01.25.19 -- Unique Pharma Leadership Development Techniques

To ensure that future leaders will be up to the challenges they will face, pharma companies are pursuing unique programs focused on problem-solving — sometimes sending employees to developing countries where they must tackle real-world problems.

In Germany, bioclusters and technology parks have been created to encourage and support pharmaceutical innovation in the region.

Recent M&A activity in the clinical research space has been dominated by large deals, such as the mergers between Quintiles+IMS Health and INC Research+inVentiv Health. However, 2018 marked a departure from massive consolidation.

The value of China’s biotechs fell some 30 percent since the trade war began, and VC funding, while strong, slipped before that. Interest in China, however, remains strong.

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• Female Pharma Exec Interview
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• Pharma Legal Issues
• Clinical Trials

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