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Arise Sir Andrew (Witty)
Big Pharma received a nod in the UK’s New Year’s Honours List this week when a knighthood was duly bestowed upon GSK’s Andrew Witty — making him ‘Sir Andrew’ to you and me. For once, though, receiving such an honor did not exactly place him in totally exalted company.
Posted in Global, Op-Ed, leadership Also tagged Andrew Witty, New Year Honours, UK pharma Leave a comment
It's Industry's Problem: A Fresh Take on R&D Costs
High in-house failure rates are slowing progress on pricing affordability, says GSK CEO Andrew Witty.
If there is one message that big pharma has applied consistently over the years, it is that drug development is very expensive. Big bucks and long-term investment in the institutional know-how and capacity built exclusively through private enterprise are what count [...]
Study Points to Dramatic Drop In R&D Expenditure
Pharma expenditure on R&D has dropped to an estimated $68 billion, according to Thomson Reuters’ 2011 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook.
The three-year low demonstrates the receding trends of drug success, the amount of drugs entering Phase I and II trials and the number of new molecular entities (NMEs) launched in the global market.
Posted in Global, Guest Blog, R&D Also tagged Pfizer, Pharmaceutical Factbook, R&D, Thomson Reuters 1 Comment

Witty Touts GSK Pipeline in 4th Quarter Review