Podcast: What Covid-19 tells us about the pharma industry

Switzerland is the home of some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies. But when it comes to coronavirus vaccines, the Swiss pharma giants are not part of the discussion.

This content was published on April 13, 2021 - 10:00

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Jessica covers the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to big global companies and their impact in Switzerland and abroad. She’s always looking for a Swiss connection with her native San Francisco and will happily discuss why her hometown has produced some of the greatest innovations but can’t seem to solve its housing crisis.

Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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In this episode of The Swiss Connection podcast, host Susan Misicka talks to journalist Jessica Davis Plüss, who covers multinational corporations. How did the Swiss pharma firms miss out? Or did they? And what does it mean for the next pandemic?

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