Merck KGaA / Big-Ticket Investments in Manufacturing Scale & Digital Innovation
Merck KGaA has moved to continuously expand its manufacturing capacity and capability in recent years with a number…
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EMA / Ireland's Emer Cooke Set to Take The Helm
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), Europe’s regulatory body for medicines, has nominated Irish candidate Emer Cooke to as its new executive director at a crucial time for the agency as…
Opinion / Exploring New & Repurposed Tools in the Fight Against COVID-19
Dr Sophia Ononye-Onyia explains why a combination of both repurposed drugs and emerging technologies like 3D…
News Roundup / Italy Pharma July 2020
Below we present recent news from Italy’s biopharma industry, including the recent acquisition of Stemline…
APAC / Singapore Pharma Exports Rise as Global API Demand Surges
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a double-edged sword for Singapore. While its economy has been hit by the global…
Download / InFocus: 5 Biotechs to Watch in China
This inaugural edition of the InFocus Five Biotechs To Watch in China has selected companies at different stages of…
Pharma Faces / Veronique Walsh, BMS Benelux
Veronique Walsh, general manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux),…
In Conversation
Johnsee Lee – Chairman & CEO & Eric Yang – VP, Quark Biosciences
Johnsee Lee and Eric Yang of Taiwanese precision medicine diagnostics firm Quark Biosciences outline their technology’s unique characteristics, how it differs from sequencing technologies in terms of cost and speed, and their strategy for the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Our solution is akin to capsule coffee. One machine can provide a wide variety of coffee as the coffee capsules…
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Focus on Korea
SCM Lifescience: A Global Approach to Korean Regenerative…
Under the stewardship of regenerative medicine industry veteran BG Rhee, Korean…
Korean Celltrion Makes First Big Global Move with…
Korean biosimilar firm Celltrion's USD 266 million acquisition of Japanese…
Korean Corestem Targets US Market for Ground-Breaking ALS…
After failing to attain reimbursement for its Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis…
5 Cell & Gene Companies to Watch in South Korea
South Korea is the 12th largest healthcare market globally with a market size of…
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Focus on MEA
South Africa Pharma News Roundup June 2020
Below is a roundup of latest news from South Africa's life sciences and…
Pharma Faces: Taher Hassen, Merck Morocco
Taher Hassen has been in position as GM for Morocco and Tunisia at Merck for…
Company Spotlight: Iberma
Iberma, one of the leading domestic pharma manufacturers in Morocco, has evolved…
The Moroccan Firms Bringing MNCs to Africa
Some of the more entrepreneurial Moroccan local laboratories have spotted an…
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Focus on USA
Menarini Makes Big US Oncology Move with Stemline…
Menarini Group, the largest Italian pharmaceutical company by turnover, has made…
Korean Corestem Targets US Market for Ground-Breaking ALS…
After failing to attain reimbursement for its Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis…
The FDA’s COVID-19 Shakeup
In a recent virtual town hall meeting hosted by BIO, two key leaders from the US…
BIO 2020: How COVID-19 Will Radically Alter Global…
The BIO International Convention was held digitally in June 2020, bringing…
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Focus on China
Company Spotlight: Arctic Vision
Founded by a veteran industry team, Arctic Vision recently celebrated its first…
China Pharma News Roundup June 29th 2020
The latest news from Chinese pharma, including the latest on Sinopharm’s…
Opinion: The Chinese Doctor-Patient Relationship in the…
I recently had the pleasure to moderate an event on the COVID-19 impact on the…
CanSinoBIO: China’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Developer…
Chinese biotech CanSinoBIO is racing against the clock to have a COVID-19…
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Focus on Coronavirus
Exploring New & Repurposed Tools in the Fight Against…
Dr Sophia Ononye-Onyia explains why a combination of both repurposed drugs and…
CanSinoBIO: China’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Developer…
Chinese biotech CanSinoBIO is racing against the clock to have a COVID-19…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Lessons from the History of HIV
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented collaborative global push to develop a…
South Africa Pharma News Roundup June 2020
Below is a roundup of latest news from South Africa's life sciences and…
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Focus on Europe
Italy Pharma News Roundup July 2020
Below we present recent news from Italy's biopharma industry, including the…
EMA: Ireland’s Emer Cooke Set to Take the Helm
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), Europe’s regulatory body for medicines,…
Menarini Makes Big US Oncology Move with Stemline…
Menarini Group, the largest Italian pharmaceutical company by turnover, has made…
Pharma Faces: Veronique Walsh, BMS Benelux
Veronique Walsh, general manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for Belgium, the…