Novartis and The Max Foundation Mark 25 Years of Cancer Access in LMICs

US Medicare is paying for obesity GLP-1s for the first time, and more than 500,000 seniors signed up in the first two months. Our latest breaks down the $245 price, the $50 copay, and what it means for Lilly and Novo Nordisk. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #GLP1 #Medicare

EMA’s voluntary pre-submission pilot opens in September 2026. It adds earlier, more structured dialogue between applicants, rapporteurs and the Agency to curb premature filings. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #RegulatoryAffairs

Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb have paused autoimmune CAR-T trials after inflammatory events and three deaths, putting the immune-reset thesis to its first real safety test. #SyenzaNews #CellTherapy #AutoimmuneDisease #MarketAccess

CTS’s Global Horizon panel brought four US operators to Montréal to explain why the US healthcare market rewards commercial readiness over good technology, and what founders can do about it. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess #HealthTech

South Korea is putting AI at the centre of its healthcare agenda, pairing the new AI Basic Healthcare Strategy with a USD 30.4 billion biohealth export target. Vice Minister Lee Hyung Hoon sets out the vision in an interview with PharmaBoardroom. #SyenzaNews #SouthKorea #Biohealth #DigitalHealth #MarketAccess

The RECOVER-VITAL trial found nirmatrelvir-ritonavir offered no benefit for long COVID across cognitive, autonomic, or exercise symptoms. The study also shows why placebo controls matter: a large share of the placebo group improved on their own. #SyenzaNews #LongCOVID #ClinicalTrials #MarketAccess

FDA has authorized Stryker SportSuite Vision, the first surgical application built for Apple Vision Pro. The De Novo clearance is narrow: hip arthroscopy display, used alongside standard monitors. #SyenzaNews #DigitalHealth #MedTech #FDA #AppleVisionPro

EMA scientific advice volumes hit a record in the first half of 2026. The agency is planning pre-payment at submission, an agile advice pilot for 2027, and a regulatory sandbox workshop in September. #SyenzaNews #EMA #MarketAccess #DrugDevelopment

Novartis’ oral BTK inhibitor remibrutinib met its primary endpoint in the Phase III REMODEL-1 and REMODEL-2 trials, cutting annualized relapse rates versus teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis. #SyenzaNews #MultipleSclerosis #MarketAccess #Neurology

Portuguese private health insurers cleared €1 billion in six months as premiums climbed 9.1% to €466 a year. #SyenzaNews #HealthInsurance #Portugal #MarketAccess