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Hong Kong / HKEX Biotech IPOs in the First Half of 2021

Three years after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) introduced reforms to allow and support the listing of…

Muzzafer Bal – CEO, Ali Raif

Muzaffer Bal, CEO of Ali Raif, a Turkish generics firm, highlights the company’s new investment in a…

Turkey / Koçak Farma & The Push for Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccines

As the international community continues its quest to vaccinate the global population against COVID-19, shortages…

China / New Country President for MSD Amid Changes at HQ & Access Challenges

MSD, which has had a presence in China since 1990, recently appointed Belgian national Anna van Acker to lead its…

Susanne Caspar – CEO, Linnea

Susanne Caspar, CEO at Swiss natural API producer Linnea, talks about her first few months in the company, the…

Australia / Opportunities for the Life Science Industry post-COVID

Regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Brendan Shaw outlines how his home country of Australia has so far successfully…

Diana Arsovic Nielsen – Director, Danish Life Science Cluster

The Danish Life Science Cluster is Denmark’s new national business cluster for life science technology,…

Latvia / Striving to Catch Up to its Neighbours on Innovation Access

Dr Valters Bolevics, director general of the Association of International Research-based Pharmaceuticals…

China / CDE’s Drug Evaluation Report 2020: Part 1

The following is an overview from Accestra Consulting* of Part 1 of China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE)’s…

Turkey / A Moment of Reckoning on Diabetes?

As COVID-19 began spreading through the world, the race to understand the disease by scientists and doctors took…

Vincent Gruntz – General Manager Oncology, Novartis Pharma Switzerland

Vincent Gruntz looks at the market dynamics for oncology in Switzerland, where an increasingly cost-conscious…

UK / Fastest Growing Private Pharmacos; GSK Shake-Up; Brexit Uncertainties; COVID-19 Reinfection Trial

The latest UK pharma news, including how new investment in GSK stands to reshape the country’s iconic pharma…

CEE / EU5/CEE Healthcare Disparity; Novavax's Big Czech Investments; Polish Vaccine Hesitancy a Boon for Aussies

The latest pharma news from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including a new report on the disparities between the…

Sizhen Wang – CEO & Co-Founder, Genetron Health

Genetron Health is a publicly-traded China-based precision oncology company, covering the “full-cycle” of…

Saudi Arabia / Three Key Industry Trends to Watch

Looking to diversify its economy while simultaneously improving its healthcare system, Saudi Arabia has been…

Josua Jordi – CEO & Co-Founder, EraCal Therapeutics

Josua Jordi of Swiss biotech EraCal explains the company’s technology platform, their work with zebrafish larvae…

Switzerland / Michael Altorfer - CEO, Swiss Biotech Association

Michael Altorfer, CEO of the Swiss Biotech Association, a membership organisation representing the interests of the…

LatAm / SIOP President on Urgent Need for Investment in Paediatric Oncology Research

Dr Guillermo Chantada, incoming president-elect of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)…

Patients / Inserting the Patient Voice: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Healthcare Data

Patient advocate and regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Monica Weldon examines how healthcare’s data revolution…

China / Fosun Sales up 20%; MNC Price Manoeuvres Lead to Growth; Bayer Sees ‘Golden Age’ Ahead

The latest news from Chinese pharma, including Fosun Pharma’s 2021 interim results; how AstraZeneca, Bayer, Eli…

Switzerland / Ichnos CEO on Glenmark Legacy, Biotech Transformation & CAR-T Complementarity

After an illustrious career in oncology R&D, contributing greatly to the development of cutting-edge cancer…

MEA / Georg Schroeckenfuchs of Novartis: ‘Shooting for the Moon’ in Saudi

33-year pharma industry veteran Georg Schroeckenfuchs currently heads up the vast Middle East & Africa (MEA)…

Pharma Faces / Dimitri Livadas, Lilly Saudi Arabia

Having commenced his journey with American giant Lilly in 2008, and after almost eight years working in the…

