Europe Rainer Westermann, chairman of the Life Sciences Acceleration Alliance e.V. (LSAA), which lobbies on behalf of European venture capitalists in the life sciences space, critiques the draft EU Pharma Regulation from a VC perspective, arguing that the continent’s status as a medical innovation hub is at risk if the EU…

Global 2023 got off to a good start for Boehringer Ingelheim’s human pharma division. Not only has the year begun with substantial sales growth thanks to the German firm’s diabetes and heart failure drug, Jardiance, the company is also advancing on a number of other fronts. While Jardiance is expected to…

Hong Kong Looking ahead to the Hong Kong International Biotechnology Convention (BIOHK2023) taking place between 13-16 September 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, three of the event’s leading lights told PharmaBoardroom about the work that has been done so far to establish Hong Kong as a biotech and innovation…

France In the French government’s recent cabinet reshuffle, prime minister Elisabeth Borne’s former chief of staff, Aurélien Rousseau was appointed as the new minister of health. Rousseau, having piloted the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, is more than familiar with both the French healthcare system and dealing with…

Morocco Aligned with the country’s 2021 development plan and the national project to extend health insurance to all of its citizens, Morocco has embarked on a sweeping healthcare reform. After a draft framework for an overhaul of the Moroccan healthcare system was brought forward last year, the plan has been backed…

Global Regular contributor Brendan Shaw* casts his eye over the recently announced 2023 WHO Essential Medicines List, how it reflects growing pharmaceutical innovation, and why maintaining a ‘seat at the table’ for the pharma industry in these discussions will be crucial to meeting global healthcare access goals.   Recently, the World…

Belgium Perhaps to the surprise of many, Belgium is the world’s second-largest producer of vaccines, behind only the US, and – capitalising on its years of experience in the field – played a vital role in the development, production, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines over the past three years. An ecosystem…

Belgium Back home in Belgium after a stellar stint in Big Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels is now looking to reshape the future of cancer care with the previously struggling biotech he helped co-found in 1999, Galapagos.   Stoffels is a heavyweight of the global pharmaceutical industry and close ally of the…

UAE While patient advocacy is still less prevalent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than in other parts of the world and there are no UAE patient organisations among the World Patients Alliance’s almost 400 members, the voice of patients in the UAE is becoming louder and beginning to get heard…

Mexico The latest from Mexican pharma, including the distribution agreement between Dow and Azelis, Neuraxpharm’s new LatAm subsidiaries in Mexico and Brazil; Landsteiner Scientific’s restructure, and Merck’s plant expansion in Naucalpan.   Dow and Azelis México, distribution partners for the pharmaceutical market (T21, in Spanish) Dow announced its alliance with Azelis,…

Belgium Belgian healthcare performs strongly across most metrics and international comparisons, but – as elsewhere – there remains room for improvement in terms of integrating patient feedback and experience into the care cycle.   Patients are often left to navigate these challenges on their own, without a system in place to…

Global Smart manufacturing has become a key component of today’s industrial evolution and unlocked unprecedented efficiencies and quality enhancements. Smart Manufacturing expert Eric Whitley outlines the specific benefits of smart manufacturing for the pharmaceutical industry, illustrating these benefits with industry case studies.   Smart manufacturing has entered the world of modern…