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.

Views & Analysis

COVID drives a customer experience shift in life sciences CR...

The future of life sciences CRM will be defined by rapid digital transformation and a focus on customer experience – and those who stick to old ways of working will be left in the dust, acc

Podcasts

AstraZeneca on diversity: the pharmaphorum podcast

The theme for episode 28 of the pharmaphorum podcast is diversity and inclusion in pharma, ably addressed by AstraZeneca’s Rebekah Martin.

Views & Analysis

Gene editing: beyond the hype

Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities.

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