M&A / Jazz’s $7.2 Billion GW Pharma Deal: A Major Boost for Cannabinoid Research

The first day of March 2013 also marked a first for GW Pharmaceuticals. On that day, the British biopharmaceutical…

Japan / Life Science VC Funding: Signs of Growth & Untapped Opportunities

Toshio Fujimoto, MD, MBA, the General Manager of Shonan Health Innovation Park examines why Japan – despite being…

Ingrid Drechsel – Pharma Cluster Division Head, Bayer Turkey & Iran

Ingrid Drechsel, head of Bayer’s pharma operations in Turkey and Iran, discusses the complexity of managing two…

Personalised Medicine / Miro Venturi - CEO, Sintetica

Dr Miro Venturi of Swiss injectable anaesthetics and analgesics specialist Sintetica outlines his career journey,…

Singapore / Building a Globally Competitive Innovation Ecosystem

Singapore recently outlined its latest Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 plan, with plans to invest…

APAC / Liquid Biopsies & The Future of Cancer Diagnostics

In 2020, the FDA granted its first approval to a comprehensive liquid biopsy, potentially representing a paradigm…

Denmark / Data Crucial To Innovative Access Agreements

Established in 2017, the Danish Medicines Council is the health technology assessment (HTA)-like body in Denmark…

China / Hong Chow Leaves Roche for Big New Role at Merck

In a big career move on a personal level and a sign of China’s continuing significance to global pharma, Hong…

Ai Li Siow – Managing Director, Siemens Healthineers Singapore

Siemens Healthineers Singapore’s Ai Li Siow outlines how her affiliate has pivoted in order to continue to…

Charles Stacey – President & CEO, Cerecin

Cerecin’s Charles Stacey outlines the company’s progress in expanding its lead asset into migraine and…

Colombia / $25 million US Cannabis Deal; COVID-Related Consumer Health Boom; Bayer Prioritises Innovation

The latest news from the Colombian pharma market, including a new (legal) US cannabis deal; Bayer’s updated…

Vinod Narayanan – Country President, AstraZeneca Singapore

AstraZeneca (AZ)’s country president for Singapore, Vinod Narayanan, outlines the challenges of taking the reins…

Germany / Merck KGaA Expecting More COVID-Related Deals; Digital Health Woes; CureVac Vaccine Potential vs Variants

The latest news from German pharma, including a new US leadership team and more COVID-related investment at Merck…

Spain / Entering the COVID-19 Vaccine Race Through Animal Health Champion

The Spanish pharma industry has entered the race to develop COVID-19 vaccines through an unexpected contender: an…

Subra Suresh – President, Nanyang Technological University (NTU),…

Professor Subra Suresh, president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and former director of the US National…

Dimitri Livadas – President & General Manager, Lilly Saudi Arabia

Lilly Saudi Arabia’s Dimitri Livadas shares some of the misconceptions he had before moving to the Kingdom a…

Saudi Arabia / SFDA CEO Sets Out Strategic Priorities

In a recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Prof. Hisham Bin Saad Al-Jadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug…

USA / FDA Calls for Federal Investigation of Itself on Aduhelm; Funding Boost for Medicare, Medicaid, ObamaCare; Questions over Benefits of New Science Agency

The latest from US health care policy, including the Senate budget deal funding for a range of major health care…

Andy Suter – CEO, A. Vogel

A. Vogel CEO Dr Andy Suter outlines the Swiss herbal medicine market leader’s expansion in recent years, why it…

APAC / The Challenges of Regulatory Convergence in Medtech

Regulatory harmonisation for medical devices between countries in Asia-Pacific has long been a challenging issue,…

Spain / Grifols Invests in Nigerian Manufacturing; Almirall Nabs EMA Approval for AK Treatment; Zendal TB Vaccine Candidate Trials

The latest from Spanish pharma, including the Patent and Trademark Office’s warning of the importance of IP…

