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Strategic issues facing pharma

8 Oct 24

Our pharmaceutical team has been discussing the strategic issues facing the pharmaceutical industry that in particular the number of drugs losing exclusivity, and the challenges and opportunities this presents.These charts examine this in more detail.

Taking the Stage on Crete – CytoReason

30 Sep 24

At the end of September, CytoReason held its CytoSummit employee conference on the beautiful island of Crete. The focus was on how to improve the probability of success in phase 2 clinical trials.Candesic Managing Partner Dr Leonid Shapiro was amongst the experts asked to provide insights into ...

The use of GenAI in clinical practice

25 Sep 24

A BMJ survey of 1,000 GPs found that twenty per cent of GPs have used GenAI in clinical practice, but according to polls we should be OK with it!The survey, published last week, said that of those GPs who used GenAI, nearly an equal number used it for differential diagnosis and generating ...

HPE Europe 2024

19 Sep 24

Candesic Senior Partner Marc Kitten has been attending HPE Europe 2024 today, which was organized by McDermott Will & Emery. The Right Honourable Rory Stewart, OBE, delivered a fascinating keynote address.In this morning's exciting session, panellists explored the future of medicine. They ...

Candesic’s Dr Marco Mazevet chairing the World Dental Federation’s annual meeting

17 Sep 24

Have you ever wondered how universal health coverage (UHC) was being implemented worldwide? Well, that was exactly what Candesic’s Dr Marco Mazevet was speaking about last week as the chair of the World Dental Federation's annual meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, in his role as Vice Chair of the ...

Dr Michelle Tempest in the latest Healthcare Business International

16 Sep 24

Last week’s announcements on the 10-year plan to reform the NHS by PM Keir Starmer aimed to address critical issues highlighted by Lord Darzi's report, but concerns have been raised about the achievability of the plan as well the extent of private provider involvement.In Friday’s edition of ...

Marc Kitten in the new Real Deals due diligence report

13 Sep 24

Don’t miss the inaugural Real Deals Due Diligence report, featuring insight on the unique challenges associated with healthcare due diligence from Candesic Senior Partner Marc Kitten.Marc examines the importance of specialist sector knowledge in the healthcare consultancy sector. This highly ...

Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS

13 Sep 24

The new government says it needs to lean on technology to help fix a “broken” NHS, one that, according to Lord Darzi, is in “critical condition, but its vital signs are strong”.Following the release of Lord Darzi's report on the NHS, PM Keir Starmer outlined three "big shifts" as the ...

Reporting directly from IPEM Paris

11 Sep 24

Talk of mega deals has been making waves at IPEM at the Palais des Congrès de Paris. Yesterday’s expert panel included Maxim Crewe, Partner at Cinven and Michael Wand, Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, they excited the audience with talks of mega deals making a comeback. Crewe ...

We are finalists!

6 Sep 24

There is nothing like an extra special email landing in your inbox to brighten up your day! That is how we felt when we received news we were finalists in the Consultancy of the Year category for this year’s LaingBuisson Awards!This year’s prestigious LB Awards will take place in November ...