Sector Insight

We all produce data every day, either through downloading music, snapping photos, or writing documents, but rarely do we stop and think about where this information is physically stored. The digital universe encompasses all the world’s digital data, and much like the physical universe it is expanding at an exponential rate. Does biology hold the solution to data storage?

Aonghus Topham

December 13, 2024

After coming across phytosterols and phytostanols during my degree, I was intrigued by the growing evidence indicating therapeutic potential as anticancer agents. However, these compounds are not new and have been long known to help reduce cholesterol. This blog post will summarise the benefits of phytosterols and phytostanols and describe how they are marketed as functional food products. The aim of these products is to reduce cholesterol levels which are a risk factor for heart disease and are designed for those who need help with cholesterol level management.

Lewis Wallis

December 13, 2024

On November 3rd 2021, the Chinese National Healthcare and Security Administration (NHSA) announced updates on the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL). Out of the 85 new drugs being negotiated, 67 made it to the NRDL, with an average price drop of 61.7%. Of note was one drug, Spinraza (molecule name Nusinersen), which saw a 95% price slash from CNY 700,000 (US$108,500) to CNY 33,000 (US$5,180) per dose. Treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Spinraza will be the first reimbursed medicine for this rare disease that affects only one in every 8 thousand new-borns in China.

Hanzhong Bai

December 13, 2024

In Part 1 of the story we discussed the birth of Spinraza and its market access inChina. Here in Part 2, we will continue the story on the competitive landscape ofSMA drugs and Biogen’s revenue challenges in 2021.

Hanzhong Bai

December 13, 2024

With Facebook's recent company name-switch to Meta, the Metaverse is a rapidly evolving concept that has hit many headlines in the past year. But how will the food industry be involved and what will food in the Metaverse look like?

Lewis Wallis

December 13, 2024