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21GRAMS and Havas Lynx lead the charge at the PM Society Awards for pharma marketing and healthcare communications.

From prostate cancer to hormonal health, many areas of men’s health require more attention. As male life expectancy and healthy lifespan continue to lag behind, Charlie Bryant at Androlabs explores how pharma could help improve this by shifting its focus from treatment to prevention.

Dr Werner Engelbrecht at Veeva Systems discusses how compliance can be turned into a competitive advantage with connected platforms and data, efficiencies from AI and new patient-centric models.

Tina Backhouse from Theramex looks at daunting treatment access challenges women face.

From the role of the media to the types of daily struggles people face, Pharmafocus presents some of the key issues ahead of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week.

Top News

Page 4 – Galapagos confirms new leadership changes as the planned of the company split nears.

Page 6 – Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus found to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events.

Page 8 – Sanofi’s chlamydia vaccine put on FDA fast track.

Page 10 – Cold Chain Technologies acquires Global Cold Chain Solutions. 

Page 12 – ProBioGen promotes Alfred Merz to chief executive officer.

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