Welcome to the Q1 2024 edition of Global Health & Pharma magazine, providing you with all of the latest news and features across the healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape.

Over the last year, we have seen significant breakthroughs in vaccine development, cancer treatments, GLP-1 drugs revolutionising obesity management, gene therapy and gene editing technology for rare diseases, treatments for complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and drugs for a spectrum of conditions including migraines, menopausal symptoms, and post-partum depression.

Indeed, 2023 was a year of great innovation and success and 2024 looks to take this to the next level, with the sector being expected to continue to grow and thrive. Artificial intelligence will remain a key contributor to the driving of new drug discovery and development. Rapid uptake in AI technology has been accelerating the identifying of new drug candidates, reducing the hefty cost that comes with drug development, and improving the success rate of drug trials. Further, AI has the potential to help the sector meet increasing demand for personalised medicine and precision therapies by analysing patient responses to treatment.

Now, we invite you to explore the stories of our award-winning businesses who have each been playing their own part in the progress of the health and pharmaceutical industry around the world, whether they specialise in stem cell and auto-transfusion solutions, drug development, assisted reproductive technology (ART), pharmaceutical consulting for other businesses, and more.

We hope you find this issue to be informative and inspiring, and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon for our Q2 issue.