Can the consensus on access overcome the divergence on how to achieve it?

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“Everyone in the ecosystem recognizes that there's going to a lot of innovations coming forward in the next years and those need to get to patients.”

Those are the words of Mike Devoy, Bayer’s (BAYN: DE) chief medical officer, as he considers a multi-billion dollar question that, in truth, has a value way beyond money—how can all parties involved make sure that transformative new therapies reach those in need across the world without wrecking the ecosystem that is developing the medicines?

'No silver bullet'

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