Einleitung -- Überblick über die ökonomischen und medizinischen Grundlagen -- Der Gesundheitssektor im Allgemeinen -- Wirtschaftliche Analyse der Pharmaindustrie -- Ökonomische Randbereiche der Pharmabranche -- Derzeitiger Stand der Arzneimittelforschung und -entwicklung -- Produktformen --...

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

Within the last decades, there have been many technological and regulatory changes in the pharmaceutical industry. Some of these developments facilitate the innovative activities of large firms, while others foster small firms. It is therefore surprising that the implications of these changes in...

Within the last decades, there have been many technological and regulatory changes in the pharmaceutical industry. Some of these developments facilitate the innovative activities of large firms, while others foster small firms. It is therefore surprising that the implications of these changes in...

In the context of the ongoing debate about an innovation crisis in the pharmaceutical industry, we study the success rates of pharmaceutical R&D projects as a measure of innovative productivity. The empirical literature suggests success rates have been decreasing during recent decades. We...