EMJ GOLD: Pharma news, views and analysis

The GOLD podcast is back on the airwaves! Join Isabel and Jade every Tuesday as they speak to a new bunch of inspiring leaders from the pharmaceutical industry.   The first interviewee of the season is Parveen Jayia, Therapy Area Head, Breast and Gynaecological Cancers, AstraZeneca, who talks to GOLD about the role digital health can play in the future of the industry. From working with policymake...

In this final GOLD Nugget of the series, Jade reflects on her conversation with season finale guest Christy Seigel, General Manager, Breast and Women's Cancers Portfolio, Novartis US Oncology, from her episode 'Going the extra mile for patients with disabilities '.   In this episode, Jade picks out her favourite anecdote Christy shared, which was how her experience of raising children with disabil...

It is time for the third 'GOLD nugget' from Season 5, and   Jade is highlighting her favourite insight shared by Sara h Jarvis, Global Lead for the Medical Consulting Practice , ZS, from her episode with colleague Sunil John, 'Meeting customer needs in medical affairs' .   In this clip, Sarah shares findings  from ZS's latest Medical Affairs Outlook report and details what medical education health...

In the second episode of GOLD nuggets, Isabel looks back at her conversation with Dr Sunil Verma, Global Head of Oncology, Medical, AstraZeneca, in which the two discussed the journey to transforming cancer care.   In this particular clip, Sunil delves into what motivates him to wake up in the morning and what industry challenge can keep him awake at night.  Additional resources   If you're intere...

As the GOLD team prepare for the next season of the podcast, take a walk down memory lane with Isabel and Jade as they share their GOLD Nuggets from Season 5. In the first of these special bonus episodes, Isabel looks back at the very first episode of Season 5, featuring Philippe Kirby, Global Head of Channel Engagement and Execution, MSD. Isabel pulls out her favourite insight Philippe shared: ho...

To bring season 5 of the GOLD podcast to a close, join Jade as she sits down with Christy Seigel, General Manager, Breast and Women's Cancers Portfolio, Novartis US Oncology , to discuss the importance of disability inclusion in the pharma ceutical industry .    In this episode, Jade and Christy unpick her transition from general medicine to women's cancer, how companies can best extend oncology c...

As Season 5 of the GOLD podcast approaches its end, join Isabel and Jade as they share some of the most memorable moments from the last couple of months .   Join our hosts for a trip down memory lane as they look back on their 'GOLD Medal Moments' in the penultimate episode of the season. They cover topics such as the importance of avoiding tokenism, the value of personalisation, investing in cust...

Explore how the pharmaceutical industry can turn diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives into transformational change in the latest episode of the GOLD podcast, where Jade Williams talks to Anita Ralli, Director, Government Affairs, Inclusion and Diversity, Employee Resource Group Lead, Gilead Sciences UK.    In this episode, Jade picks the brains of our guest to find out how companies can a...

In this week's episode, Isabel and Jade share some snippets from the interview with GOLD's next catalyst Karen Pinachyan, Head of Medical Affairs, Europe, CSL Behring.   In this teaser edition of the full interview, Karen shares his motivation for joining the pharmaceutical industry, his thoughts on how to shift the care paradigm towards personalised medicine and how he believes both industry and...

As the US celebrates the 4th of July today, navigate the evolving landscape of cell therapy with hosts Isabel and Jade as they present an insightful discussion with Warner Biddle, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Commercial, Kite, a Gilead Company.    Tune in to hear Warner discuss why creating equitable patient access is a 'team sport', the potential barriers to advancing cell therapy and...

This week, as we approach the end of Pride Month, the GOLD team looks into how the industry can proactively support patients and staff who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.   Join Isabel and Jade as they look at how the industry can avoid 'rainbow washing' and tokenism to drive a positive change both inside and outside their organisations. This will include highlighting effective initiatives from...

