How will blockchain impact pharma?

At first glance, the global pharmaceutical industry, often regarded as slow-moving, conservative and resistant to change, appears infertile ground for an innovation like blockchain to take hold.

In the common imagination, blockchain is associated with Bitcoin and related so-called ‘cryptocurrencies’ -  the wild west of financial markets that many in the sector have ruled out as being unstable and unsustainable.

But while cryptocurrencies may have an uncertain future, the underlying technology that makes them possible is a safer bet.