Views & Analysis | Perspectives on pharma industry issues

R&D

Why storage resilience will protect the future of CAR-T

Cell and gene therapies are changing the way pharmaceutical organisations think about sample storage.

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.

Views & Analysis

Janssen: ‘Open dialogue’ needed with HTAs to improve access

The world of life sciences is changing rapidly, and the traditional ways of assessing drugs may no longer be fit for purpose.

Views & Analysis

Creating sustainable access to modern medicine

It’s easy to overlook just how much the world has changed in healthcare terms over the last 40-50 years thanks to modern medicine. From the availability of antibiotics to the trans

Views & Analysis

A novel approach to detecting Alzheimer’s early

The grey matter in the brain may hold vital clues for early, accurate detection in Alzheimer’s, and potentially also help pharma to find new drug treatments.

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