Julian Upton

Julian Upton is a contributing editor for Pharmaceutical Executive.

Articles by Julian Upton

AstraZeneca's Joris Silon outlines the company's efforts in CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism) and the potential impact on type-2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease of SGLT2 inhibitors such as Forxiga.

Lundbeck executive Taj Bhardwaj talks about the differing mindsets necessary to lead local and global-level market access strategy in pharma-and how his current company is committed to stay in the fight to advance new treatments and break down stigmas in mental health.

Amy Mahery, last month appointed Global Head of Market Access and Pricing of the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, discusses her key priorities and how she will draw on her multi-faceted industry experience to approach the challenges ahead.

Corey McCann, president and CEO of Pear Therapeutics, discusses how the prescription digital therapeutics space has evolved in a decade from disruptive concept to an exciting, growing market.

Pharm Exec speaks to Katya Svoboda, Taneesha Chawla, and Tanvi Ahuja about the growing practice of applying AI and machine learning in value-based and outcomes-based contracts.

Pharm Exec speaks with Geoff MacKay, co-founder and CEO of AVROBIO, about the company’s mission to advance potentially curative lentiviral-based gene therapies, his career building businesses and innovation in regenerative medicine, and his most important quest to date-moving gene therapy into the mainstream.

Matthias Wernicke, General Manager of Merck KGaA’s Biopharma business in Russia, talks about how the country is transitioning from an emerging to a mature pharmaceutical market.

Bruno Wohlschlegel, European head of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's Healthcare business, outlines the highlights of his career and talks about how his vision for Europe draws strength from the region’s diversity to advance collaboration and progress.

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Pair of interviews spotlight the changing dynamics for C-suite business managers in two contrasting life sciences settings-big, established pharma and small, aggressive biotech.

Pharm Exec's European Editor, Julian Upton, caught up with Ben Wiegand, head of J&J's World Without Disease Accelerator unit, at eyeforpharma Barcelona. They talk about Wiegand's panel "Uniting Patients, Providers, and Payers to Bring Preventative Care to Life," and J&J's disease prevention and interception activities.

Madeline Coffin, Senior VP of Human Resources at Alkermes, on why the best mentorship programs are those that are developed in an organic way and customized to each person’s growth and development goals.

Embracing Carers

Scott Williams, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s Vice President, Head of Global Patient Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, talks about the Embracing Carers initiative’s objectives and how its success is being measured.

Kilian Weiss, Veeva Oncology Link General Manager, talks about how the Oncology Link offering has evolved and how it facilitates the process of identifying and approaching key opinion leaders.