Regular contributor Brendan Shaw gives his informed take on how best international stakeholders can engage with India’s attempts to transform into a global pharma innovation powerhouse, Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves Mahatma Gandhi The secret to success in India is to expect the unexpected.…
Multinational life science firms have been present in India for decades. However, they have often eschewed bringing their latest products to a country that has long prioritised affordability above innovation. Now though, as India’s GDP and market value soar and the policy environment shifts towards prioritising the domestic development of more advanced products, opportunities are…
Despite its ageing population and growing need for healthcare, South Korea had just 2.6 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, one of the lowest numbers among developed nations. To deal with the shortage, the government has created a plan to boost the yearly number of medical students, but this has caused widespread doctor walkouts and…
With one of the best healthcare systems in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Australia is home to some 250 global and local reasearch-based pharmaceutical companies and ranks 13th in the global share of pharmaceutical patents. Value of the market: Economic footprint of the industry: Acquistions of Australian Pharma and MedTech companies…