Tag Archives: R&D

Global Biosimilars Market to Reach $2.4 Billion in 2013

By Guest Blogger | Published: May 17, 2013
By Adeline Siew, Editor, Pharmaceutical Technology Europe. The global market for biosimilar drugs has been forecasted to be worth $2.445 billion this year, according to a new report by British market research specialist Visiongain. The growth represents a 20% increase from last year and accounts for approximately 2% of the overall biologics market. Moreover, the global [...]
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Tough Times Ahead for New Medicines under NHS England?

By Guest Blogger | Published: April 22, 2013
By Leela Barham You’d be forgiven for missing it with the vast array of new agencies and the policy documents, guidance, consultations and ‘engagement’ activity they’re doing on in the ‘new’ NHS in England, but on the 4th April NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board) set out 15 commissioning policies in 250 pages.  They’re important, [...]
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Emerging Countries' R&D: A Contest, but No Wipe Out

By Clark Herman | Published: March 5, 2013
Emerging country markets are widely viewed as Big Pharma’s ace in the hole to replace declining rates of innovation in the US and Europe, with numerous studies claiming the BRICK nations (the ‘K’ is from South Korea) are at the center of a revolutionary global shift in the source points for new ideas —  what [...]
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Getting it Done in Washington

By Ben Comer | Published: February 13, 2013
During his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama struck many familiar chords – including a line about ending certain subsidies to pharmaceutical companies – and emphasized, repeatedly, the need to get things done on the policy front. Will the sequestration drum beat goad members of the 113th Congress onto the dance floor?
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Pharma's Shifting Needs for Scientific Talent

By Guest Blogger | Published: February 7, 2013
By Susan Haigney. Developing and maintaining the right labor pool is an ongoing challenge for any industry, and it is one that the pharmaceutical industry also is facing. Recent attention in the pharmaceutical industry has focused on the restructuring that has occurred and that is still occurring among the large pharmaceutical companies. [...]
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