Tag Archives: Emerging Markets

New Decade, New Agenda for Pharma

A new track for nonprofits, product diversification and the rise of the emerging markets —  Audrey S. Erbes reports on some of the takeaways from this week’s JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. There were some surprising changes in the format of the 29th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, the world’s premier health care industry investment meeting which [...]
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What Can Big Pharma Learn From Other Industries in Emerging Markets?

Building a durable base for growth in emerging markets is top line in pharma’s strategy to compensate for slowing sales in the US and Europe.   Key to success is moving beyond the traditional reliance on serving the smallest, most affluent segment of the market to seed critical mass: expanding resources for health, broadening the customer [...]
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Drug Payment Reform in China: Now That's a Mass Market

The task of building drug access for one billion new customers in China is probably this decade’s grandest public policy experiment.  It is taking place largely behind the scene in a series of often tense exchanges between Beijing and local governments – the dialogue is worth watching for the long-term commercial implications in what all [...]
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Emerging Countries Closing in on Western R&D

UNESCO report reveals seismic shift in the world’s R&D balance. The US, Europe, and Japan may still be leading the global R&D effort, but emerging countries, especially China, are hot on their heels, says a UNESCO report launched yesterday (World Science Day). While investment in R&D is growing globally in volume, the emerging countries are rapidly [...]
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Report Reveals Global Supply Chain Fears

A new report published by Axendia is calling for better collaboration with suppliers, distributors, shippers, and regulators. Global pharmaceutical outsourcing has become increasingly prevalent, but is creating a complex and risky supply chain environment that has pharmaceutical and life sciences executives on high alert, according to a new study co-sponsored by PwC and published last [...]
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