McKinsey & Company's senior partner Vikas Bhadoria, in this first instalment of a wide-ranging two-part interview with Scrip, outlines a number of use cases to define where pharma currently is and the potential value that can be unlocked as industry adopts new technologies such as generative AI, digital twins and the metaverse.

The “garbage in, garbage out” issue remains top of mind as AI models continue to be integrated into drug development. The FDA still has a lot of learning to do, Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay says.

Senior executives from Dr Reddy’s and Cipla showcase the “step-change” in performance across cost, quality and delivery metrics at their ‘lighthouse’ manufacturing sites in India as industry tackles dwindling operating margins and evolving compliance requirements.