Searching for Junk

January, 2015    SMM_119 Searching for Junk A short article that looks at recent acquisitions in medical industries and suggests questions executives should ask to ascertain whether their acquisition strategy has the right focus.

A Matter of Trust

February, 2015    SMM-120 A Matter of Trust This is a short article that looks at the likely future relevance of consumer brand trust to pharma companies.

Balancing Act

November, 2014    SMM-115 Balancing Act Company culture acts as a brake on change, preventing adaptation to fast-moving markets. This article (from the Darwin’s Medicine series) looks at how to overcome this problem without throwing away the...

Sharper Focus

November, 2014    SMM-116 Sharper Focus Strategies often get lost in translation as they are communicated along the chain of command. This article examines how a highly effective brand teams connect high-level strategy with operational...

Death Valley

October, 2014    SMM-114 Death Valley For life sciences companies, evolving is becoming harder not easier. Sometimes an injection of new genes is imperative for survival. This article is part of the Darwin’s Medicine series, published in...