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Digital

AI is redefining decision-making in biopharma R&D

AI has kickstarted a new wave of innovation in biopharma R&D.

Patients

pharmaphorum podcast Episode 273, James Davis, PA Consulting

Deliver prevention at scale, PA Consulting’s James Davis

James Davis, a healthcare expert at PA Consulting, discusses the digital foundations needed to unlock a prevention first NHS.

R&D

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Sponsored

Decentralisation by design: Bringing the trial closer withou...

In the third episode of the IQVIA-sponsored PSCS leadership video series, Sinead Callinan, Head of Patient Centred Delivery, discusses DCTs.

R&D

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Changing Faces: Board appointments, June and July 2026

Board appointments June/July brought together veterans from across the pharmaceutical industry, venture capital, healthcare technology, and academia

Patients

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In schizophrenia care, even the support system needs support

After a schizophrenia diagnosis, families must learn how to navigate treatment, respond to symptoms, and communicate effectively.

Views & Analysis

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Disrupt or be disrupted, experts warn pharma

Pharma is playing catch-up with digital technology – but in this age of big data and AI, there are benefits to adopting it to help engage with clients.

Views & Analysis

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AstraZeneca looks to CRISPR to boost success rates

Between 2005 and 2010 AstraZeneca‘s success rates for taking drugs from candidate nomination to phase III completion were at 4%, below an already-low industry standard of 5%.

Views & Analysis

How to make pharma marketing content unskippable

As long as pharma companies could afford an army of reps to get their advertising messaging directly to HCPs, healthcare marketing and advertising was largely immune to the habit of ad-skipping.

Sales & Marketing

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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

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Personalisation is the biggest lie brands keep telling

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

Digital

AI is redefining decision-making in biopharma R&D

AI has kickstarted a new wave of innovation in biopharma R&D.

Digital

Sponsored

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

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.