The Great Schism

November, 2017    SMM-170 The Great Schism While recent approval by the FDA of Novartis’ new Kymriah gene therapy for leukaemia is undoubtedly cause for celebration, evolution suggests that such technological advance might also be the herald of...

Breathing Data

October, 2017    SMM-168 Breathing Data Amidst announcements and industry gossip about how companies such as Apple and Google are planning to upend the life science industry by their use of data, Novartis’s new CEO designate, Vas Narasimham,...

Pharma’s Coral Reef

October, 2017    SMM-169 Pharma’s Coral Reef A comparison of the life science industry past and present reveals that holobionts are now the principal form of competitor, while the fully integrated, self-sufficient company is becoming a...