PharmExec CEO Roundtable: Supply Chain Issues

Leandro Boer, MD, PhD, VP, US general medicines, Amgen, explains why many high-risk Americans aged 50+ remain undertreated for cardiovascular disease, citing insurance gaps, risk misperceptions, and complex guidelines.

Will Pih, co-founder, Two Labs, explains how ongoing regulatory uncertainty is slowing clinical trial activity and hiring across the industry, prompting greater reliance on specialty pharmacy services and outsourced support.

Fran Gregory, VP, emerging therapies, Cardinal Health, discusses the evolving cell and gene therapy landscape, highlighting pipeline growth, cost challenges, and emerging therapeutic areas beyond oncology and hematology.

Nigel McCracken, chief operating officer, Virax Biolabs, discusses the expansion of its ViraxImmune platform into areas such as transplant monitoring, vaccine efficacy, latent virus reactivation, and CAR T cell therapy.

Nigel McCracken, chief operating officer, Virax Biolabs explains how the ViraxImmune PAIS assay uses T cell responses and cytokine levels to detect immune dysfunction and identify viral triggers of chronic inflammation.

Nigel McCracken, chief operating officer, Virax Biolabs, discusses new findings that reveal altered cytokine activity and evidence of T cell exhaustion in long COVID patients, providing deeper insight into post-infection immune disruption.