Biotech’s Record Performance and Looming Threats

Last year, the biotechnology industry set records across the board for financial metrics, a reflection of product success, new drug approvals, and free-flowing investment capital. Despite the record performance, concerns continue about growing pricing pressure and maturing pipelines that represent challenges with which the industry must contend. We spoke to Glen Giovannetti, EY’s Global Life Sciences Leader about his firms recently released Beyond Borders report, what the numbers tell us, and what the industry will need to do to keep the good times rolling.