The Chief Innovation Officer of the company that invented the way crisps in a tube are packed (rather than the wasteful packages full of air) coined the phrase: “What we’ve done to encourage innovation is make it ordinary.” The bio-pharmaceutical scientists and researchers deal with more complex issues than the humble potato crisp, such as...
Read moreWith 1 billion people lacking access to basic health care and more than 2 billion people lacking regular access to essential medicines, governments are increasingly placing emphasis on the promise of universal health coverage (UHC). UHC has become an increasingly salient issue for developed and developing countries alike in the context of the global economic...
Read moreIn this video, Andrew Jenner, IFPMA’s Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Legal Affairs, gives the pharmaceutical industry perspective on innovation. Despite the growing scientific, intellectual property and regulatory challenges of the past decades, over 340 new drugs have been introduced since 2002 to treat different chronic and non-chronic diseases. This can be considered as a...
Read moreIn a month we will celebrate “World Malaria Day” (25 April)! The Fight the Fakes campaign would like to mark the progress made in the control and elimination of malaria with a ringing Thunderclap! Malaria is a disease that can be prevented, diagnosed and treated when using the right medicines. The past decade has seen...
Read moreLife just always seems a bit tougher on Mondays. One good way to blow away the blues is to concentrate on projects that reward you with quick wins followed by the reward of some “me time”. That’s why, when I can, I try to fit in an hour of sport instead of grabbing a longer...
Read moreMarch 13, 2014, Moscow — The Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM) together with the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) released the findings of an analytical research on corporate healthy lifestyle practices at Russian and global companies and provide recommendations on the development and implementation of such programs. The study was prepared...
Read moreThe Industry Contribution to Global Vaccine & Immunization Research Forum Interview with Laetitia Bigger, IFPMA senior manager for vaccines Some 10 representatives from the pharma industry ̶ developers of vaccines ̶ such as Crucell, GSK, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, will join more than 250 experts registered to attend the first ever global vaccine and...
Read moreToday, February 4th is World Cancer Day. This annual event is the ideal opportunity for millions of people to raise the profile of cancer around the world. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and its 800 member organisations across 155 countries seek to press the world’s media to place cancer on their agendas and...
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