Views & Analysis | Perspectives on pharma industry issues

R&D

Empty waiting room chairs for clinical trial enrolment

When metrics measure more than they improve

The question to ask is not, "Are we measuring site performance?" but, "Are the metrics we collect providing actionable insights early enough?"

Market Access

What India can learn from Kinvard Bio

India needs its own version of pull, designed for an Indian payer mix, an Indian procurement structure, and an Indian distributor network.

Sales & Marketing

Recruitment concept graphic on beige background

Changing Faces: Agency, consultancy, and investor hires, Jun...

Agencies, consultancies, investment groups, and wider services firms saw significant talent movement across June and July.

Market Access

The new commercialisation playbook: What BIO 2026 taught eme...

BIO International focused on how emerging biotech companies should approach their first product launch outside the United States, typically in Europe.

Patients

Physical performance × nutrition — a multiplicative relation...

Physical performance and nutrition are not just complementary, but biologically multiplicative.

R&D

Precision medicine: AZ's Ruth March on its next steps

AstraZeneca’s senior vice-president and head of precision medicine, research & development, Ruth March, has been central to the company’s transformed approach to personalised treatment.

Views & Analysis

Rethinking drug discovery

George Underwood speaks to R&D veteran Dr Paul-Peter Tak about how the drug discovery model needs to change.

R&D

Innovating in clinical trial recruitment

Clinical trial recruitment is in crisis, with 80% of trials failing to recruit the required number of patients on time.

Sales & Marketing

Changing Faces: Agency, consultancy, and investor hires, Jun...

Agencies, consultancies, investment groups, and wider services firms saw significant talent movement across June and July.

Sales & Marketing

Personalisation is the biggest lie brands keep telling

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

Digital

Technology solutions for smarter clinical trials: Inventus

In an exclusive video interview, Steve Sanghera – CEO and co-founder of Inventus – sat down with pharmaphorum to discuss the company's journey & ethos

Digital

Changing Faces: Digital and supplier hires, June and July 20...

The pharma-adjacent tech and services sectors continued to attract experienced leadership talent during June and July.

Market Access

What India can learn from Kinvard Bio

India needs its own version of pull, designed for an Indian payer mix, an Indian procurement structure, and an Indian distributor network.

Market Access

The new commercialisation playbook: What BIO 2026 taught eme...

BIO International focused on how emerging biotech companies should approach their first product launch outside the United States, typically in Europe.