Lucy Perez

4 weeks ago | mckinsey.com | Brooke Weddle |Bryan Hancock |Lucy Perez

Leaders have long recognized the importance of a healthy workforce to driving economic productivity. But they might be surprised at the value at stake—and at the size of the employee population in less-than-fine fettle.

Jan 21, 2025 | mckinsey.com | Anouk Petersen |Lucy Perez |Megan Greenfield |Valentina Sartori

In this annual McKinsey report, we provide a comprehensive, global view of women’s health and explore new opportunities to help close the gap.

Jan 9, 2025 | mckinsey.com | Guang Yang |Jeff Smith |Lucy Perez |Valentina Sartori

Life sciences is on the cusp of a new era of innovation. The convergence of breakthrough technologies, widespread access to data, and deeper insights into complex biological systems is revolutionizing how the industry approaches R&D. For instance, venture capital funding for machine-learning-enabled drug discovery surged more than sevenfold from 2019 to 2022, according to McKinsey analysis.

Jan 9, 2025 | mckinsey.com | Brandon Parry |Lucy Perez |Steven Aronowitz

We are in a moment of vast potential in life sciences—of diversified investments, breakthrough discoveries, and rapid expansion of therapeutics into new modalities and platforms. And AI is increasingly enabling data-driven decision-making across the product life cycle, from AI-supported drug candidate selection to real-time clinical trial site monitoring. However, overall industry productivity—whether measured in terms of speed, cost-effectiveness, or ROI—has been stagnant for decades.

Jun 17, 2024 | mckinsey.com | Lucy Perez |Megan Greenfield

At a glance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women. Cardiovascular conditions in the United States make up at least a third of the women’s health gap because of inequities between women and men in care delivery, efficacy, and data availability. Addressing heart health at every life stage can improve a woman’s quality of life and overall health. It could lead to at least 1.6 million years of higher-quality life and boost the US economy by $28 billion annually by 2040.