Bayer's Weinand On Pricing, Payers And Pipelines

Bayer's pharma president and board member Dieter Weinand talks to Scrip about the importance of big picture thinking when weighing the value of innovative drugs to healthcare systems, the revolutionary potential of big data and how "transparency and open dialogue will further enhance the understanding of our business."

Deiter Weinand
Bayer's Pharma Chief Dieter Weinand implores broader value recognition for innovative medicines • Source: Bayer AG

It has been another challenging year for the pharmaceutical industry with a slew of innovative products being approved accompanied by the perennial questions about how they are going to be paid for. Ideally qualified to reflect on this and a number of other issues facing the sector is Dieter Weinand,

With more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry, holding senior posts around the globe with companies including...

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