A business model demonstrates how a company delivers and captures value for its customers. It is one of the most significant factors determining the success of a company’s strategy, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. There exist various business models, which a start-up firm can choose for its short and long-term future. The main categories of…… Continue reading Business models in the pharmaceutical industry: The case of Novo Nordisk
R&D Productivity: Winners and Losers
Measuring R&D productivity and innovation has been a historical issue in the pharmaceutical industry. From the concept of creative destruction developed by Schumpeter to the idea of disruptive innovation by Clayton Christensen, no one has been able to adequately define R&D productivity, especially innovation let alone quantify it. The pharmaceutical industry has suffered from lack…… Continue reading R&D Productivity: Winners and Losers
Regenerative Medicine Market: The future in Life Sciences or just another promise?
Regenerative medicine (RM) is one of the most innovative technologies that might prove to have a significant added value in healthcare. I will start with some scientific definitions and then move into the business area. RM is an interdisciplinary field involving tissue engineering and (stem) cell therapy. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells (i.e. they have…… Continue reading Regenerative Medicine Market: The future in Life Sciences or just another promise?
Oncology Market: Drivers and Challenges
As pharma celebrates its 16-year high NME approvals, productivity of certain disease areas including oncology certainly fall behind. Oncology diseases are the most complex in terms of research and development. At the research stage, target identification has been a major challenge due to the high toxicity of potential drug candidates. At the development stage, pharma…… Continue reading Oncology Market: Drivers and Challenges
Can biotech Mergers and Acquisitions save big pharma?
A question that seeks answer in view of the challenges that the pharma industry is currently facing globally and specially in Europe. Pharma has to find ways in order to improve Research and Development (R&D) productivity by reducing development time frames, R&D costs and increasing the chances of success from pre-clinical phases to market launch.…… Continue reading Can biotech Mergers and Acquisitions save big pharma?