UK The latest news from UK healthcare and life sciences, including the safety review of Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 receptor agonists; VaxEquity’s grant to scale up RNA vaccine manufacturing; AstraZeneca/Quell Therapeutics cell therapy agreement and GSK’s acquisition of Bellus Health. More evidence needed on Lilly’s weight loss drug, UK watchdog says…
India Arshia Bhandari of patient safety thought leadership forum PhVFIT examines how India is embracing a more patient-centric healthcare model via the implementation of a national patient safety implementation framework. In April 2018, the India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the National Patient Safety Implementation Framework 2018-2025 (NPSIF),…
Global Two years into his role, Ipsen’s EVP and Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr. med. Steven Hildemann MD discusses his vision of patient-centricity and how he is leading a medical transformation that puts data-driven insights at the core and aims to make a real difference to both clinical practice and patients’…
Switzerland Belgian champion UCB’s global manufacturing head, Jacques Marbehant, talks candidly about managing a broad global manufacturing and supply chain through the COVID-19 pandemic, the talent challenges inherent in scaling up manufacturing capacity and scope, and why greater levels of both internal and external collaboration are crucial for the pharma industry…
Opinion Becton Dickinson’s Fiona Garín looks at the rise of Healthcare-Acquired Infections (HAIs) in Europe and how an industry-wide culture of safety needs to be developed to counter this growing threat. Healthcare systems in Europe are becoming more complex in their quest to drive affordability, quality of care and patient…
Switzerland Heike Behn, reveals how her number one priority at Nordic Pharma Switzerland, the group’s’newest affiliate, is to develop their rheumatology business, building on their gynecology platform; how the speed with which they can approach the customer is a major competitive advantage for the company; and how Switzerland´s approval process, when…
FDA Chung Seung, Minister of Food and Drug Safety, discusses the latest improvements to Korea’s regulatory system and highlights vaccines, biosimilars and stem cell research as key components of the country’s pharmaceutical sector. What are the primary goals of the ministry today? Since the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety…
Federal Public Service (FPS) Health With an expenditure of more than 10% of GDP on health, Belgium maintains one of the world’s leading healthcare systems. That said, could you please comment on the current state of the healthcare system and the governments’ key priorities with respect to health? Indeed, Belgium does boast a highly commendable…
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