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InFocus BACK TO HOME     Patient Engagement in the Era of CAR-T   BACK TO HOME Rendering CGT Genuinely Patient Centric In recent years, the much-discussed concept of “patient centricity” has been top-of-mind across all corners of the pharma industry. This is especially pertinent now that many innovative drug makers…

InFocus BACK TO HOME Patient Engagement in the Era of CAR-T BACK TO HOME Marc Boutin Global Head of Patient Engagement, novartis SHARE Share on twitter Share on linkedin “How are you today?” For patients, this question may be a challenge. Honest answers can stop a conversation straight away. I know…

UK The latest news from UK pharma, including AstraZeneca’s decision to create a dedicated business unit for its COVID-19 vaccines, GSK’s raised profits forecast, and CDMO Almac’s move to create over 1,000 new jobs at its facilities in Northern Ireland over the next three years.   AstraZeneca to create dedicated Covid…

Denmark The BioInnovation Institute (BII) is an initiative from the Novo Nordisk Foundation which aims to support entrepreneurial researchers and early-stage life science start-ups with up to DKK 18 million in founder-friendly funding. CEO Jens Nielsen highlights some of the BII’s milestones and success stories since its formation and Denmark’s progress…

USA Melanie Croce-Galis, RN, MPH explains the specificities of her work as patient engagement lead for Novartis Oncology in the US market, where significant disparities in patient access to information and to care throw up several challenges. Croce-Galis also outlines the work being done around CAR-T therapies and why integrating and…

Turkey Genz Biotechnology is a biotech startup working on novel diagnostic testing solutions. Its founder and CEO, Umut Ağyüz, explains the origins of the company, the big opportunities that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how their solutions are a great match for low-income and rural communities.   Things…

InFocus HOMEPAGE Patient Engagement in the Era of CAR-T In recent years, the much-discussed concept of “patient centricity” has been top-of-mind across all corners of the pharma industry. This is especially pertinent now that many innovative drug makers are seeking to become much more than just purveyors of pills and expand…

Turkey Prof. Hasan Mandal, president of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), explains how the COVID-19 platform coordinated by the agency has transformed the Turkish ecosystem by bringing together 436 researchers from 49 different institutions to collaborate on 17 drug and vaccine development projects. In addition, Prof. Mandal…

USA Susan L. Lang outlines how pharma companies can navigate drug formulary exclusions, numbers of which have been rising in recent years, and ensure that newly FDA approved medicines can make it to consumers.   The pipeline for new therapies at the Food and Drug Administration mostly consists of novel brand…

Korea Amid global supply shortages and shipment delays for COVID-19 vaccines, South Korea has launched an ambitious 2.2 trillion won (USD 1.9 billion) investment plan to become one of the world’s five largest COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing hubs by 2025. Here, we provide a rundown of some of the key companies involved…

USA Paediatric oncologist Navin Pinto, MD outlines the current use and potential of CAR-T therapies in his field, including the manufacturing challenges that still need to be addressed. Dr Pinto also explains how the work of his CAR-T team at the University of Washington School of Medicine could provide proof of…

Brazil The latest news from Brazil, including Pfizer’s plans to vaccinate the entire Brazilian city of Toledo, what the US can learn from Brazil’s successful vaccine campaign, and a new deal to import the vaccine candidate from China’s CanSino Biologics.   Pfizer will vaccinate entire city in Brazil as part of…