Great Divides

May, 2015    SMM-124 Great Divides In this article, Professor Brian D Smith describes how three fundamental strategic choices are leading to the fragmentation of the traditional research-based business model. This article will help managers...

Coming Together

April, 2015    SMM-123 Coming Together Pharma and medtech are converging to form “pharmatech” business models that are very strong competitors. It will be of interest to those who must compete against them or who want to become one of...

Mission Critical

March, 2015    SMM-122 Mission Critical This feature article is an interesting by-product of Brian Smith’s research with industry leaders. It describes about how leaders mitigate the isolation they sometimes feel by using strategy...

Under Pressure

March, 2015    SMM-121 Under Pressure This short article summarises some of Brian’s research into the selection pressures that are acting on and shaping business models in life sciences. It introduces ideas about how various market changes...

Six Great Shifts

November, 2014    SMM-118 Six Great Shifts This feature article from PharmaFocus Asia pulls together all the complex changes in our industry environment to identify six evolutionary selection pressures that will determine whether business models...

A Matter of Trust

February, 2015    SMM-120 A Matter of Trust This is a short article that looks at the likely future relevance of consumer brand trust to pharma companies.