Switzerland / Upcoming Cost Containment Packages: Industry Key Concerns

While once considered the land of milk and honey within Europe in terms of market access and reimbursement for…

Global / Enough COVID Vaccines for World Population Says IFPMA: Calls for End to Vaccine Stockpiling & IP Waiver Requests

Pharma industry leaders have called for rich nations to stop stockpiling excess COVID-19 vaccine doses and stated…

USA / Importance of the Patient Voice in Drug Development: Eosinophilic Esophagitis as a Case Example

Writing in the May edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Erica Lyons, Sarrit Kovacs, Matthew Kowalik, and…

Savas Malkoc – Secretary General, IEIS, Turkey

The secretary general for Turkey’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IEIS), Savaş Malkoç, highlights…

Hisham Bin Saad Al-Jadhey – CEO, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

Speaking exclusively to PharmaBoardroom, Prof. Hisham Bin Saad Al-Jadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority…

Ashraf Daoud – General Manager, AbbVie Saudi Arabia

Ashraf Daoud, General Manager for AbbVie in Saudi Arabia, highlights how the affiliate has harnessed Allergan’s…

Europe / Vaccine Wars: What the EU/AstraZeneca Row Shows Us About Pharma Cross-Border Litigation

Stuart Evans, partner at law firm BLM and specialist in commercial disputes and litigation examines the origins and…

Vincent Forster – CEO, Versantis

Dr Vincent Forster of Versantis, a Swiss biotech aiming to develop a new generation of liver disease therapeutics…

France / Germany Production Alliance Falters; Sanofi Vaccine Enters Phase III Trials; Valneva Still in the Vaccine Race

The latest news from French pharma, including why President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to bring medical…

MEA / Bristol Myers Squibb's Oscar Delgado on Saudi Market Transformation

Bristol Myers Squibb’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Oscar Delgado outlines the…

Australia / Growing Clinical Trials Even in Pandemic’s Wake

In an exclusive new podcast, DIA Global Forum Australia/New Zealand Regional Editor Richard Day (University of…

The Long Read / Dominican Republic: A Hidden Manufacturing Gem

The rise of the Dominican Republic as a regional medtech manufacturing hub might have come as a surprise to many,…

Bee Lim – Director, Healthcare Strategy & Marketing, UPS Asia Pacific

UPS APAC’s Bee Lim describes how the logistics giant responded to the unprecedented challenges thrown up by…

Christiane von der Eltz – Country Speaker, Merck Switzerland

Merck Switzerland’s Christiane von der Eltz highlights the German firm’s recent big investments in Switzerland…

Laurent Massuyeau – CEO, iQone Healthcare, Switzerland

Laurent Massuyeau introduces Swiss biosimilar commercialisation specialist iQone healthcare, why it made sense to…

USA / U-Turn as Biden Pledges Support for Waiver on COVID-19 Vaccine IP

In a shock move, Joe Biden’s administration looks set to support a waiver on intellectual property (IP)…

Japan / Enhancing Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials

Writing in the July issue of DIA’s Global Forum magazine Pfizer R&D Japan’s Atsushi Kitamura examines how…

China / Roche Hoping to Spearhead ‘Created in China’ Push with New Innovation Accelerator

In May 2021 Swiss giant Roche launched the ‘Roche Accelerator’ in Shanghai, a USD 31.1 million investment…

Germany / Highest Honours for BioNTech Founders; Bayer’s Growth Predictions; Merck Making Further French Investments

A roundup of some of the most important recent news from German pharma, including state honours for the founders of…

John Baby – Co-Founder, Investor, Director, WO:EX

John Baby of home rehabilitation device start-up WO:EX outlines how his firm’s products differ from others on the…

APAC / Aligning Combination Product Regulations: A Distant Dream?

