PC: You recently penned your first byline, which has appeared in the June issue of Pharma Commerce. What does it discuss? Powers: What I’m doing here in the first write up is really contemplating digital platforms and dynamic pricing models, and what they’ve accomplished in other sectors. And really having an…

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Pornfa.com In a recent webinar1 hosted by Systech, a provider of digital identification and traceability solutions, and IDC, a market intelligence firm, the speakers were brought together in an effort to address the challenges presented by the pharmaceutical supply chain. Titled “Solving the pharmaceutical supply chain…

Image Credit: UPS Healthcare UPS Healthcare has decided to further grow its European hub facility in Roermond, Netherlands by 235,299 square feet, and will be using that additional space for in-demand freezer farms, which serve as a collection of ultra-low cold storage units that preserve biological samples for long periods,…

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/GraphicRoyalty.com Estrogen receptor–positive (ER+) breast cancer—which is when cancer cells with receptors attach to estrogen—make up more than 70% of all breast cancer diagnoses. Receptors must be found in more than 10% of cancers in order to be considered ER.+ To combat this, the use of…

Image Credit: Berkeley Investments Discovery Life Sciences, a provider of biospecimen solutions and laboratory services, is opening a new 53,000 square-foot office and laboratory site in Malden, MA.1 This specific facility marks the company’s seventh facility in the United States—its third in the Greater Boston area—alongside its Woburn and Quincy locations. The Malden plant is intended to directly…

The creation of the electronic common technical document (eCTD) revolutionized the pharmaceutical regulatory submission process. It enabled the phasing out of paper-based processes, bringing much needed speed, reliability, and efficiency to global regulatory submissions. As the standard format for submitting regulatory applications, supplements, and amendments, eCTD is accepted by health…

A digital rendering of the south facade of Kyowa Kirin’s manufacturing facility. Image Credit: Kyowa Kirin Kyowa Kirin, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical company and affiliate of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd, will be financially committing up to $530 million for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC.1 With construction…

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Wladimir1804.com When it comes to the older adult demographic, there is an association between social service investments—such as income support, nutrition assistance, and housing support—and a decrease in medical care costs and improvements in health. As noted by the authors of a study published in JAMA…

Pharmaceutical Commerce – June 2024 Issue (PDF) ‘Maturity’ Matters: Fortifying Two Key Cogs of Pharma Supply Chain Dynamic Pricing: What Pharma Needs? Combining RWE and AI to Bend the Adherence Curve Justifying Price Fairness How Serious Are You About Patient Centricity? Medicine for the Planet: Building a Sustainable Legacy in…

Mark Cuban Talks Drug Pricing Now more than two years into launching his alternative and transparent drug payment model, the longtime entrepreneur, in an interview with Pharm Exec, discusses the prescription drug cost landscape and shares his recipe for true disruption to the pharma pricing machine. Cost Remains Significant Barrier…