China Amidst the sea of Big Pharma executives jumping ship to start highly regarded and attention-grabbing biotech companies, bolstered by the huge influx of capital, the opening of stock exchanges in first Hong Kong and subsequently Shanghai to pre-profit biotech companies that meet certain criteria, as well as the reformation and…

Korea French-headquartered logistics and distribution provider Bolloré Logistics has been steadily increasing its footprint in Korean life sciences in recent years – attaining international certifications to assure potential partners of their commitment to quality and working closely with some of the country’s top domestic conglomerates as they make the move into…

China Click here to register and download PharmaBoardroom’s latest report: Healthcare & Life Sciences Review: China.   From the world’s ninth largest pharma market in 2007 to its second-biggest merely 12 years later, China and its growth story are impossible to ignore. China now accounts for a significant share of revenues…

China China’s unbridled growth has spurred a vast number of overseas Chinese to return home to seek new opportunities in their transformed homeland. Affectionately known as ‘sea turtles’ because the Chinese characters for ‘returning from overseas’ are homonyms for the Chinese characters for ‘sea turtles’, this influx has ignited the country’s…

Malaysia Eurasia Group’s Aditya Bhattacharji discusses the relatively modest scope of Malaysia’s recently-launched ‘MYSalam’ scheme; a healthcare programme which aims to provide coverage to the country’s bottom 40 percent of earners.   For the time being, the outlook for the private sector, including for pharmaceutical firms, is good Another populist government,…

China Lydia Guo, Grace Zhao and Mendy Zhang of executive search firm Egon Zehnder outline some of the latest trends affecting the Chinese pharma sector and what they look for in potential candidates for country manager positions in China.   Major Trends among Top Leaders of MNCs in Chinese Pharma Trend…

Korea Two leading executive recruitment specialists – DHR International’s Helen Park and Egon Zehnder’s Eugene Kim – outline the qualities they look for when hiring pharma country managers for the challenging South Korean market.   In terms of what qualities recruitment firms are looking for in a South Korea country manager, DHR…

Opinion Kevin Rufang Huang is the president and founder of the Chinese Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD). A rare disease patient himself, he is responsible for bringing“International Rare Disease Day” to China. Consequently, rare diseases now have much more visibility in the country. As an expert on the subject, Kevin breaks…

China What do executive recruitment firms look for when hiring country managers for multinational pharma companies in some of the world’s most challenging markets? Eric Bouteiller and Simon Wan of  Cornerstone International Group outline what they look for in potential candidates for country manager positions in China.   The Ideal China…

India Aditya Bhattacharji is Healthcare Practice Head at Eurasia Group. In this article, he looks at India’s ambitious healthcare insurance scheme, “Modicare” and delves into some of its critical challenges and associated opportunities for private players.   In theory, India’s states will be able to fine tune Modicare’s implementation to meet their…

Korea South Korean heavyweight Daewoong Pharmaceutical saw record sales in 2018, but did see a decrease in its EBITDA figures. To ensure its future profitability, the company has decided to invest heavily in the research of development of new drugs, with a new 100 billion won facility planned.   Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s…

China China is planning to establish a new national medical ethics committee in the wake of the “CRISPR babies” scandal.   The committee will not be limited to overseeing gene editing alone, but also cover cloning, cell therapy, xenotransplantation, mitochondrial replacement, and nanotechnology The new body, according to reports, will oversee…