BIO 2021 Notebook: Looking Past The Pandemic

Annual Meeting Focuses On Post-COVID R&D, Politics And New Opportunities

News and views from day one of the BIO Digital annual meeting include debate about when FDA will go back to the offices, industry's role in pandemic-related policy discussions and how to prepare for the next pandemic. 

BIO 2021 Notebook - Day 1

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the conversation about the biopharma industry from pricing, reimbursement and affordability to “how could we save the world,” Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. CEO Tony Coles said during a 14 June fireside chat on the opening day of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization annual meeting.

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