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Removing Uncertainty In The Supply ChainRemoving Uncertainty In The Supply Chain
Removing Uncertainty In The Supply Chain

Nikunj Desai, head of supply chain at ACG, explores how supply chains can be made more secure and the impacts this may have on the pharma industry

Mar 6, 2023 Industry Insights
The Future Of Follicular Lymphoma TreatmentThe Future Of Follicular Lymphoma Treatment
The Future Of Follicular Lymphoma Treatment

The Follicular Lymphoma Foundation tells Pharmafocus about new research being conducted into blood cancer follicular lymphoma and their new research grant programme

Dec 1, 2022 Industry Insights
Over 90% Of Vaccines In UK Imported From FlandersOver 90% Of Vaccines In UK Imported From Flanders
Over 90% Of Vaccines In UK Imported From Flanders

Why do such a significant amount of vaccines in the UK come from Flanders and what does this mean in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?

Dec 1, 2022 Industry Insights
Ypsomed And Sidekick Seek Digital Solution To Self-injection AnxietyYpsomed And Sidekick Seek Digital Solution To Self-injection Anxiety
Ypsomed And Sidekick Seek Digital Solution To Self-injection Anxiety

Patients who need to regularly inject themselves can often experience needle anxiety and worry that they may not be able to carry out the procedure correctly each time, which can reduce compliance. With Sidekick, Ypsomed intends to adopt a digital approach to combat this problem, through the development of a molecule specifically targeted towards patients with chronic conditions who need to self-inject therapies on a regular basis.

Oct 27, 2022 Industry Insights
Routine Hospital Care Postponed Due To National Bank HolidayRoutine Hospital Care Postponed Due To National Bank Holiday
Routine Hospital Care Postponed Due To National Bank Holiday

Opinions have been divided as thousand of NHS operations and appointments were cancelled or postponed due to Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, on Monday 19 September. Some patients have cancelled their own appointments, where others have complained of the disruption.

Oct 27, 2022 Industry Insights
Digital Platforms And The World Of OncologyDigital Platforms And The World Of Oncology
Digital Platforms And The World Of Oncology

Pharmafocus speaks to Eoin O’Carroll, cofounder and CEO of oncology platform ONCOAssist, about the importance of digital platforms in this complex and ever-evolving field

Oct 27, 2022 Industry Insights
Immunisation or hospitalisation: what RWE tells us about vaccinesImmunisation or hospitalisation: what RWE tells us about vaccines
Immunisation or hospitalisation: what RWE tells us about vaccines

Pharmafocus sat down with Joaquin Mould, Global HEOR & Value Strategy Director, Seqirus, to get to the heart of what invaluable insights RWE can give us on vaccine efficacy

Sep 1, 2022 Industry Insights
10 steps closer to the patient – The pharma industry post-COVID-1910 steps closer to the patient – The pharma industry post-COVID-19
10 steps closer to the patient – The pharma industry post-COVID-19

Emma Banks, CEO, Ramarketing, delves into the connection between patients and the companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and shares how this relationship was strengthened by the pandemic

Sep 1, 2022 Industry Insights
Researchers create Transformer-style robot that travels through body to cure diseaseResearchers create Transformer-style robot that travels through body to cure disease
Researchers create Transformer-style robot that travels through body to cure disease

Scientists at Northwestern University have created a Transformer-style robot that travels through the human body to cure diseases. The tiny machine is controlled by magnets, carrying payloads directly to a tumour, blood clot, or infection. Set to revolutionise medicine, the ‘millibot’ may even come to replace pills or intravenous injections that can cause life threatening side effects.

Aug 4, 2022 Industry Insights
Researchers uncover origins of Black DeathResearchers uncover origins of Black Death
Researchers uncover origins of Black Death

An international team has linked spikes in deaths at cemeteries in Kyrgyzstan in the 1300s to the start of the plague pandemic. Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims, buried in cemeteries on the Silk Road trade route in Central Asia, has pinpointed the area in northern Kyrgyzstan.

Aug 4, 2022 Industry Insights
Cutting through the noise: Data science and COVID-19Cutting through the noise: Data science and COVID-19
Cutting through the noise: Data science and COVID-19

Georgios Tsatsaronis, Vice President Data Science Research Content at Elsevier, illuminates the role data scientists play in the plight for new and innovative therapeutics

Aug 4, 2022 Industry Insights
Telemedicine driving smarter healthcare solutions in wound careTelemedicine driving smarter healthcare solutions in wound care
Telemedicine driving smarter healthcare solutions in wound care

Bernard Ross, CEO of Sky, shares how telehealth solutions are the way forward, saving the NHS mass amounts of funding, and keeping patient centricity at the fore

Aug 4, 2022 Industry Insights