Tagged with Bial

Portugal The top 10 pharma companies in Portugal ranked by sales value in both the hospital and pharmacy markets. These charts are from IQVIA and are based on a moving annual total up to October 2023. Household Big Pharma names like Janssen (recently rebranded as Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines), Roche,…

Morocco Pfizer’s relationship with the North African Kingdom of Morocco dates back 57 years, and the US pharma giant is the only major multinational with a manufacturing presence in the country. The firm recently strengthened its commitment to Morocco – a nation of 37 million people which boasts Africa’s only free…

Global Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the resistance of pathogens to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top 10 global public health threats and was associated with the death of some 5 million people in 2019. The latest WHO report…

Spain Bial’s general manager for Spain and global director of its epilepsy franchise, Ana Álvarez, highlights the importance of the country for the organization – representing 25 percent of overall sales –, explains how she is managing the lifecycle of Bial’s CNS and cardiovascular portfolio, the importance of sustainability, and  the…

China Dr. Zhengyu Yuan, president & CEO of MicuRx, shares the story of how MicuRx was founded in 2007 to develop new and innovative antimicrobial drugs; their flagship product, contezolid, which recently concluded Phase III trials in China; and their future plans for an IPO.   We combined US experience and…

Top 10 Geoffrey Guy, David Meek, Tae Han Kim, Pierre Moustial, Vivek Sharma, Antonio Portela and many other remarkable people that are shaping the global life sciences industry shared with PharmaBoardroom valuable insights on the companies they lead and their vision for the future.   Geoffrey Guy Geoffrey Guy is the chairman and founder…

Portugal Antonio Portela, seven years into leading the Bial operation in Portugal, shares his views on internationalization and how to maintain a stable company culture when approaching new and diverse markets. He discusses Portuguese market trends, future patent challenges and provides an intriguing insight into running a leading family-owned pharmaceutical company.…

Mexico Maarten Pouw, business unit director of Mexico and Latin America at DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, explains the crucial role that sustainable antibiotics play in combating antimicrobial resistance and showcases the company’s region-wide commitment to offering reliable, compliant and sustainable APIs. Could you please introduce to our international audience the key activities…

Switzerland Nicolas Hug reveals how UCB´s new facility in Bulle, Switzerland, is one of the largest microbial derived pharmaceuticals plants in Europe; how the key challenge for manufacturers today is to guarantee supplies by building a robust network; and why manufacturing is where dreams become reality, taking the results from a…

Pharma Antimicrobial resistance is classified by the WHO as one of the top threats to humanity. The Business Unit Director for Europe and America of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in environmentally friendly anti-infective molecules, explains the risks related to antimicrobial resistance, the role of the pharmaceutical industry and how…

R&D António Portela, CEO of Portugal’s flagship pharmaceutical company Bial, talks about the recent approval of Aptiom by the FDA, the first Portuguese drug to ever to be approved in the US, as well as the unique long-term strategy of the company and the advantages to being a family-run business. Last…