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Taiwan Over the past three decades, Taiwan’s elderly population – defined as individuals aged 65 and older – has expanded by a staggering 152 percent. This demographic shift has introduced complex public health challenges, most notably a sharp rise in cancer incidence. “The epidemiological picture is quite sobering,” notes John Chang,…

Taiwan Despite its modest market size, Taiwan is proving a popular investment destination for pharma and medtech multinationals. While the island’s semiconductor industry garners more headlines and revenues, life sciences is also growing as an investment sector. Taiwan is frequently near the front of the queue within APAC for new product…

LatAm From the perspective of international pharmaceuticals developers, Latin America can be considered a region of exceptional potential owing to solid market fundamentals and significant untapped opportunities. “I am convinced that we are poised to become among the most dynamic regions for growth momentum globally driven by multiple factors: among them…

Argentina Has Argentina, for years one of the economic basket cases of Latin America, finally turned a corner? And is its pharma industry set for a bounce back?   Firebrand TV pundit-turned politician Javier Milei was elected President in late 2023 on a promise to slash public spending and state intervention.…

Taiwan Taiwan is, in many ways, a healthcare model for Asia. The island has had universal health coverage for over 30 years and Taiwan’s life expectancy today is almost 81 years, putting it behind only Japan, South Korea, and Singapore in its region. However, by the early 2020s, this rapidly ageing…

Taiwan Vincent Tong, Managing Director of MSD Taiwan, brings two decades of pharmaceutical expertise to his second tenure leading the organisation in Taiwan. Having first served in Taiwan in 2008, Tong has witnessed the market’s evolution from emerging economy to sophisticated healthcare innovator. His career spans multiple markets across Asia-Pacific and…

LatAm Vaccination remains the most powerful public health intervention ever devised, preventing an estimated 4.4 million deaths each year, according to the WHO. Yet with misinformation spreading faster than science, and routine immunisation disrupted by pandemic aftershocks, even long-protected regions are witnessing a resurgence in preventable diseases. In Latin America, where…

LatAm Sarah Aiosa, SVP and President of MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada) for Latin America, highlights nearly four years of strong growth built on a clear mission to expand access to healthcare. Under her leadership, MSD has advanced vaccines, oncology treatments, and clinical research in…

Denmark Not only can Denmark lay claim to some major life science inventions – from the design of the world’s first ever insulin pen and disposable ostomy pouch to breakthroughs in fundamental discovery such as the development of the Gram Stain as an essential methodology for classifying bacteria – but it…

Denmark Public Health Reimagined Denmark’s total health expenditure as a share of GDP has increased moderately over the past decade with the country spending 278 billion KKR (37.2 billion euros) in 2024, of which 83% was financed directly from government health schemes. Yet despite the country’s well-earned reputation for delivering high…

Denmark As Denmark and Europe enter a pivotal phase for healthcare and life sciences, Søren Granhøj Pedersen, Managing Director of MSD Denmark & Iceland, offers timely insights into how one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies is adapting and contributing. Drawing on a career shaped by international experience and cross-functional leadership,…

Switzerland Switzerland is a crucial country for MSD’s global network, employing over 1000 people in local, regional, and global functions across four sites in Lucerne and a newly opened site in Zurich specialising in R&D, data management, and commercialisation. With 25 ongoing clinical trials per year, Switzerland is an important country…