Haseeb Ahmad named new ABPI president

Novartis' Haseeb Ahmad is set to become president of the The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), where he will take over the role vacated by Erik Nordkamp and lead on overseeing both the ABPI, the ABPI Board and the ABPI’s Code of Practice. In his new role he will take advantage of the opportunities presented by science, technology and data to help get new medicines to patients faster, whilst promoting innovation and collaboration with the NHS and government, which will not only improve outcomes for patients but also boost the UK economy.
Haseeb said of his appointment: “We are in a golden era of medicines discovery, where innovative science is converging with a data and digital revolution. These forces are coming together to treat and potentially cure diseases on a scale the likes of which we’ve not seen before."