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Despite some recent positive developments including the Pharmacy Guild’s historic agreement with the government, a report by PwC slams the Australian pharma industry as inefficient for stakeholders, taxpayers, government and patients. We find out what’s going wrong and how to fix it.

We also profile India’s biosimilars market in the wake of legislation changes that open pathways for sale abroad, explore the latest innovations in painkillers that don’t rely on addictive opioids, and find out more about NHS England’s funding of the game-changing PrEP HIV drug.

Plus, we take a closer look at a study that has shown the efficacy of a combination of chemotherapy and stem cell transplants to treat multiple sclerosis, find out how a large-scale effort in the US to personalise medicine could make treatments more targeted and drive the direction of future drug development, and more.

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A Good Year
The last 12 months have seen positive steps towards a sustainable healthcare system for Australia, but there’s still more work to be done. Elly Earls finds out more.
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India’s Big Biosimilar Move
With biosimilar versions of effective but expensive biologic treatments set to unlock major opportunities, Chris Lo asks whether India’s pharma sector has what it takes to repeat its generics success with biosimilars.
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Malta’s Life Sciences Park
Funded by the Government of Malta, the BioMalta Life Sciences Park has been developed to foster the growth of the country’s life sciences industry. Katie Woodward takes a closer look at the BioMalta campus.
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Relief without the Opioids
The opiate epidemic has been much discussed, with the addictive characteristics taking a toll on public health. Abi Millar investigates the latest innovations in painkillers that don’t rely on opioids.
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The Next Step
Multiple sclerosis can be stopped in its tracks by a radical new therapy involving the complete replacement of the immune system, but what are the risks? Elly Earls investigates.
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The ANTARCTIC Study
A trial to assess the adjustment of antiplatelet therapy using a new generation antiplatelet in patients stented for acute coronary syndrome has failed to achieve its objective. GlobalData analyst for cardiovascular and metabolic disorders Michela McMullan, PhD, reports.
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Weighing the Costs
In August, the High Court ruled that NHS England can fund the use of PrEP – effective but expensive HIV prevention drugs. With the NHS appealing the decision, Abi Millar asks what can be done to make it more cost-efficient.
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Cloud Reality Check
An industry debate at AMPLEXOR’s annual user conference in June examined the role of cloud services in driving the next generation of regulatory information management in life sciences. Siniša Belina, senior life sciences consultant at AMPLEXOR, reports.
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Precision Medicine
Personalised medicine has long been an aim of advanced health systems, and the US is looking to move ever closer to this goal with the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program. Chris Lo finds out more.
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A new report commissioned by Bidwells has called for Oxford and Cambridge – home to two of the world’s top four universities, five world-renowned research institutes, the UK’s two largest pharma firms and over 600 biotech and medical technology companies – to set aside their rivalries and pool their skills and resources. We find out more from the report’s author.

We also find out more about IBM’s lab-on-a-chip breakthrough technology, ask whether harnessing telomerase could trick the ageing process, and catch up with pharma start-up Berg to find out how it’s using artificial intelligence to drive its ‘back to biology’ approach to developing cancer drugs.

Plus, we speak to a group of scientists using nanoparticle tests to provide proof of concept for novel drug delivery, and ask whether it is ever justified to withhold clinical trial data from public scrutiny in the wake of two recent rival medical editorials.

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