July/August 2022 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 4-5

Contents

Features

Life sciences pioneers are rapidly changing their environments

The 2022 International Clinical Researcher of the Year awards

Awareness raising is key to boosting patient involvement and trust

Are we really doing enough to improve health equity in clinical trials?

Sharon King on her experience of bringing up a child with Batten disease

Analysis

Major changes to specialised commissioning are on the way

There is a unique opportunity for the UK to become an industry superpower

How biosimilars support sustainability throughout global healthcare

In the new world enzymatic DNA synthesis will accelerate drug discovery

SmartPeople

20.
Perfectly logical
Finding the perfect location for today’s challenges

25.
Whole new world
Why pharma is applying real-world evidence to gene therapies

30.
Changing channels
MRN is awarded a prestigious 2022 Queen’s Award for Enterprise

31.
Market forces
Mapping the next generation of life sciences talent

37.
Chemical reaction
The time has finally arrived – we need to talk about reactors!

38.
New direction
Life sciences can be a shot in the arm for levelling-up

34.
Your moves
Where you're going and what you're doing there