Writing in the April edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Dhiraj Behl, Janine Jamieson, and Harikesh Kalonia…

Nicolas Dumoulin – General Manager & Head of Human Pharma, Boehringer…

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Nicolas Dumoulin outlines Denmark’s relevance to the German family-owned company,…

Hong Kong / HKEX’s Aim to Become World’s #1 Biotech Listing Hub & Challenges for New CEO

With three years having passed since the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)’s decision to allow pre-revenue biotechs…

Switzerland / MSD AVP on Recent Zurich R&D Investment

In February 2020, US giant MSD announced the launch of a new site in Zurich specialising in R&D, data…

Global / PharmaBoardroom’s Top 10 Most Read Interviews of 2021 (So Far)

PharmaBoardroom has spread its wings far and wide in 2021 (albeit digitally!), from well covered markets such as…

Michael Sidler – Co-Founding Partner, Redalpine Venture Partners,…

Redalpine Venture Partners’ Dr Michael Sidler highlights some of the key trends in the European biotech VC…

Opinion / If the "Primary Endpoint" in an Alzheimer's Study is Outcomes, Think Biogen + Spotify

Taking the example of music’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease patients, John G Singer makes the case for…

Mohamed Fawzy – Country Manager, Pfizer Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Fawzy highlights how Pfizer’s work in Saudi Arabia dovetails with the country’s ambitious ‘Vision…

Tolga Karakan – President, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency…

TITCK is the regulatory agency in charge of ensuring the safety of medicines, health products, cosmetics, and…

Genald Senior – General Manager, Leterago

Genald Senior, general manager for Leterago, the leading pharma distributor in the Dominican Republic, discusses…

Japan / Takeda’s Revenue up 5x; First Domestic COVID-19 Vaccine; Industry Opposes IP Waiver

The latest from Japanese pharma, including Takeda’s big profit jump, British Linepharma’s quest to get the…

Global / PharmaBoardroom's Top 5 Op-Eds in 2021 (So Far)

As our thoughts here at PharmaBoardroom turn towards the summer holidays, we are happy to share the five most-read…

Pharma Faces / Demet Russ, Janssen Turkey

After an international career spanning 25 years, Demet Russ returned to her native Turkey to lead the Janssen…

Turkey / How Pricing is Straining Turkish Pharma’s Sustainability

Almost two decades after initiating large-scale health system reforms, Turkey has consolidated the provision of…

USA / Impact of COVID-19 on US Clinical Studies Conducted by Japan-Based Pharmaceutical Companies

Writing in the June edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, representatives of Japanese pharmaceutical companies…

Hussein El Hakim – Managing Director & General Manager Pharma, Bayer…

Hussein El Hakim, managing director for Bayer Saudi Arabia and general manager for its pharmaceuticals division in…

László Svinger – VP & MD, 3M Middle East & Africa

3M, an American multinational conglomerate, has been in the limelight since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Hamdi Akan – Head of the Executive Board, Clinical Research Association,…

Dr Hamdi Akan, head of Turkey’s Clinical Research Association, dives into the country’s opportunities and…

China / Sinopharm Looks to mRNA Vaccines; Hong Kong Biotech Investment Continues to Boom; Another Big Manufacturing Investment for Lonza

The latest news from Chinese pharma and biotech, including news that state-owned Sinopharm is now developing its…

Switzerland / A New Era for Mental Health?

Mental health is a global crisis. 25 percent of the world’s population struggle with mental illness; and mental,…

Daniel Fung – CEO, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Singapore’s Institute of Mental Health offers a comprehensive range of psychiatric, rehabilitative, and…

Russia / Biocad Ramps up Sputnik V Manufacturing; Unlicensed Remdesivir Generics; Chinese Vaccine Rejection

The latest Russia Pharma News, including Biocad’s ramping up of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing,…

Switzerland / Tillotts CEO Talks SME M&A Principles

Thomas A. Tóth von Kiskér, longstanding CEO of Tillotts Pharma AG, a specialty pharma player focused on the…

MEA / The Skills That Regional Pharma Leaders Need

Mohamed Nasser, Amgen’s general manager for the vast Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, leverages his…

