Pharma USA 2023: Digital Therapeutics and Pharma

Dave Maraldo, Ph.D., president of manufacturing at Merck, explains how flexible capacity, earlier input from manufacturing in R&D, and digital tools are helping the organization keep up with a faster, more varied portfolio.

Incubate’s John Stanford on why MFN is voluntary in name only — and why the moonshot is the first casualty of drug pricing pressure.

Incubate’s John Stanford on why MFN’s first casualty is the moonshot — and why cancer, Alzheimer’s, and rare disease bear the cost.

Incubate’s John Stanford on why MFN reduces pharma’s appetite for biotech acquisitions — and why that cedes ground to China.

Incubate’s John Stanford on why MFN deals are voluntary in name only — and why the leverage looks a lot like the IRA’s 95% excise tax.

Incubate’s John Stanford on why MFN hits mid-sized pharma harder — fewer products to absorb margin hits and less access to cheap capital.

AI does not end uncertainty in pharma strategy. Its value depends on how well leaders blend it with experience and evidence while keeping judgment human.

Fox Rothschild's Marc Wagner on why domestic manufacturing reduces drug shortage risk — and why FDA inspection efficiency is as important as supply chain resilience.