Technology

There’s no need for companies to turn to fancy technologies in order to meet Drug Supply Chain Security Act compliances by the deadline, writes Gina Parry.

More signs of alignment between startups, pharma, and payers.

Automation is an essential aspect of data management and processing today in the pharma industry. At the same time, it’s important for companies to strike a balance between humans and machines, write Emily Eller and Kevin Frymire.

Why the time is right for P&T committees to incorporate real-world data and ‘real-world science’ into their product assessments.

Global content management needs are mounting among life sciences organizations, as they expand their market coverage and grapple with multiplying regulatory workloads. Monica Vytiskova asks if can intelligent automation offer a solution.

Cell One Partners' George Goldberger discusses the issues that new and emerging cell and gene therapy companies face on the road to commercialisation.

Pharma companies are increasingly turning to tech enabled behavioral-based interventions to help improve patient outcomes through their diagnosis, treatment, and coordination of care.

Small- and medium-sized pharmas should revisit their pharmacovigilance strategies and adopt smarter end-to-end solutions to keep pace with increased volumes and rapidly changing regulatory requirements, writes Siva Thiagarajan.

Repurposing existing technology to alleviate traditional ‘pain points’ in ensuring clinical investigator payments transparency

Preserving positive ROI amid healthcare’s innovation explosion.

Given the complexities of clinical trials, however, accurate updating of actual and forecasted site payments for real-time reporting remains one of the largest challenges in medical product development, writes Shaun Williams.

The story of how AI is improving all aspects of life science is still being written. But AI’s future impact on patients’ daily health will be informed and influenced by the work being realized today, writes Opinder Bawa.

Shrujitha Ramanujam outlines Unmetric's analysis of pharma's social media activity on LinkedIn and Facebook.

AI-Pharma companies are 100 times as complex as FinTech companies. Methodologies used to assess them should be 100 times as rigorous, writes Margaretta Colangelo.

Adopting a cloud-based solution has exponential benefits to biopharma firms.

Europe slow to action on emerging technologies, but the complex issues clouding EHRs and gene editing, for example, offer pause.

Outdated processes and technologies make it difficult for organizations to customize materials without going through repetitive review cycles. Jason Sundberg outlines how two companies addressed these challenges with a combination of modern cloud technology, disciplined process design, and careful change management.

How gamification can help pharma play to win.

Executives from DIA, Ranjini Prithviraj and Sudip Parikh discuss documents the FDA released that further detail the agency’s implementation plan for its Software Precertification Pilot Program.

Organizations should focus just as much of their attention on securing the actual medical devices they produce as the network they depend on, writes Chris Souza.

Clinical trials for precision therapies will require a healthy dose of education, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making from everyone involved in the process―not to mention a dedication to digital technology. Justin Grossman reports.

The digitization of healthcare is paving the way to accelerate drug development in the industry, and the FDA is doing its best to support industry.

Creating a culture of analytics will help you get the most out of your marketing efforts, writes Justin Grossman.

Jean Drouin M.D., CEO of Clarify Health Solutions, gives Pharm Exec his perspective on how biopharmaceutical companies are faring in the use of AI and machine learning

Applying game mechanics to healthcare marketing efforts has significant potential to ensure that patients are activated, educated and engaged throughout the duration of their care, which could drive business impact and improve patient outcomes.

Loetitia Jabri considers the broader implications as healthcare providers embraces new digital connectivity options as part of the Medicine 2.0 era.

Information gaps between manufacturing and regulatory, between ERP and RIM systems, are preventing all the practical and strategic benefits of data-based collaboration, writes Catherine Gambert.

Event-hopping from big biz to high tech leaves same takeaway: Adaptive leadership-not innovation-is key to future synergy.

Tim Willis and Oliver Wack outline the role of alternative data in supply chain risk management, and the ancillary benefits that come from adopting such technology.

Rick Krohn talks to Pharm Exec about the pharma applications of one of tech’s hottest solutions – blockchain.