Business strategy

Innovation is flourishing, bringing new effective treatments to patients. There are significant challenges, however, and the healthcare environment is undergoing unprecedented change.

The world's population is aging. Better healthcare treatments are needed, also prompting payors to manage costs aggressively. Advancing science and technology are enabling new drug discovery while increasing the cost of innovation. Economic growth in emerging countries is providing better healthcare access, but the poorest still lack basic medicines. Changing lifestyles are leading to higher prevalence of chronic and degenerative diseases.