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Africa Medicines for Africa’s Lenias Hwenda reflects on Moderna’s recent decision not to go ahead with plans for a vaccine manufacturing facility in Kenya, and why local production remains crucial to building Africa’s healthcare autonomy.   In a turn of events that is both disappointing yet somehow not surprising, Moderna recently…

Germany The biggest pharma industry and healthcare stories from Germany, including the country’s legalisation of cannabis; the MASH potential of Boehringer Ingelheim’s obesity candidate; Bayer’s further share price drop and expansion into the US; the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Tubulis’ series B2 financing, and Novartis’ deal with biotech MorphoSys.   Germany’s…

Global Drawing inspiration from Quentin Tarantino’s directorial breakthrough in the early 1990s, Blue Spoon Consulting’s John Singer explores the pharma sector’s urgent need for a strategic overhaul to ensure success and sustain growth amidst looming patent expirations.   Lex is the flagship investment column of the Financial Times. Its commentaries, currently written…

Turkey A roundup of the biggest pharma and healthcare stories from Turkey including the investigation of 19 pharma companies by the country’s competition watchdog; Gen Pharma Caucasus Manufacturing’s new plant in Azerbaijan; drug shortages resulting from a newly adopted currency-indexed medication supply system, and the surge in upper respiratory tract infections…

China A roundup of some of the biggest news stories from the pharma industry in China including Aspen’s purchase of Sandoz’s Chinese business; Moderna’s first mRNA facility in China; WuXi Biologics’ stock plunge, and BeiGene’s USD 1.33 billion CDK2 inhibitor deal with Ensem Therapeutics.   Bristol Myers to pay $800 million…

Global 2023 was a tumultuous year for the pharma industry, with much wailing and gnashing of teeth from executives over the Inflation Reduction Act in the US as well as updated EU pharma legislation in Europe. Those companies producing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics saw revenues return to normal levels while others…

Germany The latest pharma industry news from Germany, including Lilly’s new German plant; Bayer’s aborted anti-clotting drug trial and legal worries; Boehringer Ingelheim’s acquisition of Swiss biotech T3 Pharmaceuticals, and Hermes Pharma’s plans to spend EUR 25 million euros to enhance its production capabilities.   Eli Lilly plans new 2 billion…

UAE Long considered a destination of choice for life science multinationals seeking to tap into the latent potential of Middle Eastern markets, the United Arab Emirates’ pharmaceuticals, medtech and healthcare sectors have all been exhibiting significant growth momentum in the post-pandemic period.   “Thanks to its comparatively attractive operating environment and…

Switzerland As former parent company Novartis centres its efforts on its “pure-play” innovative medicines business, Sandoz is increasingly betting on biosimilars. Having already launched a version of AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira, the newly spun-off company has been gearing up for its independence by preparing additional biosimilar launches, signing big partnership…

China After four years away, Brendan Shaw recently returned to China to attend the ChinaBio Innovation and Investment Conference in Suzhou. Although geopolitical tensions, the fallout from COVID-19, and local market challenges have dampened stakeholder optimism around China somewhat in the last few years, Shaw feels that the country still has…

LatAm A roundup of some of the latest news from Latin American pharma, including Acino’s acquisition of M8 Pharmaceuticals; AstraZeneca’s growth in Mexico; Neuraxpharm’s expansion into Brazil and Mexico, and Columbia’s decision to issue a compulsory license for GSK/ViiV’s HIV treatment.   Colombia set to issue a compulsory license for an…

Global Patents can be an excellent way to demonstrate value, not only showing that a technology is protected but also how promising it can be when it eventually comes to market. Here, William Mansfield of LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions outlines how ‘patent analytics’ can help identify pharma’s top performers today as…