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The collection of source plasma for new therapies igniting debate.

The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill was recently introduced to the UK House of Commons. Does it provide the confidence that the UK is still a leading country for life sciences? Cliodhna McDonough reports.

New OECD study doesn’t shed much light on the effectiveness of managed entry agreements for drug access.

Natalie Douglas talks about her experience in the area of managed and expanded access and her new venture, RareiTi.

ISPOR has published its third issue of the top trends in HEOR. Leela Barham takes a look at how the list has changed over time.

Leela Barham talks to Dr. Brian O’Rourke, outgoing President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), about his 11 in years in the role.

Goals for IDMP in Europe must not be diluted in 2020, if standardized medicinal product data is to be of tangible real-world benefit, says Remco Munnik.

The path for UK life sciences to factor prominently in transition-period maneuvering.

What to make of new momentum in advancing health agenda.

As we near the end of the first year of Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador's six-year term, Rachel Howard caught up with local expert Dr Xavier Tello to make sense of the latest changes in the healthcare system and consider what they mean for pharma manufacturers wishing to enter the Mexican market.

Sergio Ricardo Segovia Barbosa looks at Brazil’s growing competitiveness in the biopharma sector.

Exploring the roadmap for US-based, R&D-focused biopharma companies seeking to successfully penetrate product markets and reach patients in Europe.

European Commission working group is looking closely at marketing obligations for centrally authorized products.

A formal effort is underway in Europe to gather concrete clues on the value of real-world evidence in payer decision-making.

Tina Tianning Yu, Chief Executive Officer of Mevion Medical Systems, talks about engaging with China's pharma market and laying the foundations for success in 2020 and beyond.

Change in season ushers in a pivotal period for pharma in shaping the direction of EU healthcare.

As well as official European projections of sharply slowing industry growth and geopolitical concerns, pharma executives face additional hazards as they plot their medium-term strategies, writes Reflector.

Leela Barham talks to Sir David Haslam, the outgoing Chair of UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), about the highs and lows of his six-year tenure at the organization.

Exploring the EU’s struggles and new efforts in promoting cell and gene drugs.

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.

A look at some of the key pharma compliance challenges prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region.

Our 19th annual listing reveals some interesting maneuvering of ranks, as companies focus on diversification, big-brand expansions, and positioning a new wave of products to compete in an advancing but complex future treatment market.

What to make of the simmering public and political angst

See Li Lynn, LEO Pharma’s HR Manager, South Asia, talks about how LEO is managing the compliance challenges in Asia.

Both foreign and domestic pharmas are in a race to bring PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors into China, writes Jin Zhang.