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

The many faces of patient-pharma co-creation

Ahead of her appearance at eyeforpharma Barcelona, Merck’s director of patient advocacy and strategic partnerships, Vanessa Pott, tells us how the company is approaching patient centric

Views & Analysis

Bringing social media listening into R&D

After her daughter was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome, Maria Picone used social media listening and AI analytics to find out the best ways to manage the rare disease.

Views & Analysis

Macrophage Pharma goes for gold with new funding round

Richard Staines spoke with Soren Bregenholt, the new CEO of Macrophage Pharma, about the company’s strategy encompassing both immune oncology and inflammatory diseases.

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