Hungary After years of planning and collaboration with various stakeholders, in 2017 the Hungarian government launched the Electronic Health Service Area (EESZT): a centralized database of patient records and health interventions with the aim of bringing Hungary in line with other countries at the forefront of digital healthcare   The Road…

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,…

Hungary As the only one of Hungary’s four historical pharmaceutical manufactures to have resisted international acquisition, Gedeon Richter stands alone as the country’s national champion. However, the company does not exist in a vacuum and, like many globally active mid-cap pharma players, establishing partnerships across the entire value chain has been…

Hungary Established in Hungary in 1913, Egis is a traditional Central Eastern European pharmaceutical company with an international footprint across the globe. As one of the four largest historical pharma companies in Hungary, the generic manufacturer now stands as a fully owned subsidiary of the French Servier Group. However, even today…

Sweden Belying its small size, the Nordic nation of Sweden punches well above its weight in scientific innovation. Despite boasting a population of just 10 million and a marginal position on the most northerly fringes of the EU, Sweden has been ranked the second most innovative country in the world by…

Czech Republic The Czech Republic’s Minister of Health,  Adam Vojtěch, is the youngest in the country’s history and has set out an ambitious reform programme to improve the state of the Czech healthcare system.   In my office, I will actively seek to fulfil the key points of my election program –…

Sweden Sweden is fast staking a claim as one of Europe’s premier biotech hotspots thanks to a holistic approach to research projects, a strong institutional ecosystem, and increasingly easy access to funding at the early stages of biotech companies’ development.   Collaboration “The Swedish innovation powerhouse is propelled by our excellent…

Sweden Since going public five years ago, Recipharm, Sweden’s iconic indigenous contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has seen its sales skyrocket by over 30 percent annually. Much of this growth has been driven by an acquisition streak with the company plucking up overseas production assets such as former Roche and…

Sweden Key stakeholders in Swedish pharma explain why Sweden’s record on cancer care is the best in Europe and what more still needs to be done.   National investments in cancer care have improved patient outcomes and reduced waiting times Malin Parkler, Pfizer With an estimated 18 million cases globally in…

Sweden With over 110 years of existence, Getinge is a true Swedish success story. Born as a manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the small rural town on Sweden’s southwest coast from which it takes its name, the company has grown to become a world leader in medical technology. After several years…

Hungary Hungarian national champion Egis and French Big Pharma Sanofi have both made recent big-ticket investments in new facilities in Hungary. Egis’ new manufacturing plant in Körmend and Sanofi’s new shared service centre in Budapest respectively stand to have a sizeable impact on the local economies and show the increasing attractiveness…

Generics Despite being recently divested from multinational pharma giant Sanofi, Czech firm Zentiva is becoming one of the fastest-growing generics manufacturing companies in Europe, with a swathe of recent international acquisitions strengthening its position.   Zentiva, a Czech Republic-based generics manufacturer, is on a mission to expand its reach after being…