May 22, 2024
Unfinished Business on the Glass Ceiling
Reflecting on my career and the significant societal and technological shifts during those years, I see it as split between two generations, each half so different from the other.
April 23, 2024
Governance: The Glue to a Successful Launch
At the core of every successful launch lies a meticulously crafted plan, a robust governance structure, and expert management of its execution.
March 26, 2024
Your Biopharma Data Needs a Strategy
In the not-so-distant past, physician prescribing data was essentially a commodity with limited breadth or depth for the purposes of drug development and commercialization. Two primary third-party providers aggregated data from essentially the same sources.
February 8, 2024
Success in Rare Disease: Patient Involvement Matters!
This past December, the FDA finalized its guidance on rare diseases with the publication Rare Diseases: Considerations for the Development of Drugs and Biological Products. This FDA guidance has been in draft form since 2019.
January 24, 2024
Juggling Geographic Commercialization Priorities
Commercializing a pharmaceutical asset in one country is hard enough. Doing it on a global scale, with multiple country differences, is exponentially more difficult.
December 13, 2023
Happy Anniversary to Us!
I grew up in the Midwest — the middle child in a large family. We were each tagged with certain labels and expectations: the smart ones, the overachievers, and the ones still trying to find themselves (and that was before it was fashionable).
November 13, 2023
Hybrid Work Strategies: 3 Tips to Transform Engagement
In this post-COVID era, our clients have experienced a culture shift — driven by remote work, digital transformation, accelerated innovation, and a focus on employee well-being. Changes in supply chain, clinical trials, and regulatory dynamics have accentuated all of this.
October 25, 2023
Pipeline Medical Affairs: An Orchestra, Not a Horse Race
Every horse race has a starting bell, a push to move as fast as possible, and a finish line. In many ways, the launch of a new drug can feel similar. But the metaphor only goes so far — launch preparation is not simply about speed, and in this case, the “horses” keep changing, and the track is anything but predictable.
A better metaphor is that of an orchestra, with many instruments contributing distinctly at specific times. All play the same piece of music but contribute based on their respective roles.
September 26, 2023
Three Big Mistakes
Over the past 20 years, The NemetzGroup has been involved in the launch of more than 50 different drugs and has had input into the strategic commercialization plans of many more. While no two launches are ever exactly the same — based on the team, company, and unmet need the drug hopes to address — there are certain patterns and similarities that we see repeating. Unfortunately, not all of these are positive.
August 17, 2023
What’s the Latest?
There are many ways we introduce ourselves to make an impact and grab the attention of our audience. In our line of work, that might be what your path was into biopharma (I was headed toward academic medicine with my MD/PhD but diverted for the reasons described below), or it could be the diverse companies where you’ve applied your skills (in my case, rare disease and oncology). It can even be the cities where you have lived (I transplanted to Boston from the Midwest over two decades ago; at some point, I expect to master driving here).