Julian Upton

Julian Upton is a contributing editor for Pharmaceutical Executive.

Articles by Julian Upton

Francesca Properzi and Sudip Sinha talk about how the results of an inaugural Clinical Trial Digital Tracker Survey indicate that many clinical trials organizations are still reluctant to integrate digital technologies into their processes.

Melissa Thompson, Alcon’s head of global corporate social responsibility, discusses her career commitment to CSR and how COVID-19 has impacted the organization’s efforts to improve access to eye care around the globe.

Sam Pearce, SVP, Head of Europe and International at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, talks about joining the company during a transformative period and how she is working to foster a bold and collaborative culture to expand Jazz’s footprint in Europe and beyond.

Cathy Traz of Bristol Myers Squibb outlines the mission of the COVID Advocacy Exchange, a virtual platform that convenes advocacy groups, patients, and industry for increased connection and collaboration.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire biotech entrepreneur and owner of NantWorks, a network of health startups, discusses his companies’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate and its “fighting chance” to outsmart the virus’s hidden tricks through merging supercomputing and modernized DNA delivery.

Immunomedics’ CFO/CBO Usama Malik discusses how a lot of good planning and a little good fortune helped the company to achieve its “virtual launch” amid the coronavirus crisis.

Pharm Exec speaks with Arndt Rolfs, CEO and founder of CENTOGENE, who discusses his company’s rise from a small genetic diagnostics startup to a global organization focused on advancing the understanding of the pathophysiology of rare hereditary diseases.

BDO Managing Director Patti Seymour discusses the key findings from BDO’s recent life sciences CFO study-and how change and volatility from COVID-19 will reshape fundamental approaches to business sustainability.

Recognizing that diversity and inclusion is no longer simply a “nice to have,” pharma has boosted efforts in this areas. But just how far are new industry initiatives moving the needle on D&I?

AstraZeneca’s Habib Bennaceur talks about the key transitions in his career-from local to global-and his current role in positioning AZ’s Farxiga as a drug with the potential to impact the lives of both patients with and without type 2 diabetes.