Statement from President Joe Biden on FDA approval of gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease

8 December 2023 - As we’ve seen throughout our history, when the US Government invests in innovation, we can achieve breakthroughs ...

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A decade of health innovation: the impact of new medicines on patient health and the implications for NICE’s size of benefit multiplier

6 October 2023 - This study aimed to estimate the incremental health benefits of pharmaceutical innovations approved between 2011 and 2021 ...

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New payment models are needed to finance new advanced treatments

29 September 2023 - Pricing and subsidy methods and processes need to be developed to address the challenges that arise when ...

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The Inflation Reduction Act will lead to fewer new medicines

11 September 2023 - The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the biopharmaceutical industry is going to be substantial in ...

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Blocking FDA approval of abortion pill could stifle innovation in the biopharma industry, experts say

13 April 2023 - If courts affirm US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to suspend the FDA’s approval, it could make ...

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iOnctura awarded UK's MHRA Innovation Passport for entry into innovative licensing and access pathway

28 March 2023 -  iOnctura today announces that the innovative medicine designation, the Innovation Passport, has been awarded for roginolisib, ...

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The value of medical innovation versus industry rewards

10 March 2023 - This article provides systematic evidence on the share of the value of health generated by drugs and ...

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Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show that doesn’t affect prices.

10 March 2023 - By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs ...

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Areteia Therapeutics granted ILAP designation from UK MHRA for oral dexpramipexole for eosinophilic asthma

23 February 2023 - Areteia Therapeutics today announced that the UK’s MHRA has granted an Innovation Passport under the Innovative Licensing ...

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Testing a hypothesis: can we promote both innovation and affordability of drugs?

16 February 2023 - This week’s announcement by the CMS to test new payment models which promote both pharmaceutical access and ...

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Verve Therapeutics announces VERVE-101 awarded Innovation Passport by the UK MHRA for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

14 February 2023 - Verve Therapeutics today announced that VERVE-101 has been awarded the Innovation Passport for the treatment of ...

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Digital health predictions: uncertainty will trigger innovation in 2023

7 February 2023 - It was an interesting year for digital health.  ...

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Sources of innovation in gene therapies - approaches to achieving affordable prices

21 January 2023 - Gene therapies are a fast growing area of innovation and potentially hold great promise for clinical care.  ...

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Novartis warns US plan to curb drug prices could hit key research

21 January 2023 - US Government plans to rein in drug prices could discourage work in some of Novartis' most ...

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Innovative Medicines Canada proposes framework for innovative agreements for drug reimbursement

16 January 2023 - Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Canada often enter into product listing agreements, particularly with public payers, to facilitate their ...

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