Bernard Mallee: Give patients access to new innovative medicines through a joint State-industry deal

A view of some of the industries located in Ringaskiddy, Cork. Ringaskiddy is one of Europe’s most important biopharmaceutical manufacturing clusters. There, big-name multinationals like Pfizer, Novartis, Janssen and BioMarin are making medicines for global supply. Picture: Denis Scannell

The new Taoiseach has an opportunity to make medicines innovation count for the economy and public health, writes Bernard Mallee.