More than 115 biotech companies have announced layoffs this year, on track to easily surpass 2022’s numbers. While this is not a new trend, the current trajectory is concerning, as it portends more difficult times ahead for the pharmaceutical industry–already in the midst of a major upheaval. It should also…
For years, lawmakers have been chomping at the bit to reduce the perceived power of the pharmaceutical industry — once the crown jewel of American business. Their efforts have finally come to fruition with the signing into law of the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act. The law, in part, allows Medicare…
Manufacturers exploring opportunities in global markets face dynamic demographic and disease trends, changing market demands, and evolving regulatory requirements—all of which differ from one country to another. While emerging markets continue to represent a new channel of demand for pharmaceutical products, manufacturers have quickly realized that significant attention must still…
Expanding government and payer requirements for additional data on products, whether for safety monitoring, efficacy confirmation or economic and clinical value evaluation, underscore the importance of an integrated strategy for investigator initiated trials (IIT) and real world evidence (RWE) research. In developing an IIT/RWE strategy, companies need to be clear…
As life sciences companies address Sunshine Act requirements and other growing demands for transparency, they also face concerns from physicians that this publically available information may distort the often necessary and beneficial aspects of relationships physicians maintain with industry. Already, anecdotal evidence indicates some physicians will be reluctant to work…
