Foreword
Continuous Manufacturing
Is the pharma industry ready for a shift?
The pharmaceutical industry has for several decades been reliant on batch manufacturing which dominated the blockbuster drug era
CLINICAL TRIALS
Leveraging wearables effectively
An estimated million people use connected wearable devices according to IMARC
Digital Technologies and Pharma
Heading towards an effective transformation
Who would have imagined internetconnected medicine to be a reality until the FDA approved schizophrenia pill came into the market in late
China\'s Regulatory Reforms
Promoting pharma innovations
In recent years Chinas investment in drug innovation has been on the rise The countrys pharmaceutical market is second only to the US at approximately US billion as of and is expected to increase at a CAGR of per cent to US billion by Interestingly China has become the leader in API manufacturing and exports Historically the pharmaceutical marke...
Pharma R&D Data
Integration and analytics
Despite years of efforts drug development continues to be challenging complex costintensive and timeconsuming The pharma RD process requires years of research and huge data gathering Through the whole process from discovery and development to clinical trial a drug developer would have gathered massive data on compounds diseases patient information...
Continuous Employee Screening in Pharma Industry
The new normal?
Continuous screening provides employers with a valuable tool to best evaluate their risks and ensure they place their employees in the most appropriate positions Lucia Bone Performing background verification or screening of new hires has been a practice the world over to ensure the organisation employs individuals that are talented and skilful a...
Human-Centred Design in Biopharma
Need of the hour
If we hope to create something of lasting value we need to start with what people want not just with whats technically possible IDEO a global design firm Innovation and technology advancements play a key role in product design and development but it is imperative that companies bring in a humancentred approach The advent of new technologies suc...
Modelling & Simulation in Drug Development
Modelling Simulation in Drug DevelopmentPharma companies look to improve experimental drug success rate and accelerate clinical development while striving to improve efficiency costeffectively It is imperative for companies to be cautious in decision making to increase the probability of commercial success for developing the drug Major pharmaceuti...
Reviving Pharma Productivity
Pharma industry has witnessed a staggering decline in RD productivity and is now a major cause of concern for the industry players This decline contributed to a downfall in the return on investments over the last two decades Interestingly there has been a trend reversal with increase in clinical trial success rate and drug development during Incre...
Patient Recruitment and Retention
Creating Effective Strategies
From initiation to marketing of the drug compounds face numerous challenges to become an approved drug Apart from preclinical financial and approval stages successful recruitment of patients for conducting clinical trials is one of the most challenging aspects Factors like lack of patient education about clinical trials and complex study designs ar...
