By 2050, the direct cost of myopia is projected to be $870 billion globally The WHO has spotlighted the urgency of global policy review to ensure the needs of children with myopia are met with the launch of the SPECS 2030 initiative, aiming to tackle the main causes of vision impairment through developing advocacy, raising … Read more
Another key target is promoting innovation and access. The pipeline of novel antibiotics is severely limited and existing therapies are difficult to access, especially in lower- and middle- income countries — which are already bearing a heavier burden of antimicrobial resistant infections. Anand Anandkumar, co-founder and CEO of Indian pharmaceutical company Bugworks, said he believes the … Read more
Avoiding incompatible and contradictory policy initiatives as well as creating an environment that will lead to a healthier, more resilient Europe should be central to any EU life sciences strategy. The start of a new mandate is a good moment for reflection. Last month, EFPIA published a Competitiveness Strategy for European Life Sciences, which included … Read more
In the midst of controversy surrounding Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s response to allegations from Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips about her podcast “Take 20,”, the Grammy Award-winning musician Ricky Kej has entered the discussion by addressing Samantha in the comment section.He acknowledged that although the doctor’s manner of pointing this out was rude, he wasn’t “completely wrong.”Ricky … Read more
Twenty years ago. 2004. The year the Olympics returned to their birthplace of Athens. I was also returning home to Italy to commence a new job in the biopharmaceutical sector, then and now a critical European industry. It was also the year, in Brussels, that two directives — governing medicinal products for human use, and … Read more
