Views & Analysis | Perspectives on pharma industry issues

Patients

Reshaping the future of patient-centric drug development

Strategic partnerships, robust quality systems, and manufacturing know-how will support next-generation therapies with patient-centric designs.

R&D

Changing Faces: Pharma and biotech hires, June & July 2026

In June/July, companies continued to reshape their leadership teams in preparation for upcoming clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestones.

Sales & Marketing

Sponsored

Personalisation is the biggest lie brands keep telling

Pharma brands need to move beyond surface-level personalisation and focus on measurable impact.

Digital

Australia, AI, and Autolomous

pharmaphorum spoke with Alexander Seyf, CEO of Autolomous, about the future of AI in Australian biotech.

R&D

GLP-1 RAs in CKM management: A Q&A with CORXEL

GLP-1 RA medicine has transformed treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. We spoke with China's CORXEL about theirs.

R&D

Searching for new weight loss treatments

Using IP intelligence to guide R&D activity can also help companies to develop treatments that are more effective, with fewer side effects.

Digital

pharmaphorum podcast Episode 236, Tarek Samad, Lundbeck

An AI supercomputer and discovering next-gen brain disorder ...

Tarek Samad, Lundbeck’s senior vice president and head of research, discusses AI – specifically, Lundbeck’s agreement with the DCAI to operate Gefion.

Sales & Marketing

Patent spelled out in wooden blocks on top of legal documents

The hidden IP problem holding innovators back

For organisations active in the US market, the impact of patent marking is financial, not administrative.

Sales & Marketing

Sponsored

Personalisation is the biggest lie brands keep telling

Pharma brands need to move beyond surface-level personalisation and focus on measurable impact.

Sales & Marketing

M&A trends in diagnostics and life sciences tools

The diagnostics and life sciences tools sector is attracting continued investor interest across both private equity and large corporates.

Digital

Australia, AI, and Autolomous

pharmaphorum spoke with Alexander Seyf, CEO of Autolomous, about the future of AI in Australian biotech.

Digital

Nurse affixes a smart device to an elderly patient's wrist

Smaller, smarter devices for global trial diversity

Consumer device giants are surging into the healthcare arena to make devices cheaper, more compact, and easier for patients to use.

Market Access

Europe’s new HTA reality: The JCA, one year on

Here, we examine the early realities of JCA implementation, exploring whether the system is delivering greater alignment across European markets.

Market Access

Three separate injections - blue, red, and yellow - take off against black background

Why global pharmaceutical reforms are quietly redirecting ra...

Publication of the 2026 Pharma Package by the Council of the EU represents the most significant reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation in over 20 yrs