India India’s chemical industry is of vital importance to several industries, including pharmaceuticals, and exported USD 30.18 billion worth of products in 2022-23. Chemexcil’s Raghuveer Kini discusses his industry’s key role in global supply chains, his association’s strategic goals and achievements, and the need for continued international collaboration. In essence,…
Portugal Portugal’s strong legal framework along with its low production costs and strategic location within Europe have given rise to a thriving medicinal cannabis sector. With exports in 2022 that surpassed the previous year by 63 percent and an increasing number of companies licensed for cultivation and manufacturing, the country is…
Spain The latest news from Spanish pharmaceuticals and healthcare, including national champion Esteve’s decision to sell of a quarter of its stock to German private investment firm Lubea; news of pharma’s increased weighting in Spain’s exports for 2022; and why – bolstered by EU recovery funds – the country has a…
China Bridge Consulting’s Zoe Leung examines the journeys of Chinese-developed COVID-19 vaccines outside of China’s borders, drawing on a number of examples, from Sinopharm’s work on boosting vaccine supply in the UAE to Sinovac’s Egyptian and Chilean partnerships, CanSino’s steady progress in Pakistan and Mexico, and Zhifei Longcom’s Uzbek success.* …
Turkey When the Turkish Ministry of Health implemented its strategy to transition from import pharmaceuticals to manufacturing them at home in 2016, the local industry leveraged the situation to invest in new technology and increase their manufacturing capacity. A few multinational innovators took the opportunity to invest in their own plants,…
Brazil The latest news from Brazil, including Pfizer’s plans to vaccinate the entire Brazilian city of Toledo, what the US can learn from Brazil’s successful vaccine campaign, and a new deal to import the vaccine candidate from China’s CanSino Biologics. Pfizer will vaccinate entire city in Brazil as part of…
Singapore The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a double-edged sword for Singapore. While its economy has been hit by the global crisis, the island city-state is seeing an uptick in pharmaceutical manufacturing exports to countries looking to stock up on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Singapore’s pharmaceutical output has jumped 86 percent…
Belgium Tanguy Schmitz, president of the Belgian Association of Parallel Importers & Exporters (BAPIE) outlines some of the recent work that the parallel distribution industry to ensure the supply of medicines across Belgium and Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, rebuffs some of the negative stereotypes that the industry has garnered, and…
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is far in the lead as the US state or territory that produces the most pharmaceutical products for export. The island’s export output of USD 13.2 billion in 2018 is almost double that of second-placed Indiana at USD 7 billion. Made with Visme Infographic Maker Pharmaceuticals are…
Sweden Sweden’s pharmaceutical exports shot up 27% in first quarter 2019, continuing an upward growth trend in an industry that is increasingly well-renowned internationally for its quality and high technology. The Swedish healthcare and life sciences sector enjoys a good reputation abroad and is strongly associated with quality and innovation…
Egypt Dr Maged George, chairman of the Egyptian Export Council of Medical Industries, highlights the obstacles that the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry is facing in the wake of the currency devaluation both locally and abroad. He also gives insights into Egypt’s new consolidated approach of targeting other African countries for exports, uniting…
Turkey Imports and exports in Turkish pharma between 2010 and 2017. Pharmaceutical exports grew to a total of USD 898 million in 2017. These charts show both the volume and value of imported and locally-produced drugs in the Turkish pharma market between 2010 and 2017. TL 13.33 billion (USD 2.57…
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