Breaking down the barriers to drug development

Dr. Francoise Meunier, EORTC Director General, Sir Michael Rawlins, former chair of NICE, and Robert Strieter, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research discuss translational medicine in respiratory disease in Prof. Peter Barnes’ latest instalment of ERS Vision. The film looks at ways to break down the barriers that obstruct and delay the development of new medicines at every stage of the discovery process.

Leading experts in the field tackle issues such as data protection, risk management, protocol development and European regulations, and emphasise the importance of developing active collaborations between the different stakeholders involved in the drug development process.