Italy / Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for Healthcare Workers; Chiesi & Angelini’s AI Investments; Sputnik V Manufacturing

The latest Italy Pharma News, including the government’s decision to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all…

Southeast Asia / Kalbe Underwhelms in Indonesia; Novavax Looks to Filipino Vaccine Manufacturing; Thai Cannabis Market Boom

The latest from the pharma industry in Southeast Asia, including underwhelming results from Kalbe Pharma,…

Takeda / Pivoting to Growth Amid Renewed Focus on “Core Assets”

“This marks a significant moment in Takeda’s history and is an exciting step forward as we accelerate our…

Jørgen Schøler Kristensen – Chairman, Danish Medicines Council &…

Jørgen Schøler Kristensen explains the role of the Danish Medicines Council, providing guidance about new…

China / Boehringer Ingelheim's Stroke Rehab Centre Success & Continuing China Push

In March 2018, German pharma player Boehringer Ingelheim (BI)‘s Consanas Rehabilitation and the Shanghai…

China / BioNTech-Fosun JV; Patent Law Revamp; Hong Kong as a Biotech Listing Hub

The latest news from Chinese pharma, including an overhaul of the country’s patent law; a BioNTech-Fosun tie-up…

Abhay Bangi – Partner, Life Sciences & Healthcare Lead ASEAN, EY

EY’s Abhay Bangi highlights the key trends across the ASEAN life sciences space, how the COVID-19 pandemic has…

APAC / How Precision Medicine is Transforming the Oncology Landscape

Asia-Pacific, as home to 50 percent of the world’s new cancer cases each year and with deaths caused by cancer…

Global / 3 Pfizer Country Managers on COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout & Learnings

The global push to vaccinate populations against COVID-19 has played out differently in different geographies, with…

China / Antitrust Threat to Pharma; June BioNTech Vaccine Approval; EpimAb IPO; CanSino Inhaled Vaccine Trials

The latest China pharma news, including the upcoming first domestic approval for a foreign COVID-19 vaccine in…

Stefan Berg – General Manager, Pharmaplan AG Switzerland

Stefan Berg, general manager of Pharmaplan, one of the leading pharma engineering partners in Europe, outlines the…

MEA / In Conversation with Amgen's Mohamed Nasser

Amgen’s Middle East and Africa General Manager Mohamed Nasser discusses the company’s approach to the region;…

João de Bragança & Nicole Scobie, Childhood Cancer International

Cancer is one of the most frightening words in any language but is especially heart-wrenching when it comes to…

Katharina Gasser – Managing Director, Biogen Switzerland

Biogen Switzerland’s Dr med Katharina Gasser outlines how her affiliate navigated the COVID-19 pandemic from an…

EMEA / Janssen SVP Cyril Titeux Talks Access, Talent, Data & Vaccines

Janssen’s Cyril Titeux highlights the commonalities and challenges within his 31-country portfolio, his hopes and…

Turkey / In Conversation with DEVA CEO Philipp Haas

As one of the leading pharma companies in Turkey, DEVA is pioneering a new approach to generics in the country.…

Marine Queniart-Stojanovic – GM General Medicines Thailand, Malaysia…

Industry veteran Marine Queniart-Stojanovic outlines the significance of the Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore country…

Bülent Akarcali – Chairman, NBA Consulting, Turkey

Turkey’s former Minister of Health, Bülent Akarcali, outlines the country’s healthcare system evolution over…

Singapore / Chronic Disease: A Gathering Storm

Singapore is one of the healthiest countries in Asia with a life expectancy in excess of 82 years buttressed by one…

Evren Özlu – General Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim Turkey

Evren Özlü, General Manager of Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa at Boehringer Ingelheim, discusses the company’s…

LatAm & Caribbean / Importance of Reliance to Support Strengthening Regulatory Systems

Writing in the April edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Maria Cristina Mota Pina of Abbvie on behalf of…

