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Global Oskar Möbert, vice president of Veeva OpenData, discusses how standardizing customer reference data and systems organization-wide can help biopharmas scale globally and become more agile in their business.   Data quality can make or break an interaction with a healthcare professional (HCP). Reps with access to accurate customer data deliver treatment…

China The latest news from Chinese pharma, including progress on the US Senate bill targeting BGI and WuXi AppTec, a report on why drug research is slowing in the country, and why Chinese firms are targeting global deals to navigate the capital crunch.   US Senate bill targeting China’s BGI, WuXi…

India Multinational life science firms have been present in India for decades. However, they have often eschewed bringing their latest products to a country that has long prioritised affordability above innovation. Now though, as India’s GDP and market value soar and the policy environment shifts towards prioritising the domestic development of…

Africa Writing in the February 2024 edition of the DIA Global Forum magazine, Verena Pfaffinger and Ilona Baraniak-Lang of PharmaLex examine how the drug shortages seen in the global south during and after the COVID-19 pandemic can best be overcome through the adoption of decentralised manufacturing.   The COVID-19 pandemic exposed…

Global As head of digital transformation at Bayer, Saskia Steinacker is well placed to unpack the hype around artificial intelligence in healthcare. In a wide-ranging interview, she explains how AI is already transforming the company’s internal processes and external impact, why stakeholders must not lose sight of solving real-world problems in…

India The Indian pharma industry has demonstrated spectacular growth based on its strength as a global generics manufacturer. Yet Indian pharma is not merely resting on its laurels. After shining through the COVID-19 pandemic and despite recent quality issues, the country’s pharmaceutical sector is looking to refocus its efforts on innovation…

India Peter DeYoung shares the significance of Indian giant Piramal Pharma’s recent demerger from its parent company and its current strategic focus on organic growth, brownfield expansions, and “complex hospital generics.” DeYoung also touches on what brought him from the world of consulting and private equity to a family-owned Indian pharma…

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…

Global After positions at Novartis and Merck, Bettina Bauer, a trained scientist, joined Gilead in 2019 as VP and general manager of its German affiliate. Today, as the VP of the company’s global commercial strategy and operations for HIV, COVID-19, and emerging viruses, she discusses the company’s strides in HIV prevention…

Morocco DHL’s Tina Manoukian lays out how the global logistics giant helped ensure the safe and timely distribution of medicines and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, outlines the scope and scale of DHL operations in Morocco, and explains why the country is well positioned to become a distribution and logistics hub…

Global The global contract research organization (CRO) market is estimated to be worth USD 76.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 127.3 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 10.7% from 2023 to 2028. Much of this growth is due to the need for novel clinical trial…

Morocco Younes Lamarti of Africa Global Logistics (AGL) explains the impact of the company’s recent acquisition by MSC, the world’s leading shipping line, how it is partnering on biopharmaceutical distribution and logistics projects across both Morocco and Africa, and some of the key supply chain trends at play in the country…