After an impressive commercial run for Biogen Idec, with four drug launches in two years, it’s up to R&D to deliver more innovative medicines. The bar is high in the areas of neurology Biogen is exploring; Chief Medical Officer Alfred Sandrock discussed the company’s R&D momentum in a recent interview.

To ensure the Beijing Winter Olympics is a smooth affair, the Chinese government has ordered partial or complete halts in industrial production in some provinces from late November until mid-March, disrupting an already fragile global pharma active ingredient supply chain. The emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant is just adding to the complexities.

There is growing impetus at the highest EU levels towards ensuring the IVD Regulation is implemented as quickly and effectively as possible. Discussion at the Council of the EU have now added to this drive.