June 2026 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 4-5


Contents


Features

More inclusive protocols and recruitment strategies are essential


The 2026 PharmaTimes International Clinical Researcher of the Year Awards


Beyond GLP-1 – the next wave of obesity drugs and the rise of retatrutide


The traceability gap in modern clinical development


Analysis

AI and real-world data are closing the clinical trial diversity gap


The NHS cannot govern medicines through a single budget line


AI is shifting data management from time-consumption to confirmation


When it comes to probiotics science has outpaced the rules


SmartPeople

18.
Happy pills
Jess chats with Ivanna Rosendal – why pharma comms needs humour


34.
Twin ambitions
Making partnership working business as usual


36.
Moving moments
Clearing out old closets only to rapidly reclutter new ones