Drug Development/R&D

New medicines lead to improved patient outcomes and societal benefits, but R&D is a long and costly process. Ongoing health economics research aims to find the right balance between incentivising manufacturers to innovate and ensuring affordable access for health systems.

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Reasons for Discontinuation of R&D Projects: Lead and Follow-on Indications

12 March 2013

The reasons for discontinuation of R&D projects in the biopharmaceutical industry are often a matter of conjecture. In a recent presentation to the 25th Annual EuroMeeting…

The R&D Cost of a New Medicine
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Overview of the OHE Study on the Cost of Drug Development Presented

29 January 2013

OHE’s Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz reviewed the results of OHE’s recent study on the R&D cost of developing a new drug at a seminar at University College London.…

UCL Vision seminar on cost of developing new drugs
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R&D Cost Drivers to be Explained by OHE Expert

18 January 2013

Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, lead author on OHE’s recent report on the cost of developing new drugs, will be discussing the important cost drivers at an upcoming UCL…

The R&D Cost of a New Medicine
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OHE Study on Pharmaceutical R&D Costs Released

3 December 2012

How much it costs to research and develop a successful new medicine has been an important policy issue at least since the 1960s. Cost estimates matter…

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Join OHE in a Seminar to Discuss IP, Innovation and the Human Genome

19 October 2012

In this OHE lunchtime seminar, Prof Heidi Williams of MIT will present the results of a recent paper using newly-collected data on the sequencing of the…

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Meeting the Challenges of Drug Development in 2022: Summary of OHE’s 50th Anniversary Conference

11 October 2012

To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, OHE held a conference this week, The Challenges and Economics of Drug Development in 2022, which explored the likely evolution of…

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Advances in Oncology Modelling: Recent Results from POI Research

18 September 2012

OHE and the Pharmaceutical Oncology Initiative (POI) held a workshop to discuss and debate several key issues in oncology modelling. Participating were more than 50 experts…

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Spotlight on OHE: Recent Awards, Publications and Presentations

12 September 2012

This post reviews selected external OHE activities and publications from the past three months.

What will the future of drug development look like?
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OHE Conference on the Future of Drug Development – Register Now

5 September 2012

What will drug development look like in 10 years’ time? How will regulatory policies and the global political and social environment shape it? How might policy…