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FREE BLOG Could European drug prices increase following Trump’s pharma policy? 

Earlier this month, The Trump administration launched TrumpRx.gov, a government website that allows consumers to purchase prescription drugs directly. The move is part of a broader overhaul of US pharmaceutical policy, which includes letters sent to 17 drugmakers demanding lower domestic prices and the enforcement of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) (lowering US drug prices to those in other developed countries).

FREE BLOG Investors are betting big on mid-market healthcare

Two weeks ago, I attended the HPE Europe 2025 conference, organised by the international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte. The one-day event hosted discussions on European healthcare dealmaking, life sciences trends, investment strategies, and forecasts for 2026.

FREE BLOG Will AI replace doctors?

This week I attended the AI in Health Summit, an event hosted by Economist Impact at the Royal College of Physicians in London focused on the topic of how AI will impact healthcare. Of all the questions and issues discussed throughout the day, one stood out both in terms of the frequency with which it came up and the strength of feeling it elicited from speakers: whether we should expect to see doctors lose their jobs to AI.

FREE BLOG CEO Club and CEO Survey for HBI 2026

The CEO of an international hospital group remarked to me earlier this week that there are some important personal characteristics one needs in order to be successful as a CEO working in healthcare: firstly that you need to be always optimistic, and secondly, to be a little bit crazy! 

FREE BLOG Top 100 CEO Club

The inaugural Top 100 For-Profit Hospital Groups rankings is essential reading for anyone running, investing, advising, or supplying for-profit hospital groups and indeed for all those involved more widely in the business of healthcare across EMEA. See the ranking here

FREE BLOG Previewing the 2025 Top 100 rankings 

I’m thrilled to give advance notice that HBI’s fifth annual Top 100 ranking will be published next week. Each year our Top 100 ranking has grown in popularity and is now by some distance the most widely read content we publish.

FREE BLOG Partnerships in healthcare

Last week I had the pleasure of making a business trip to Bavaria to spend time with a key long-term business partner. Although like many business trips this was just a brief overnight visit, my colleagues and I did get the chance to walk around the imposing Nuremberg Castle, which dates back to 1140 AD, and through the historical mile which rewards visitors with its enchanting medieval architecture. 

FREE BLOG Listening to our members: Why your feedback shapes what we create

The importance of our customers cannot be overstated. We believe it is crucial to have a thoughtful dialogue with our members. Member feedback helps us to validate what works with our products, shines a light on any blind spots, and gives us new ideas. It is not enough for our content to be a one-way […]

FREE BLOG The race for supremacy — UK vs EU Life Science Leadership

As the years roll on, finding positive outcomes after Brexit are rare as hens’ teeth. As both the EU and the UK outline plans to be global leaders in Life Science by 2030, could this be a chance for the UK’s agility to come out trumps?  The UK aims to be Europe’s largest life science […]

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