Country Reports

Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Portugal 2024 – drawing from over 30 interviews with key stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and hospitals – paints a picture of a nation and a sector not without its challenges, but gradually carving out some highly promising niches. Topics covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date new report include deep…

It is undeniable that Belgium holds a strong position as a vibrant life sciences hub at the heart of Europe. Although the country itself represents only a mid-sized marketplace, Belgium boasts a robust environment that fosters multinational drug makers as well as home-grown biotechs and is replete with singular expertise. From its strategic position at…

Thanks to a more stable macroeconomic and political footing than at any time in the past 15 years, Greeks once more have cause for cautious optimism about their country’s direction of travel. Many of the half a million educated young people who left the country in search of opportunities elsewhere during the crisis are returning,…

At a crucial moment ahead of a snap general election on 25 September 2022, this new report looks back at the progress that Italy’s healthcare and life sciences sector has made in recent years and assesses its future prospects. While the country’s political winds are difficult to predict, Italy’s place at the top table of…

Having foregrounded its life sciences credentials with the establishment of manufacturing and clinical trials hubs, Spain is hoping to secure its position as a globally relevant industry player. The Iberian nation can boast an advanced healthcare system – which has contributed to a life expectancy rate of around 82.4 years – one of the highest…

Despite its diminutive size, Denmark boasts a world-renowned healthcare and life science industry containing both household pharma giants as well as a robust network of academia, a host of niche service providers, and a growing throng of biotech start-ups. With life science exports topping EUR 20 billion and growing, Denmark looks set to retain its…

Switzerland continues to hold its own as a focal point for innovation and discovery in global medical science and ranks very highly on the radar of both Big Pharma and the international biotech community alike. As well as Switzerland’s continuing relevance to the European and global pharma industry, pharma is truly at the core of…

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A bastion of equality with high levels of healthcare spending, excellent research and universities, a global commitment to improving health outcomes, and a deeply entrenched digital footprint, Norway is full of potential as a life sciences investment destination. This potential, however, has largely remained untapped until now, as the country has focused on its more…

This exclusive new report examines how Belgium has been able to establish itself as the ‘Pharma Valley of Europe’, famed for the quality and breadth of its medical research, the scale and complexity of its manufacturing infrastructure, and its multilingual, highly skilled, and industry savvy talent pool. It also looks at the wide variety of…

Following a battering by the 2008 global financial crisis and the austerity policies the country was forced to implement, Romania’s economy has rebounded well over the past few years, allowing the oft-overlooked Eastern European country to top the European Union table with enviable economic growth rates of around three to four percent over the past…

Home to a USD 3.38 billion pharma market, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s most high-performing healthcare systems, and one of the region’s leading economies, the Czech Republic’s healthcare and life sciences market is fast closing the gap on its Western European equivalents. A traditionally tightly regulated domestic market is undergoing reform, and a more…