Podcast

What Pharma Needs Next

Business, Life Sciences, Science

What Pharma Needs Next is a podcast for commercial and medical leaders. You’ll hear from life sciences experts on the trends re-shaping biopharma, how technology and data are accelerating their vital work, and ways to improve customer-centricity in the face of HCP and KOL access challenges.

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#165
Episodes
9
Releases
Every few months
Typical length
22 min
On air since
2024
Latest episode
2 months ago

Episodes

9 episodes, newest first

  1. The Enablers of Medical Impact in the Age of AI

    Season 2, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Michael Hamann and Andreas Gerloff join Christoph Bug to examine key enablers of medical impact. Discover how MSD and Daiichi Sankyo Europe use AI to analyze MSL insights, personalize education, and measure relationship trust across an evolving healthcare ecosystem to improve patient outcomes.

    21 min
  2. AI-Driven Insights through Connected Data and Software

    Season 2, Episode 2

    Show notes

    In this episode, Stefan Schmidt and Florian Schnappauf discuss key technology shifts from Cloud to AI, and the accelerated pace of commercial innovation. Explore how Bayer is moving from a system of record to a system of insights with Vault CRM and a connected, unified data infrastructure, powered by Veeva Data Cloud. Schmidt emphasizes the importance of data quality and harmonization for AI success and envisions a future where AI removes administrative burdens to allow field teams to focus on valuable customer interactions.

    11 min
  3. Architecting the AI-Ready Enterprise

    Season 2, Episode 1

    Show notes

    In this episode, Kieron Scrutton joins Florian Schnappauf to discuss architecting an AI-ready enterprise to achieve commercial efficiency at scale. Discover why prioritizing speed and a zero-disruption allowed GSK to move quickly to a next-generation platform with AI embedded to support its ambition of impacting 2.5 billion patients by 2030. Kieron shares how to identify high-value business processes for AI investment and the importance of role-specific training and data-driven decisions.

    17 min
  4. UCB and Takeda: Improving the Customer Experience through Medical-Commercial Collaboration

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Show notes

    What happens when medical and commercial teams truly align? Stronger launches, a smoother HCP experience, and better patient outcomes. In this episode, Christoph Bug speaks with Pascal Vande Gucht of UCB and Georgios Tramountanis of Takeda about breaking down silos and creating unified, cross-functional strategies. They explore how visibility, shared messaging, and thoughtful change management fuel collaboration–and how tools like GenAI and data platforms are driving the next wave of transformation.

    22 min
  5. Turning Content into Memorable Customer Experiences

    Episode 5

    Show notes

    How does great content become memorable customer experiences in life sciences? Erica Taylor and Oz Demir of Genentech share their recent experiences of spearheading marketing transformation, including success factors as you get started and how to think about behavioral change. They explain the novel ways their teams are using data and automation to deliver on business goals to quickly scale personalized content for customers.

    22 min
  6. Preparing for a Faster Trial-to-Treatment Pathway

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Pharmaphorum’s Nicole Raleigh interviews Chris Moore, president of Veeva Europe, on trends shaping commercial life sciences. Chris highlights AI’s potential use cases, the need for caution, and how commercial and medical leaders are overcoming access challenges to accelerate treatment pathways.

    27 min
  7. Preparing for a Launch: Pharma's High-Stakes Gamble

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Veeva's Florian Schnappauf speaks to Andy Eeckhout of ADVANZ PHARMA about ensuring launch success. Preparing for a launch is a high-stakes gamble for all biopharma companies, particularly those focused on rare diseases. Andy explains how ADVANZ uses data to prepare for a launch, scale across multiple markets, and help MSLs get up-to-speed quickly for an in-depth scientific discussion with experts.

    33 min
  8. The Problem of Plenty in Life Sciences

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Despite major advances in recent years, it is still too difficult for biopharma field teams to bring together all relevant information to serve HCPs. Florian Schnappauf and Rakesh Vashishta discuss whether the industry asks too much of its field teams, how we can avoid drowning in data, and the changing role of reps to orchestrators of the customer experience.

    38 min
  9. Navigating the New Medical Affairs Landscape: Data, Impact, and the Evolving MSL Role

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    In this episode, Christoph Bug, VP Global Medical at Veeva, discusses the evolving role of medical affairs with industry experts. They explore how medical teams adapt to the growing demand for scientific exchange and how medical affairs can become a more strategic, data-driven decision-making organization.

    28 min

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