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From pre-seed to post-IPO, every company—especially in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech—lives or dies by the frameworks it follows.
On Beginner’s Mind, Christian Soschner uncovers the leadership principles behind the world’s most impactful companies—through deep-dive interviews, strategic book reviews, and patterns drawn from history’s greatest business, military, and political minds.
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Beginner's Mind
#58: Bettina Resl - Trends in the Pharma Industry in the 21st Century
In this episode, I am having a conversation with Bettina Resl, Public Affairs Head Europe Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi.
Bettina Resl joined Sanofi Austria in May 2017 as Country Head Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy.
From April 2020 to June 2021 she was also responsible for corporate communications and finally took over the position of Public Affairs Head Europe Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi on July 1, 2021.
Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, preventing illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe.
In this episode, we talk about
- Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- The Pharma Value Chain
- The Role of Patents
- And much more….
I hope you enjoy the conversation the same way I did.
Who is the Expert in the show?
Shownotes: https://lsg2g.substack.com/p/58-trends-in-the-pharma-industry
Video to the Episode: https://youtu.be/Jadsxf9DL0w
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(03:40) Introduction Bettina Resl
(04:05) What are the Duties of a Public Affairs Head Europe Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi
(10:50) What Best Practices from the Development of Vaccines and Therapeutics against Sars Cov 2 can be conserved in the Pharma Industry?
(14:50) Will the collaborative spirit of 2020/21 remain in the pharma industry?
(17:33) Personalized Medicine
(22:32) Early Stage Development Quo Vadis?
(26:22) The Future Role of Big Data in Pharma and the Healthcare System
(31:57) Are we at the Dawn of a New Golden Age of Biotech?
(38:38) What is the Future of Early-Stage Development in Life Science in Europe?
(42:00) Success Rates in Early-Stage-Development in Pharma
(44:11) What is the Future of mRNA Technology?
(47:49) Longevity Research – Quo Vadis?
(53:25) The Future of Digitally Enhanced Healthcare Systems
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(59:10) The Future of Diagnostics
(01:03:56) Mental Health in Pharma
(01:08:28) The Future of Patents in the light of a fair global distribution of vaccines and therapies
(01:14:19) What are the 3 biggest bottlenecks in the pharmaceutical industry?
(01:18:00) Final Question: What is the most important event or innovation in the Pharma Industry with the highest impact in the coming 10 years?
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