China / A New Era of Reform Transforming Regulatory Professionals

Writing in the June edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Harbour BioMed’s Fang Zhou, in conversation…

Africa / Continent's Biggest Pharma Company Gets $700 million for Vaccine Manufacturing Know-How

With Africa struggling to vaccinate its populations against COVID-19, the World Bank – along with government…

APAC / Novartis APAC Oncology Head & Singapore Country President Kevin Zou

Kevin Zou highlights Novartis Oncology’s footprint and priorities in the diverse Asia-Pacific region, the…

Andrew Frye – SVP & President, APAC, Baxter

Andrew Frye of medtech giant Baxter outlines his management strategy for the diverse APAC region, how growth was…

Turkey / Abdi Ibrahim CEO Talks Biosimilars, M&A, & US Entry

Süha Taşpolatoğlu, CEO of Abdi Ibrahim, Turkish pharma’s “national champion”, discusses the company’s…

Korea / Samsung Bioepis Goes Down Under; Blockchain-Based Vaccine Certificates; The First Korean Blockbuster?

The latest news from Korean pharma, including how Korea can put the infrastructure in place to develop a homegrown…

Aileen Lai – CEO & Founder, HealthBeats

Innovation is at the heart of healthcare transformation and the doors for a much-needed shift from provider- to…

Singapore / Advanced Manufacturing Fortitude

One of the main supporting pillars of Singapore’s pharmaceutical industry is its magnificent manufacturing base.…

Julie Enevold Brooker – Country Director, Janssen Denmark

Julie Enevold Brooker discusses what she sees as Janssen’s responsibility to help improve the Danish healthcare…

Switzerland / What Novartis & Roche's Domestic Market Means to Them

The Novartis and Roche names are synonymous with Swiss pharmaceutical innovation. But for these two Basel-based…

APAC Oncology / Professor Ashok Venkitaraman Talks New Frontiers in the War on Cancer

Professor Ashok Venkitaraman introduces his work in Singapore, coordinating and catalysing research on the causes…

Trad Alkhelaiwi – Country Director, Amgen Saudi Limited

Trad Alkhelaiwi, country director for Amgen in Saudi Arabia, discusses the intricacies of the Saudi healthcare…

Hatice Öncel – CEO, Ilko Pharmaceuticals

Ilko Pharmaceuticals is a family-owned Turkish generics and biosimilars company. General Manager Hatice Öncel…

Turkey / A Pharma Talent Hotbed

Drawing on over a dozen interviews with C-level pharmaceutical industry executives in Turkey, PharmaBoardroom has…

Opinion / Note to Biogen: Your Marketing is Showing

In his latest PharmaBoardroom piece, John Singer looks at Biogen’s marketing campaign for its new Alzheimer’s…

Alejandro Paolini – Managing Director Mexico, Central America &…

Alejandro Paolini, Siemens Healthineers’ managing director for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, dives into…

Cindy Engelbart – Director Life Science APAC, Agility

Cindy Engelbart, director of mid-sized logistics player Agility’s life science operations in APAC, highlights…

Alaa Gamal – Senior Executive & Regional Pharma Expert, MENA

When it comes to knowledge of the Middle East and Africa region’s pharmaceutical industry, few executives have…

Brian O’Callaghan – CEO, ObsEva

Biotech veteran Brian O’Callaghan introduces ObsEva – a Swiss-based firm focused on women’s health –, his…

Varun Sethi – Vice President Healthcare, Southeast Asia (Malaysia,…

Dr Varun Sethi outlines some of the most important trends in ASEAN healthcare today and how DKSH, as a historic…

Dun Yang – President & CEO, Anticancer Bioscience

Anticancer Bioscience is an exciting international precision oncology company, applying synthetic lethal approaches…

Mohammed Al-Tawil – Regional Managing Director & Head of Human Pharma…

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Regional Managing Director and Head of Human Pharma in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa…

Antonella Santuccione Chadha – CEO pro-bono, Women’s Brain Project…

Antonella Santuccione Chadha*, Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Alzheimer’s disease at Biogen and co-founder…

