Pascale Diesel is Vice President in CRA’s Life Sciences Practice. Dr. Diesel has 18 years of pharmaceutical and biotech experience in global development, marketing, planning, and business development and more than 10 years of strategic consulting experience focusing on portfolio optimization and valuation. Prior to joining CRA, she was Principal, Strategy and Portfolio Analysis, EMEA at QuintilesIMS (now IQVIA), concentrating on commercial due diligence (sell- and buy-side), sustainable growth and geographic expansion. The views expressed herein are the author’s and not those of Charles River Associates (CRA) or any of the organizations with which the author is affiliated.
The high cost of gene and cell therapies will make it critical for companies to provide higher levels of support for healthcare providers and especially for patients through access, reimbursement, and financing.