Sandoz Foresees Biosimilars Unlocking Innovation

Maximizing Access Allows Healthcare Systems To Invest Savings In New Treatments

Sandoz’ global head of biopharmaceuticals says that in the context of COVID-19, biosimilars can play a key role to increase access and unlock savings that can be invested in innovation to support “the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems.”  

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“Necessity is often seen as the mother of invention,” said Sandoz’ global head of biopharmaceuticals • Source: Shutterstock

Analysing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare systems worldwide, Pierre Bourdage, global head of biopharmaceuticals at Sandoz, has insisted that biosimilars can play a key role to both increase access and provide savings that allow healthcare systems to “unlock innovation.”

“The availability of biosimilar medicines gives healthcare systems the opportunity to re-evaluate patient treatment pathways, investing cost savings into new,...

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