ABPI director to step down in light of new UK re-imbursement negotiations
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
Richard Barker, the director general of the UK R&D industry association, the ABPI, is to step down in May 2011 after six years in the post, to let a successor take over the lengthy negotiations that are expected with the coalition government when it introduces value-based pricing (VBP) to replace the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) in 20141. The search for a successor will begin immediately, with the aim of making an appointment in spring 2011.