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Turkey A roundup of the biggest pharma and healthcare stories from Turkey including the investigation of 19 pharma companies by the country’s competition watchdog; Gen Pharma Caucasus Manufacturing’s new plant in Azerbaijan; drug shortages resulting from a newly adopted currency-indexed medication supply system, and the surge in upper respiratory tract infections…

Morocco Pierre Fabre has been present in the Moroccan market for nearly 40 years. Pierre Behnam, the company’s director for Africa, Middle-East and Türkiye discusses its strategy for bringing innovation and targeted therapies to patients in Morocco.   I am confident that over time, with joint work between innovators and health…

China First set up in 2014, the Guangdong Medical Valley is an investment incubation platform in southern China focusing on the biomedical and medical device industries. CEO Xia Jiasheng explains how the decision to set up the cluster came about, how it differs from the wealth of other science parks in…

Global  Speaking as GM and head of the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region, Andrew Bird, who has since become Acino’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, discusses the Swiss company’s “being global but acting local” approach to emerging markets and outlines the importance of the META region, which accounts for 35 percent…

Turkey A roundup of the latest pharma and healthcare news from Turkey including Omya’s new Turkish manufacturing site, Santa Farma’s fourth EU-GMP certification and the collaboration agreement between BioNTech and Turkey’s Koç University.   Omya production site in Turkey gains health authority approval (OutsourcingPharma) Swiss company, Omya, has gained official Turkish…

Greece Greece is a middling performer in terms of clinical trial numbers on the European stage, nestled next to Finland and Romania on total trial numbers between 2002 and 2020 but ahead of Germany and Italy on trials per capita. However, the pharmaceutical industry does see opportunities for establishing greater trial…

Roundup A roundup of the latest pharma and healthcare news from Turkey including Roche Turkey’s digital platform for HCPs and patients, big pharma’s aid to earthquake victims, the Scientific and Technological Research Council’s new manufacturing facility and IHH Healthcare’s acquisition of Kent Health Group.   Pharma 2023: Roche Turkey’s Digital Platform…

Middle East & Africa The Middle East and Africa (MEA), the fifth-largest regional pharma market in the world, is rapidly becoming a pharmaceutical powerhouse with both global and local firms taking advantage of the region’s population and life expectancy growth as well as greater government funding for healthcare and the progress of universal healthcare…

UK A roundup of the latest UK healthcare, pharma and biotech news including AbbVie and Lilly’s departure from the country’s voluntary medicines pricing agreement, Moderna’s expanded footprint, UK biotech’s 2022 funding downturn and Gilead’s Yescarta approval from NICE.   Northern Ireland Medicines supply still ‘problematic and inefficient’ (BBC News) According to…

Global Since monkeypox was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) and industrialized countries began stockpiling vaccines, Bavarian Nordic’s shares have more than tripled while Siga Technologies has seen the value of its stock double.   … we are pleased to assist more countries with supply of vaccines…

Canada Some of the top stories coming out of Canadian healthcare and life sciences, including a new GSK flu vaccine deal, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ first approval for an ALS drug, and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s recent smallpox contracts with Chimerix and Bavarian Nordic.   GSK flu vaccine deal renewal (Reuters)…

Turkey After its best financial year to date – posting revenues of USD 27.3 billion in 2021 – Gilead has said yes to localization in Turkey. The California-based company, known for its HIV and oncology treatments, announced a USD 60 million investment in Turkey, partnering with local player Pharmactive to produce…