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Anne O’Riordan, Global Industry Managing Director of Accenture’s Life Sciences group, believes that this offers an engine for return to growth.Moody’s Credit Outlook agree and in response they have upgraded their outlook for the Pharmaceutical Sector from Negative to Stable, pointing out that “the multiyear wave of drug patent expirations that have squeezed profits should subside next year”.

Global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has been hugely successful at supporting a culture of innovation with smaller entrepreneurial units as well as developing strengths in the consumer health markets in the Middle East and Asia.

Bristol-Meyers Squibb has also developed a very specific strategy and targeted unmet clinical needs, such as biological dugs and oncology, as well as executed some creative deals with big pharma companies and implemented fundamental internal organisational changes.

When Big Pharma puts out a $14 million dollar Super Bowl commercial, is that dipping into the research budget? Or is that part of a larger operating cost endured by these companies–the costs of making their brand a household name, of paying doctors to make subscriptions, and of lobbying for a congenial political climate?

how does one design a news dissemination network with mass appeal that both provides attractive content while minimizing potential for abuse by economic interests that are adversarial to the network users?

The Chinese government has officially amended its patent laws to allow drug companies to reproduce generic, low-cost versions of expensive

China is considering further strengthening its legal framework, so as to make use of legal space to produce generic drugs

If the buzzword for the pharmaceutical industry in 2012 was “patent cliff,” the key theme for 2013 is “partnership.”

maller R&D organizations and budgets, drug companies are putting more emphasis on working relationships with biotech firms or with academia

collaboration

Three out of four pharmaceutical companies believe their industry is in the midst of a strategic crisis, new research finds. Pricing and cost pressures, regulatory changes and patent expiries are leading to shrinking margins, and the biggest growth opportunities are to be found in the emerging markets, albeit with smaller margins, says the report, from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

"Pharmaceutical markets such as Europe and the US are stagnating due to rising price pressure, regulatory changes in the healthcare system and more stringent admission requirements, but in emerging markets we are seeing strong growth. Nevertheless, the margins here are lower and driven heavily by non-patent-protected products," says Roland Berger consultant Martin Erharter.

R&D costs have risen over 80% worldwide in the past 10 years

Last year saw the largest loss of revenue yet from major drugs due to patent expiries, but a continuation of 2011's higher level of drug approvals and new initiatives to address R&D challenges provide hope for the future.

In September 2012, the non-profit TransCelerate BioPharma was established by Abbott, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Genentech and Sanofi, initially to focus on improving clinical trial processes.

Incentives to develop breakthrough products were one of the major themes in the fifth incarnation of the US Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), authorized in July 2012, through which industry pays fees to the FDA for product review (Nature Rev. Drug Discov. 11, 586–588; 2012).

Key Topics Covered Value Based Pricing- Strength of Innovation Vs Fiscal Pressures Major therapy areas to shape up pharma business going forward Europe – Regulatory Pressures and Increasing Pro Generic Stance Will US fall to Pricing Pressures? Emerging Markets and their importance in Growth of Large Cap Pharma Global Pharma -Drugs Losing Patent Protection By 2017 Impact of patent expiry in w.r.t. 2012 total revenue thru 2017 Global Pharma Research Pipeline (PhII And PhIII)- 2013 Global Pharma Milestones in 2013 Roche: Breast Cancer Franchise And Actemra To Drive Near Term Growth, And Multiple Blockbusters In Pipeline To Take Care Of Long Term Growth GlaxoSmithKline: Next Generation Bronchodilators, Melanoma, Hiv And Emerging Market To Lead The Way While Regulatory Overhang In Respiratory And EU Pricing Pressure Persist Bristol-Myers Squibb: Pressures To Dominate In The Near Term, Pipeline Will Take Longer To Deliver AstraZeneca: 2013 Will Be A Transition Year And AZN May Have To Take Some Bold Initiatives Eli Lilly: Late Stage Pipeline Fickle And Risky Merck: News-flow from Mega-trial on MRK's cardiology Franchise would reshape Merck's Growth Prospects Novartis: Back on a Growth Trajectory Novo Nordisk: Hemophilia Franchise and Thrice Weekly Degludec – The Future Drivers Pfizer: M&A Only Can Drive Further Upside In The Near Term Sanofi: Solid Base Business, But Upside From Pipeline Will Take Longer To Come About Global Pharma Sector Industry Tables

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As the company’s business has been hit hard by the loss of patent protection for one of its key drugs, the high blood pressure treatment Diovan, and the financial pressures affecting healthcare systems worldwide, Novartis has begun to change the method it uses to price its medicines

I … started to shift our business away from a transactional model that was focused on physically selling the drugs to delivering an outcome-based approach to add value beyond just the pill,” said Jimenez in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “I really believe that in the future, companies like Novartis are going to be paid on patient outcomes as opposed to selling the pill.”

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Brazil has the 11th largest pharmaceutical market globally with annual sales topping US$17bn. Brazil launched a major 10-year biotechnology initiative in 2007 that provides incentives for private-sector R&D and production. There are some 550 pharmaceutical firms in Brazil. Of the top ten companies by sales in 2008, the first six are all foreign multinational drug makers. Sanofi-Aventis (US$1,229mn in sales) and Novartis (US$1,116mn) are clear leaders, followed by Roche (US$735mn), Pfizer (US$666mn) AstraZeneca (US$584mn) and Eli Lilly (US$545mn). Local firms Aché (US$456mn), EMS Sigma Pharma (US$445mn), Eurofarma (US$424mn) and Biosintética (US$382mn) fill the remaining spots. While this shows the strength of innovation for foreign drugmakers, the presence of five local firms highlights strong competition, as well as the growing use of generic drugs in Brazil. Other leading local producers include Aché/Biosintética, Medley and Libbs. From 2009-2014 BMI forecasts a CAGR of 11.63% for patented drug market in US dollar terms. The projected continuation of sales expansions is one of the key reasons that multinational research-based drugmakers continue to invest in Brazil despite generic competition having eroded some market potential since their inception in 2000. Industry association PróGenéricos has estimated that generics will account for 30% of the market by 2010. Investment reportedly totaled around US$400mn between 1999 and 2006, illustrating not only an expansion of capacity, but also the repositioning of product lines in favor of genuine generics. SOURCE: Business Monitor International

hat’s based on less patent exposure, improving pipelines, growing contributions from emerging markets, and cost cutting.

But now the drugs in the headlines are generics. As the industry has grown and matured, it's faced greater scrutiny from regulatory agencies. Now it faces many of the same setbacks that plague their branded brethren.

Lipitor, Plavix, Lexapro and Seroquel

these same manufacturers are facing a patent cliff of their own