Pharma Articles

Articles on key issues related to the pharma industry from the heads of leading pharmaceutical companies and pharma industry experts across the globe. The pharma industry articles' section focuses on current and emerging issues in areas such as Strategic developments in the pharma industry, pharmaceutical R&D, drug discovery, clinical trials, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, and information technology.

Project Management

A case for high performance

Global competition is changing how project management is practiced Global marketplaces be they automotive construction pharma manufacturing etc are requiring business managers to continuously reduce cost constantly increase work efficiencies and use more complex and flexible delivery methodologies T...

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Simulation of particulate processes

Efficient handling and processing of particulates is critical to profitable manufacture of pharmaceutical products Over percent of all pharmaceutical products are in the solid dosage form and particulates are involved in almost every stage of the manufacturing process A recent USFDA report on the p...

Clinical Research

Success and Failure in the Sponsor-Vendor Partnership

Establishing a good relationship between a sponsor and a contract research organisation vendor is the responsibility of both the sides in the partnership Sponsor accessibility and responsiveness is a critical piece of the solution The vendors in turn must meet their obligations in a professional man...

Biopharm

Bullish on India

A few weeks ago I was speaking with the CEO of an Indiabased pharma services company As we discussed the current twin trends of outsourcing and offshoring in BioPharm we kept drawing comparisons to the Information Technology industry He and I each spent the first part of our careers in the IT ind...

Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing

The biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing industry has long been established in North America and Western Europe where contractors have been producing biologic clinical trial material and commercial products for biotechnology companies for more than a decade As the industry matures however pricin...

Conducting Global Paediatric Clinical Trials

The Rationale for Conducting Clinical Trials in Children At first glance there would seem to be little reason to conduct clinical trials among children after all children are mostly healthy and rarely need medication if they do need medication these are usually antibiotics In reality these myths...

Orphan Drugs - Asia

The New Frontier

Asia has emerged in recent years as the newest frontier in the development of treatments for diseases classified as rare Several Asian nations either have enacted or are considering orphan drug legislation In some cases Asian countries are patterning their orphan drug policies on the United State...

Understanding the Psyche of Japanese Pharmaceutical Consumers

Overall trends Understanding the psyche of Japanese pharmaceutical consumers is really a case of understanding the psyche of older and elderly Japanese An aging society with strong expectations for longevity has created a substantial segment of frequent pharmacy users with growing concerns about...

Asia Pharmaceutical Sector

Outlook

In Asias pharmaceutical market size was approximately USD billion with Japan making up about half of the market with a domestic consumption of about USD billion The average per capita consumption in Asia a population of billion people stood at USD per person In contrast with the US at USD and Euro...

Generics Market in Asia

Opportunities and Challenges

Generic drugs are a proven costeffective strategy for containing drug expenditure WHOs Medicines Strategy Framework for action in Essential Drugs Medicines Policy World Health Organization WHO is actively encouraging development of drug policies based on the