Insights

Analysis & commentary

Perspectives on healthcare strategy, policy, and industry from the field.

Press Release Feb 2025 2 min

[Press Release] EluciDx Canada Ltd. and UBC Finalize Licensing Agreement for Oral Amphotericin B

Expanding global treatment options for systemic fungal infections and neglected tropical diseases through a dual-track development strategy.

White Paper Dec 2023 15 min

Regarding monoclonal antibody access initiatives for LMICs: A pragmatic and straightforward opinion

Why mAb product viability in low-income countries requires infrastructure investment — a CDMO-first model inspired by TSMC — before product development.

Analysis Mar 2021 17 min

A Case For The Perfect Healthcare System (for now)

Striking a careful balance is the only way to deliver sustainable healthcare. An examination of OECD data and a proposal for patent-expiry-pegged universal coverage.

Management Feb 2021 8 min

Employee Incentivization: Getting it so wrong is so easy

Incentives make society go 'round. Then why are so many employee incentivization schemes so dumb? A look at the disconnect between business objectives and HR.

Analysis Jan 2021 5 min

We have a definition problem in healthcare

Advances in healthcare research and technology are messing with traditional definitions of diseases used in practice. This is a ticking time bomb for public health.

Commentary Jan 2021 7 min

The Hubris of Equal Access in Healthcare

Everybody demands it immediately, but supply is limited because we live in a real world. COVID-19 proves it.

Analysis Jan 2021 10 min

The Messed-Up Value of Healthcare

The healthcare services market is 3x larger than tangible healthcare manufacturing sectors combined. What does this mean for how we value healthcare?

Analysis Jan 2021 8 min

Why aren't we tackling the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 more aggressively?

The role of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission in driving the pandemic and why our testing strategy needs a fundamental rethink.

Analysis Jan 2021 6 min

When the dust settles… (after COVID-19)

A look at what the post-pandemic healthcare landscape will look like and what lasting changes COVID-19 will leave behind.