private equity investment, its Generics Plus strategy, and the critical role of the US market. She highlights supply chain resilience, the challenges facing biosimilar adoption, and the need for structural policy reforms to sustain affordability, innovation…
Hong Kong Hong Kong is at a strategic inflection point as it seeks to redefine its role in global life sciences through regulatory credibility, institutional design, and long-term positioning between China and international markets. Industry stalwart Lo Yuk Lam reflects on how regulation, talent, capital markets, and national planning intersect to shape…
USA David Barrett has led the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) since 2018, guiding its evolution into the leading professional body for scientists, clinicians, industry leaders and patient advocates in cell and gene therapy. Founded in 1996, ASGCT now sits at the centre of research, education and policy…
USA Patients and carers with lived experience of a disease have valuable insights to share with physicians and drug developers alike. This is especially true of rare diseases, defined in the US as those that affect fewer than 200,000 people nationwide and which collectively impact over 30 million Americans. For these…
USA Dr Anthony Letai reflects on how a career spanning cancer biology, clinical oncology, and translational research is shaping his early priorities as Director of the National Cancer Institute. The conversation examines how NCI is navigating a shifting global research landscape while accelerating innovation, strengthening evidence-based decision-making, and reinforcing confidence across…
Taiwan Chung-Liang Shih, Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare, brings extensive governmental experience from his tenure as Director General of the National Health Insurance Administration, where he led reforms to strengthen financial sustainability while expanding access to innovative medicines. His strategic vision focuses on structural healthcare reform, digital transformation, and preventative…
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