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Paul Brown, CEO of Roche Molecular Diagnostics, discusses the regulatory and reimbursement concerns that challenge the success of companion diagnostics.
Joe Selby, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), discusses the agenda for the new federally-mandated comparative effectiveness research-focused organization.
Richard Bergström, the newly appointed Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), discusses his plans for restoring Europe's drug R&D competitiveness.
Fergus Sweeney, Head of Compliance and Inspection Sector at the European Medicines Agency, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the new EU Clinical Trials Register.
Nic Jones, the recently appointed Chief Scientist of the charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK), speaks about the current state of basic cancer biology research and exciting developments in oncology.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco and former President of Product Development at Genentech, discusses industry's increasing interest in collaborating with academia.
Abraham Thomas, panellist at three US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearings on new potential anti-obesity agents last year, discusses the need for change in the agency's anti-obesity regulatory guidelines.