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Saudi Arabia Baxter Saudia Arabia GM Faisal BinDail shares some insights into the renal care specialist’s local manufacturing hub, the sole manufacturing site for peritoneal dialysis products in the Middle East, and the company’s plans to expand its reach in Saudi Arabia and the broader region.   We aim to provide our…

Saudi Arabia SPIMACO is well-known within the Middle East and North Africa, but less so internationally. Chairman Ahmed Aljedai explains how the company is changing that by actively expanding its international presence, including via acquisitions in Europe. He also traces SPIMACO’s journey towards becoming a full-spectrum pharma company covering the entire value…

UK A roundup of some of the biggest stories coming out of the UK pharma industry, including AstraZeneca’s bid for cancer specialist Fusion Pharmaceuticals; the shutdown of Sanofi’s R&D site in Cambridge; the GBP 17.9 million initiative to boster UK clinical trials, and Obsidian Therapeutics’ USD 160.5 million Series C funding raise.…

China Chinese biotech Jacobio has made remarkable strides in pioneering first-in-class drug research, with their SHP2 inhibitor project only the second globally to initiate a clinical trial for a novel target and eventually licensed to AbbVie for approximately USD one billion in 2020. Chairman and CEO Dr Wang Yinxiang outlines Jacobio’sstrategic…

Spain Thanks to what AstraZeneca country president Rick Suarez called a “thriving life-science eco-system and highly-skilled talent pool,” along with Spain’s leading position in clinical trials, the British Big Pharma is intensifying its commitment to the country with a total investment of EUR 1.3 billion its new global R&D hub in…

India A pioneer in caster oil-based chemicals and pharmaceutical-grade products, Jayant Agro-Organics accounts for some 35 to 40 percent of the global castor oil market. Chairman Abhay V. Udeshi explains the audit process the company maintains to meet the standards of local and international regulatory bodies and Jayant’s sustainability efforts, including the…

Saudi Arabia Ismail Shehada explains his decision to join leading Saudi firm Tabuk Pharmaceuticals, influenced by its potential for growth and strategic transformation in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030. He outlines the need to transition from consultancy-driven strategies to business implementation, aligning with the national agenda and achieving market leadership.   As…

Europe PharmaBoardroom caught up with Niklas Hedberg at DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels to gauge what more needs to be done ahead of the implementation of European HTA regulation in January 2025. Hedberg, who spoke at a host of panels across the event, also gave his take on the EU Pharma…

Global Gavi, the world’s largest vaccine-focused public-private partnership has a new leader. Pakistani Senator Dr Sania Nishtar has officially assumed the role of CEO following a period of leadership uncertainty for the organisation and must now lay out Gavi’s strategic plan for 2026 to 2030, as well as convince its partners…

USA At the American trade association’s latest CEO & Investor Conference, the board chair of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Ted W. Love discussed US policies and speculated about the impact of the upcoming American election on the industry while affirming that biotech continues to thrive in spite of recent challenges.…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. Please describe the main cost containment policies in place in your country and their fundamental principles   a. Pricing and impact of generic/biosimilar approval Currently there are no policies in place in this regard.   b. Clawback/Payback/Discounts/Rebates In Portugal, the main mechanism for cost-containment is the prior evaluation, regulated…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. Please describe the main cost containment policies in place in your country and their fundamental principles: a. Pricing and impact of generic/biosimilar approval Based on a price comparison with 15 reference countries (containing among…