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AAM’s Baeder Takes A Focused Approach To Articulating Industry Priorities

New Association Chair Says US Is At An ‘Inflection Point’ For Generics Sustainability

 
• By Dave Wallace

Christine Baeder, Teva’s chief operating officer for US generics and biosimilars, was named chair of the AAM’s board in February. Speaking with Generics Bulletin, she sets out her priorities against the backdrop of a US generics industry that is now at an “inflection point” for sustainability.

Christine Baeder of Teva and the AAM
Teva’s Christine Baeder is the new chair of the AAM • Source: Teva

With the US off-patent market continuing to suffer from heavy pricing and cost pressures, exacerbated by buyer consolidation, the behaviors of pharmacy benefit managers and the additional uncertainty that has been created by the price negotiation mechanism of the Inflation Reduction Act, there was plenty to talk about for industry delegates at the US Association for Accessible Medicines’ annual conference in Orlando in February.

In this context, the AAM’s interm CEO David Gaugh and new board chair Christine Baeder are playing a pivotal role in defining the association’s priorities (see sidebar), in the wake of a leadership change that late last year saw president and CEO Dan Leonard suddenly step down from the role

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