Tagged with Affordability

Taiwan The TGPA’s Tiffany Chen brings over three decades of experience at the intersection of pharmaceuticals, public policy, and industry development. In her current role, she leads advocacy efforts to strengthen regulatory and reimbursement frameworks, safeguard sustainable margins, and reinforce supply resilience in Taiwan. At the same time, she also works…

USA John Murphy III, President and CEO of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM), argues that 2026 represents a pivotal moment for the United States to reclaim leadership in biosimilars. He outlines how recent FDA reforms could finally unlock competition, lower drug costs, and expand patient access, while warning that outdated…

USA John Murphy, President and CEO of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM), outlines a compelling vision for improving access to high-quality, affordable medicines in the US. He stresses that by directing greater focus to the generic and biosimilar market, tackling structural challenges, safeguarding supply chains, and enabling strategic domestic investment,…

Europe European pharma is at a turning point, with rising cost pressures, regulatory shifts, and supply chain vulnerabilities reshaping the industry. As the new president of Medicines for Europe, STADA’s Stephan Eder is now at the forefront of driving the change that Europe needs. In this new role as head of…

USA Ulrich Neumann examines the debate around drug pricing in the US and why it is not going away any time soon.   Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled”…

Opinion Pharmaceutical innovation is racing ahead of the US health system’s ability to adjust payment models, but innovative concepts are finally emerging. We will have to move beyond siloed thinking to establish them for the sake of getting patients sustainable access to a new wave of transformative cures, argues Ulrich Neumann.…

Pharma After choosing Egypt as the first country to host a production plant in the Middle East, AstraZeneca is interested in strengthening its foothold in the market. The country president discusses the challenges the company is facing as well as the initiatives in place to increase market access and affordability. Could…