Tagged with Data

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…

Japan Writing in the October edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Chief Executive of Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) Yasuhiro Fujiwara outlines how his agency has begun to utilise real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) in its regulatory decision-making processes and how this will evolve moving forward.  …

Denmark Danish pharma industry veteran Peter Drøidal highlights how he steered the Danish Novartis affiliate through the COVID-19 pandemic period, the strategy in place to navigate an increasingly challenging market access landscape, and the lessons that can be leveraged from the value-based agreement that Novartis was able to strike with the…

Norway Norway has been a global frontrunner in collecting health data and building unique registries for decades but has struggled to utilise and benefit from them. Karita Bekkemellem, CEO of the Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway (LMI), examines how a new health data sharing platform can change that— to…

Denmark MSD’s Catherine Williams, a recent arrival in Copenhagen, gives her first impressions of the Danish healthcare system and pharma market, drawing on experiences in her native UK to compare the two countries’ market access environments for innovative products. Williams also touches on MSD’s sizeable clinical trial footprint in Denmark, the…

USA Dr Sam Volchenboum outlines the progress that has been made in the paediatric oncology field in recent years and his hopes for its future. Dr Volchenboum also explains the important role that data will play in the new era of targeted and personalised therapies and the impact of the work…

Denmark Spanish native Enrique Álvarez gives an overview of Denmark’s importance to Merck as a key European early launch market, a crucial clinical trial destination, and home to a treasure trove of holistic patient data. Álvarez also outlines the increasing challenges around market access in the country and his talent development…

Global Over the past 12 months, PharmaBoardroom has spoken to the heads of several key regulatory bodies across the world. While the approval processes for COVID-19 vaccines have evidently been top of their priority lists, other key topics discussed included the potential of data and AI to change the drug approval…

Denmark In a wide-ranging interview, incoming director general of the Danish Medicines Agency Lars Bo Nielsen discusses the challenges that personalised medicine presents to regulators, building a stronger international presence for the Agency, and better leveraging the country’s world-class data infrastructure while respecting the EU’s data protection regulation.   Within Europe,…

Denmark Healthcare DENMARK is a non-profit organization and public-private partnership representing Danish healthcare stakeholders internationally. Jakob Skaarup Nielsen, its CEO, highlights the Nordic country’s “treasure trove” of health data, the efforts to digitalize even further and the population’s open mind when it comes to participating in clinical trials. Moreover, he outlines…

USA Patient advocate and regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Monica Weldon examines how healthcare’s data revolution has thus far largely ignored the patient voice and argues for a more inclusive approach to drive better, fairer outcomes.    It is natural to want to be healthy, have healthy children, have the best quality of…

Singapore Dr Varun Sethi outlines some of the most important trends in ASEAN healthcare today and how DKSH, as a historic business services provider, is adapting its offering to meet them.   Singapore has always been considered the bellwether of driving innovation in the region, which remains the case. In terms…