Bandar Reda – CEO & Secretary General, Arab-British Chamber of…

Bandar Reda outlines the evolution of the trading relationship between the UK and the Arab world, the role of the…

Demet Russ – Managing Director, Janssen Turkey

Janssen’s Managing Director for Turkey, Demet Russ, discusses her return to the country after 25 years abroad,…

Ida Sofie Jensen – CEO, The Danish Association of the Pharmaceutical…

Ida Sofie Jensen introduces the strong fundamentals underpinning the Danish innovative life sciences industry,…

Haijun Dong – CEO, BioDuro-Sundia

Dr Haijun Dong, recently appointed CEO of BioDuro-Sundia, shares his priorities for the newly merged entity, one of…

Japan / Exclusive Conversation with Takeda's Japan Oncology Head Takafumi Horii

Experienced global leader Takafumi Horii explains the rationale behind returning to his home nation of Japan to…

Praful Chakkarwar – Country Manager, Novo Nordisk Pharma Singapore

Novo Nordisk Singapore’s Praful Chakkarwar explains how he leverages his experience in a range of geographies…

APAC / Decentralised Clinical Trials Here to Stay

Writing in the July issue of DIA’s Global Forum magazine Serene Ong and Gaurang Majmudar of clinical trial…

Alex Pombo – Co-Founder & CEO, Nerum Pharmaceuticals

Nerum Pharmaceuticals, a Switzerland-based start-up, is supplying high-grade cannabis products to nine countries…

Héctor Orellana – VP North Latin America, Medtronic

Medtronic’s VP for North Latin America, Héctor Orellana, outlines the largest company’s new vision for that…

Beh Kian Teik – Deputy CEO, National Research Foundation (NRF), Singapore

Beh Kian Teik of Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) outlines the importance of the life sciences…

Mervyn Lim – Vice President, ResMed Asia

Mervyn Lim, Vice President, ResMed Asia, shares the company’s journey through COVID-19 in the region, how the…

Saudi Arabia / In Conversation with Tamer Group Chairman Ayman Tamer

Aymen Tamer, chairman and managing partner of historic Saudi healthcare firm Tamer Group, outlines how, informed by…

Thomas F. Schmidt – Managing Director, Roche Pharma Switzerland

Thomas F. Schmidt, country manager of Roche Pharma in its home market of Switzerland discusses adjusting to his…

Global / Sanofi Genzyme EVP Bill Sibold Reflects on 30 Years of Rare Disease CSR Program

Bill Sibold, Executive Vice President and Head of Sanofi Genzyme, highlights the achievements of the company’s…

Sweden / A Global Testbed for AMR Incentive Models

Anders Blanck, CEO of Lif, the trade association for the research-based Swedish pharmaceutical industry, writes…

US Generics & Biosimilars / Five Takeaways from Access! 2021

Dan Leonard of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) highlights five key takeaways from the…

Şeyda Atadan Memiş – General Manager, Takeda Turkey

Takeda’s general manager for Turkey, Şeyda Atadan Memiş, reflects on the Japanese giant’s ambitions in Turkey…

Georg Schroeckenfuchs – President & Cluster Head MEA, Novartis

Georg Schroeckenfuchs, Novartis’ president and head of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) cluster, explains how the…

Flemming Sonne – CEO, Amgros, Denmark

Flemming Sonne of Denmark’s public hospital medicine procurement body Amgros outlines the scope and mission of…

APAC / Varian's Kenneth Tan on the Future of Cancer Care in the Region

Kenneth Tan has been President for Asia Pacific & Japan at cancer-focused medical device player Varian since…

China / PhIRDA’s Song Ruilin on Strengthening Drug Supervision Capacity & Promoting Pharma Innovation

Song Ruilin, chairman of the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), picks…

Fabian Gerber – Senior Relationship Manager Primary Markets, SIX Swiss…

Fabian Gerber of SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, outlines the importance of life…

Global / Is Everything So Wrong at GSK?

