Tagged with Boehringer Ingelheim

Europe The Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) sector has flousished in recent years as Big Pharma has shifted its attention to its core R&D activities and outsourced other supply chain components, including manufacturing, to independent CDMOs. In Europe the CDMO market is expected to reach a revenue of nearly USD…

LatAm Latin America is renowned for its creative geniuses – think footballers like Lionel Messi and Pelé; magical realist authors such as Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende; and ground-breaking artists like Frida Kahlo and Wilfredo Lam. This tradition of creativity permeates the continent’s population, who are well used to dreaming…

Egypt While evidence and recognition are growing that gender-balanced and diverse management teams at all levels of hierarchies produce positive business outcomes, the MENA region still has a long road to travel in this respect. Only 11 percent of senior management positions in MENA firms and just four percent of board…

Germany The latest from German pharma, including Merck KGaA’s increased gamble on external innovation, Bayer’s focus supply chain stability, CatalYm’s EUR 50 million series C financing and Boehringer Ingelheim’s deal with California biotech, Surrozen.   German CDMO Rentschler’s chief executive, Frank Mathias, stepping down (Fierce Pharma) After seven years at the…

China China’s strict ‘dynamic COVID-zero’ policy, relying on lockdowns, mass-testing and border controls to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks wherever they appear, has undoubtedly constricted the country’s economic growth and prompted uncommon displays of anti-government public dissent. Some observers are even speculating that the policy could have a greater impact on the…

Americas While regulatory agencies in several Latin American countries have made significant efforts to improve processes and accelerate approval times, a number of access hurdles still remain across the region. Here, the representatives of some of pharma’s most important companies in LatAm share their experiences of the evolution of market access…

Egypt Boehringer Ingelheim’s Marianne Abou Elkheir, General Manager and Head of Human Pharma for Levant, Iraq and North-East Africa (LINEA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), walks us through her career trajectory and her experiences in leading pharma and medtech organisations. In addition, she dives into Egypt’s healthcare transformation and trends in the…

Germany A roundup of some of the biggest recent stories from German pharma, including the latest on beleaguered Bayer CEO Werner Baumann, Merck KGaA’s latest investments in France and Germany, and STADA securing the first authorized treatment in Europe for the rare kidney disease immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).   Bayer’s hunt…

Americas Boehringer Ingelheim’s managing director for South America, Dirk van Niekerk, provides an overview of the healthcare climate in South America, the challenges tied to political and economic instability, future opportunities in specialty care, and the company’s strategy to continue a decades-long legacy. With many new governments in the region, we…

Global The Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) industry has boomed in recent years, with Big Pharma increasingly focusing on its core business of R&D and outsourcing other elements of the supply chain, including manufacturing, to third-party CDMOs. Additionally, the global proliferation of biotechs – most of which lack the in-house…

Singapore The latest healthcare and pharma news from Singapore, including the partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and A*STAR for targeted cancer therapies, Amgen’s sponsorship of biotech incubator, NSG BioLabs, and Tessa Therapeutics’ USD 126 million funding round.   Boehringer Ingelheim / A*STAR partner on targeted cancer therapies (BioSpectrum Asia) Boehringer Ingelheim and…

Germany The latest from German pharma, including Bayer’s 2021 financial results, the country’s plan to spend $3.14 billion on vaccine capacity to cover Covid-19 outbreaks until 2029, and Boehringer Ingleheim’s case for broader use of its diabetes drug.   Bayer’s 2021 annual report: €44.1 billion revenue, Crop Science grows double digits,…