July/August 2026 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 4-5

Contents

Features

Navigating the human frontier of AI adoption in pharma

Goodbye GP waiting rooms, hello prevention at home

NHS Confed Expo: visionary energy pool or tragicomic circus?

Understanding the NHS Modernisation Bill and what it means

Failure of ‘usual suspects’ approach to life sciences recruitment

Analysis

Can AI really deliver the productivity gains pharma needs?

How better data sharing could save lives in the UK

It is about time we talked about GLP-1 as a metabolic medicine

Need for regulatory affairs at the centre of product data

From AI pilots to regulator-ready capabilities, the future is present

SmartPeople

13.
The overlooked burden of ageing
UK needs a unified strategy for chronic disease and adult vaccination

17.
It’s complicated!
When APAC global ambition meets regulatory reality

18.
Sense check
UK needs a unified strategy for chronic disease and adult vaccination

19.
Summer slump!
The UK’s most supportive employers have a summer problem

36.
Goodbye, hello
People working out how to use unfamiliar coffee machines