ASEAN A roundup of some of the most important recent pharma news from the dynamic ASEAN region, including a big new investment from Novartis in its antibody plant in Singapore, the establishment of ‘pharmaceutical ecozones’ to streamline the drug application process in the Philippines; Vietnam’s journey to attaining WHO Level Four…
Europe PharmaBoardroom was delighted to attend DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels earlier this month, bringing together a veritable who’s-who of the European and global regulatory community. The politicians, regulators, payers, patient advocates, industry representatives, and service providers in attendance were treated to a three-day buffet of engaging panels and townhalls with…
Global Pharma is rushing to adopt AI-driven tools in the hope of revolutionizing everything from drug discovery to clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and marketing efforts. While AI is the technology du jour, Saskia Steinacker, senior VP, global head strategy and digital transformation at Bayer, argues that successful AI implementation within Pharma…
India Drawing on a unique background in both medicine and law, Dr Milind Antani today leads the pharma and healthcare practice at Nishith Desai Associates, covering everything from regulatory work to corporate transactions, intellectual property matters, and dispute resolution. Dr Antani highlights the dynamic M&A landscape in Indian healthcare and pharmaceuticals…
China The biggest pharma industry stories coming out of China, including the impact of the US Biosecure act on Chinese giants WuXi AppTec and WuXi Bio; Novartis’ acquisition of SanReno Therapeutics; the first orphan drug designation for a Chinese herbal medicine-based therapy, and AstraZeneca’s new production line in Taizhou. Eisai…
India Mohal Sarabhai, managing director of Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Limited (ASE) on transforming his family’s failing century-old business and creating new companies beneath the ASE Holdings umbrella, including a joint venture with Co-Diagnostics, CoSara Diagnostics, that span areas from diagnostics to APIs. He highlights CoSara Diagnostics’ tuberculosis (TB) and human papillomavirus…
Spain Having forged a solid position in clinical research in 2020 and 2021 when it became the fourth nation in the world and the first in Europe for studies conducted around COVID-19, Spain has continued consolidating its status as a leading clinical trials hub and registered over 900 trials in 2022,…
India The Bombay Chamber of Commerce, established in 1836, played a key role in India’s industrial and infrastructural development during British rule and has since evolved into a professional organization with influential members, contributing significantly to the growth of major international companies like Tata and Reliance. Director General Sandeep Khosla highlights…
Portugal President of the Portuguese Association Against Leukaemia (APCL), Dr Manuel Abecasis is known as the father of bone marrow transplants in Portugal. He outlines the APCL’s activities, including the organisation’s role in raising awareness and increasing the number of donars in the Portuguese Bone Marrow Donor Registry, which went from…
Europe The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shortages of essential medicines and APIs laid bare Europe’s reliance on suppliers outside its borders. To combat this issue and ensure that Europe is better prepared for future health crises, the Spanish Presidency of the EU is advocating for a focus on ‘strategic autonomy’ up…
Global Tremendous strides have been made in both treatment and prevention of AIDS and it is no longer among the 10 leading causes of death globally, however an estimated 39 million people were living with the disease globally in 2022. HIV treatments has become more manageable and are reaching more patients…
UAE Drawing on a quarter of a century of pharmaceutical industry experience, over 20 years of which has been spent in the UAE, Ayman Mokhtar today heads up Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia operations for Viatris. A global healthcare company with a broad range of products, Viatris is continually working…
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