C-Suite Speaks

Chugai’s Narrow Partnering Strategy Means Less Competition

Chugai’s partnering office in South San Francisco advances the Japanese company’s business development activities in the US beyond its venture fund established in Boston in 2023.

Biotech Britain Vs. The World

Industry leaders share how Britain can strengthen its biotech ecosystem, from capital and regulation to talent and ambition, and what the sector could look like by 2030.

Why ‘Platform Or Perish’ Is Cell Therapy’s New Reality

Something fundamental has shifted in cell therapy investment over the past 18 months. No longer about which science works, it has evolved around the question of which business model pharma believes it can scale. Increasingly, that question is being answered before a single patient is enrolled.

Aqemia Bets Physics, Not Data, Is The Key To Novel Drug Discovery

Aqemia uses proprietary physics-based solvers paired with generative AI to discover genuinely novel drug candidates, bypassing historical training data to crack targets others cannot.

Praxis Eyes Blockbuster Future As Precision Neurology Pipeline Matures

Praxis Precision Medicines is planning to shift from a clinical-stage company to a competitive commercial player in CNS, with the potential to launch multiple blockbuster medicines in the near future.

Systemic Issue Of Surgeon Burnout Focus Of Johnson & Johnson Report

Surgeon burnout is not a new phenomenon, but where it once was episodic, surgeons now report that it feels more sustained. Support structures have not kept pace, said Johnson & Johnson MedTech VP Africa Wallace on the release of a new study of causes, trends and issues arising.

J&J Report Spotlights The Systemic Issue Of Surgeon Burnout

Surgeon burnout is not a new phenomenon, but where it once was episodic, surgeons now report that it feels more sustained. Support structures have not kept pace, said Johnson & Johnson MedTech VP Africa Wallace on the release of a new study of causes, trends and issues arising.

NASA’s Former AI Chief: AGI Is Closer Than We Think, Then Everything Will Change

After nearly 30 years at NASA, Omar Hatamleh prepares for his next chapter and fourth book on AI. He told Medtech Insight AI will speed up medical breakthroughs, extend life spans and bring AGI sooner than expected but also drive job losses, erode privacy and force humans to rethink their purpose.

20 Voices: What Does 2026 Hold For Biopharma?

Twenty biopharma leaders share predictions for 2026 – from shifting dealmaking dynamics and Asia's rise as an innovation epicenter to new frontiers in oncology, obesity and cell therapy, and AI's operational reckoning.

Burn Control And Subcutaneous Focus: OSE’s Bid To Reprice Its Science

When OSE Immunotherapeutics' board ousted CEO Nicolas Poirier in October 2025, it handed his successor a clear mandate: spend less, partner sooner and stop asking shareholders to wait.

Biogen’s Alisha Alaimo On The Company’s Next Big Commercial Build

Biogen’s president and head of North America talked to Scrip about the company’s commercial expansion into new areas in immunology and nephrology.

Philips Exec: Innovation Launches Breakthrough Era For Imaging

Atul Gupta, MD and CMO of Royal Philips’ Diagnosis & Treatment business, shares his views about potential developments in imaging and wider medtech in 2026 and the value of AI. He warns that clinicians will not adopt AI they don’t trust, understand or find helpful in real-world conditions.