Don Tracy, Associate Editor

Ron Lanton, Partner, Lanton Law, weighs in on the potential international trade, pricing, and access implications of tying US drug costs to those in other developed countries under the Most Favored Nation executive order.

Bruce Leuchter, CEO, Neurvati, discusses the indispensable role of patient advocates—particularly in rare and serious disease drug development—in shaping trial design, site selection, and regulatory strategy.

Ruth Beadle, head, global supply chain, Sanofi, discusses how digital integration, advanced planning, and sustainability goals are transforming end-to-end supply chain operations to improve scale, speed, and environmental impact.

Ruth Beadle, head, global supply chain, Sanofi, discusses the company’s multi-year effort to build an AI-powered, end-to-end supply chain focused on improving service, resilience, and cost efficiency.

Doug Long, VP, industry relations, IQVIA, discusses how soaring demand for GLP-1 therapies is driving reimbursement challenges, shifting distribution models, and expanding the drugs’ potential into new therapeutic areas.

Will Pih, co-founder, Two Labs, explains how ongoing regulatory uncertainty is slowing clinical trial activity and hiring across the industry, prompting greater reliance on specialty pharmacy services and outsourced support.

Blake Powers, CEO, medigi, explains how digital tools, AI, and automation are streamlining access to biosimilars and cell and gene therapies, signaling a shift toward more tech-enabled, patient-centric care.

Fran Gregory, VP, emerging therapies, Cardinal Health, emphasizes the need for long-term outcomes tracking and robust health economic modeling to demonstrate the sustained value of advanced therapies and support future payment strategies.