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Direct seller has deals to fully acquire and 51% ownership of Link BioSciences, which formulates personalized supplements. It also announced a deal to acquire Pruvit Ventures, ketone supplements direct seller.

The European Commission has confirmed that pharmaceutical companies will be able to request access to data for research under the new European Health Data Space Regulation, which has been published in the EU Official Journal and will enter into force on 26 March.

Companies that fail to provide patient health data for secondary use when requested under the new European Health Data Space could be fined and also prevented from making access requests from other entities, a European Commission representative says.

Novartis president, development and chief medical officer talks about the pivotal role of the development India hub in progressing breakthrough drugs, how AI is delivering gains in the trials arena, driving focus in the R&D engine and the Swiss group’s approach in the obesity space.

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader talk about compliance requirements that pharma and global capability centers may need to consider as India strengthens the framework for the protection of digital personal data.

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader outline key compliance aspects that pharma and their global capability centers may need to factor as India moves to strengthen the framework for the protection of digital personal data.

Industry pundits talk about conversational AI for sales reps, the arrival of AI agents, a potential overhaul in the SaaS market for pharma enterprises and the tricky arena of influencer engagement in this instalment on key trends playing out on the tech front and in India. Expanding healthcare coverage is also improving the outlook for pharma in the country, they said.

The electronic patient record, a key piece of Germany’s new “DigiG” digital health law, was rolled out on 15 January, presaging more efficient delivery of targeted patient care and new opportunities for medical research informed by data.

PharmStars CEO Naomi Fried spoke with Medtech Insight about the Boston-based virtual accelerator, which brings together digital health-focused start-ups with pharmaceutical companies to accelerate deals. Executives from Elemeno Health, Head Diagnostics and JOGO Health who participated in the PharmaU program and final pitching event to PharmStars’ pharma members talked about their experiences, the value proposition and challenges in securing a pharma deal.

A session at the recent KoNECT conference in Seoul looked at Korea’s strengths in clinical trials but also at what's needed to further improve its global competitiveness as a location for studies.