Explore the industry's evolving mission to advance cancer research and care in this new episode of the GOLD podcast with hosts Isabel and Jade, featuring an insightful conversation with Dr Sunil Verma, Global Head of Oncology, Medical, AstraZeneca.    In this episode, Isabel uncovers Sunil's passion for working in oncology, his analysis of where cancer care has been and where it is going, why pers...

  Join Isabel and Jade in kicking off Season 5 of the GOLD podcast with this brand-new episode, which sees the pair return to the airwaves to share more brilliant insights from experts in the pharmaceutical industry.   In this first episode, Isabel discusses customer experience with Philippe Kirby, Global Head of Channel Engagement and Execution, MSD. In the conversation, Philippe reveals what pha...

The GOLD team are delighted to announce that Season 5 of The GOLD Podcast is just around the corner. To mark the run up to the next series, Isabel and Jade take a moment in this episode to reminisce about some of the hot topics our brilliant guests shared with us in Season 4 .     Join our hosts as they journey through their 'GOLD medal moments' from last season, covering topics such as the rise o...

To mark the final episode of Season 4, Isabel and Jade reminisce about their favourite moments from the series and give an exclusive teaser for the next issue of GOLD – out on 13 April.   Expect discussion on topics such as the current state of life sciences innovation in the UK, the latest advances and potential of personalised medicine, a deep dive into our Catalyst interview with Christi Shaw,...

In the penultimate episode of Season 4, the GOLD team are joined by Dr Zsuzsanna Devecseri, Vice President and Head of Global Oncology Medical, Sanofi Genzyme, to discuss her career journey and experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Isabel and Zsuzsanna explore a wide range of topics during their conversation, including diversity and inclusion, the importance of climbing the ranks of leade...

This week on the GOLD Podcast, Isabel and Jade present a conversation with Gaurav Sanganee, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Closing Delta, about how pharmaceutical teams can make the most of a tight budget and leverage digital transformation for the benefit of customers and patients. During their discussion, Jade and Gaurav delve into his transition from retail to pharma, explore how c...

This week on the GOLD podcast, Isabel is joined by Matt Lewis, Co-Founder of Inizio Medical Analytics and Innovation, to discuss the future of AI in the pharmaceutical industry and the potential uses of ChatGPT in medical affairs. In this episode, Matt explores the need to modernise medical affairs, top ways pharma teams could save time and resources with ChatGPT, the likelihood of AI one day beco...

This week on the GOLD podcast, the team is joined by Claudia Martínez, Research Programme Manager, Generics and Diabetes Care, Access to Medicine Foundation, to discuss all things access within the pharmaceutical industry. In this episode, Claudia and Jade explore a range of topics, including the story behind her passion for access to medicine, the industry's progress in making medicines more wide...

This week, the GOLD team is delighted to bring you a special International Women's Day (IWD) podcast featuring Pallavi Bansal, Associate Vice President of Oncology, Genitourinary Cancers and Haematology, Merck, and Emma Chaffin, Vice President, Country Head and Site Lead, Galapagos. The two women reflect on this year's IWD theme, #EmbracingEquity, why female representation in pharma is so importan...

This week, Isabel catches up with GOLD's long-time friend Bora Erdemli, Associate Principal and Leader of Medical Affairs Practice, Europe, ZS. She asks Bora to break down the value of the medical affairs function, asking whether it is being properly utilised by pharma organisations. Bora also shares his thoughts on the future of the MSL, what skills new recruits will need to succeed and his top p...

This week, GOLD talks to Darshan Kulkarni, Principal Attorney, The Kulkarni Law Firm, which focuses on regulatory and compliance for life sciences, about key trends in medical affairs and marketing today. He discusses whether MSLs will one day replace sales reps, the role of ChatGPT in healthcare, pharma's future on social media and much more. If you're interested in learning more about the topic...

This week, the team shares a teaser of GOLD's latest catalyst interview with Mina Makar, Senior Vice President, Global Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), AstraZeneca. He talks to Isabel about why he decided to leave pharmacy for pharma, his passion for tackling unmet needs and championing the patient perspective as well as his thoughts on how to be an effective leader. If you're interest...