British pharmaceuticals giant, GSK, one of the UK’s largest companies by market capitalization, is once again…

Catherine Williams – Managing Director, MSD Denmark & Iceland

MSD’s Catherine Williams, a recent arrival in Copenhagen, gives her first impressions of the Danish…

Georg Boonen – CEO, Max Zeller

Georg Boonen, CEO of Switzerland’s leading phytopharmaceutical player Max Zeller, discusses the company’s…

Mexico / Novartis Gets “Aggressive”; Country President Foresees Outcome-Based Contracts

During a year where the Mexican economy shrank 8.5 percent, Novartis Mexico experienced a modest one percent growth…

Europe / New EFPIA President Hubertus von Baumbach on Building Back Better from COVID & a Healthier European Future

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hubertus von Baumbach, the newly appointed president of the European Federation of…

Morocco / New Recipharm & Sinopharm Deals on Road to “Health Independence”

After implementing the most successful COVID-19 inoculation campaign on the African continent, Morocco is looking…

India / Global Implications of COVID Crisis; April Market Rebound; Roche/Regeneron Approval; Lilly baricitinib Partnerships

The latest from Indian pharma, including the year-to-year 51.5 percent growth of the pharma market in April,…

Michael Hübner – New Venture Lead, Johnson & Johnson Innovation…

Johnson & Johnson Innovation focuses on accelerating all stages of innovation worldwide, forming collaborations…

SeokHoon Kang – General Manager Turkey, Celltrion Healthcare

Best known as the company that launched the world’s first “antibody biosimilar,” Celltrion is looking to…

Mexico / Bayer Targets Cancer; Novartis Gets Aggressive; J&J Vaccines Arrive; Doctors Denied Jabs

The latest news from Mexican pharma, including Bayer’s big bet on oncology and Novartis’ aggressive expansion…

Ahmed Alaskar – Executive Director, KAIMRC, Saudi Arabia

Dr Ahmed Alaskar is executive director of the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC);…

South Africa / Vaccines Made in Africa to Stay in Africa; Aspen Profits Up 21%; Adcock Ingram’s Down 3%

A roundup of the latest news from South African pharma, including Aspen’s impressive annual growth, Adcock…

Erika Pagani – Country Manager, Pfizer Singapore

Erika Pagani, country manager for Pfizer Singapore, shares her journey with the company from Brazil to New York,…

Italy / Market Access Reform: A Watershed Moment?

In recent months, a profound transformation has been occurring right at the core of the Italian pharmaceutical…

Kathy Pritchard-Jones – President, International Society of Paediatric…

Kathy Pritchard-Jones, Professor of Paediatric Oncology at University College London (UCL) and President of the…

Marco Lee – Vice-President & General Manager, APAC, Avanos Medical

Marco Lee, APAC head for medical device firm Avanos explains how the company’s products are catered to…

Singapore / Ng Huck Hui, Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR

Professor Ng Huck Hui of A*Star’s Biomedical Research Council outlines the evolution of Singapore’s…

LatAm / COVAX Rollout in Colombia; União Quimica to Manufacture Sputnik Vaccine in Brazil; Mexico Cannabis Update

The latest LatAm pharma news, including COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico as well as legal…

MENA / Egypt Opens 'Pharma City'; Koçak’s COVID Vaccine Enters Phase I; Abu Dhabi Strengthens Hub Status

The latest Middle East and North Africa (MENA) pharma, including Egypt’s opening of the largest “pharmaceutical…

Spain / Market Growth; Esteve’s US Expansion; PTS Acquisition

The latest from Spanish pharma, including the acquisition of PTS by a private equity group for its nanoparticle…

Alan Goh – CEO & Co-Founder, NDR Medical Technology

Alan Goh of NDR Medical Technology, a pioneer in intelligent navigation and image processing for minimally invasive…

COVID-19 Vaccines / Valneva: A Success Story for France?

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