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CEE Some of the biggest stories coming out of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including the European Bank’s EUR 25 million investment in Pelion Group; the amendments to Poland’s drug reimbursement act; Pfizer’s legal proceedings against Hungary, Poland and Romania, and Egis Pharma’s expansion beyond Hungary.  …

Poland With a geostrategic location and easy access to both Western Europe and the rest of the emerging Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, Poland represents the sixth largest pharma market in the European Union. Having demonstrated steady year-on-year growth, the market, with its strong generics-centred local players, is set to…

CEE Some of the most important stories emanating from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including Polpharma’s bid for Zentiva, Richter’s acquisition of OC Distributors and MDD approval in the US, Hungary’s windfall tax on pharma, Presage’s collaboration with Pure Biologics and Lithuania’s biotech ambitions.   Polpharma working…

Americas Two Big Pharma SVPs with responsibility for the entirety of Latin America weigh in on the management challenges inherent in LatAm and what they look for when appointing country managers in their region.   LatAm’s regional pharma market of USD 98 billion looks set to be the fastest growing in…

CEE Some of the most important stories emanating from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including Poland’s most promising biotech start-ups, an interview with Zentiva CEO Nick Haggar, and Takeda’s investment in an IT centre in the Slovak capital, Bratislava. Elsewhere, Pfizer has begun construction on a new…

North America In April, the Canadian Ministry of Health announced the government would not be proceeding with certain proposed amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations which govern the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)—amendments related to new excessive price factors. The decision, well-received by Innovative Medicines Canada, came after these controversial economic…

CEE The latest pharma news from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including a new report on the disparities between the region’s healthcare systems and those of Western Europe; why US companies are looking to invest in CEE; how Polish vaccine scepticism has benefited Australia; and Hungary’s manufacturing tie-up with Chinese Sinopharm.…

CEE Here we highlight five of the most important women working in healthcare and the life sciences in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) today. From regulators to pharma affiliate heads with international remits, these are some of the key movers and shakers in the region’s pharma industry.   Irena Storová, director,…

Spain In what is a highly competitive and crowded women’s health field in Spain, smaller players are having to be increasingly focused and specialised to carve out a market share.   The [Spanish women’s health] market is very competitive since there are many companies and the sector is overwhelmingly a business…

Opinion Much has been made of how Big Pharma needs to learn from Big Tech in order to fully adapt to the digital age. Here, pharma industry veteran Richard Bergström argues that, in fact, the technology industry has much to learn from the pharmaceutical industry and that biopharma is well-placed to…

Poland Arjo, formerly Arjo Huntleigh, has undergone a rebrand and established its first formal office in Poland in 2017. Konrad Pianko, president of the CEE region which includes over 22 countries, intends to capitalize on the growth potential in the Polish market, bring innovative rental solutions to the hospital and healthcare…

Poland Łukasz Korybalski, regional manager of Becton Dickinson (BD) Central Eastern Europe, discusses the rising significance of the region as the company continues to grow and the strategic importance of Poland, being home to BD’s CEE regional commercial operations and a global shared service centre. Additionally, he highlights the steps they…