00:00The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most attractive sectors of our economy,
00:07because it is one of the leading sectors for investment, research and development.
00:10We think that in 2023, if manufacturers have invested 100%,
00:14the pharmaceutical sector has invested 8 times more.
00:16So it is certainly an interesting intensity for the country and not only, but also for Europe.
00:22However, it is a sector that today is going through a phase of strong dynamism at the global level,
00:26but of loss of competitiveness and productivity at the European level, as the Draghi relationship also says.
00:32So what should we do?
00:34We must certainly invest to increase the attractiveness of our country system,
00:39with targeted investments, with a vision of a life science strategy,
00:44which is what our country does not have today,
00:47even if a table has been set at the MIMIT for the definition of industrial policy,
00:51however, it is necessary to develop a real plan of the life science strategy,
00:56as other countries are already doing, such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and also Spain,
01:02because it is essential for us not to lose competitiveness compared to these countries
01:07and therefore to increase this quota of investments in the pharmaceutical sector,
01:11which today we have in research and development only 1%, to make it grow in the coming years.
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