Belgium The second edition of the European Cancer Forum was held in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, 29 January 2020. Hosted by MSD in collaboration with the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE), and Digestive Cancers Europe (DiCE), the theme of this year’s event was “Towards A New Era…
Hungary In 2016, Hungary transitioned from a second-tier member to a full member of the EU. As Judit Bidló, deputy director general of pricing and reimbursement for Hungary’s National Institute of Health Insurance Fund Management (NEAK), explains, this has already had a significant impact on patient access to innovative new products.…
Egypt Amre Mamdouh, vice president & area general manager for Egypt and North Africa at GSK, explains how GSK has been able to hold its leadership position in Egypt despite economic difficulties. He also highlights the government’s prioritization of healthcare and the role of GSK as a partner of national campaigns,…
Egypt Christelle Saghbini, the newly appointed chairman & managing director of Sanofi for Egypt & Sudan, highlights her strategic roadmap for bringing access to innovative medicines to Egypt. She also explains how Sanofi is a strong partner in the government’s efforts to improve the level of healthcare in the country. …
UK Britain, home of the discovery of the world’s first ever vaccine, has long been championing a pharma sub-segment forecast to reach a global market value of USD 49.27 billion by 2022. However, despite possessing the innovators, the infrastructure and the coverage, the UK’s thriving vaccine industry risks being blown off…
India Luca Visini, the recently appointed managing director of Eli Lilly & Company for India, shares with us his first perspective of the Indian ecosystem He also provides insights into some of his key objectives in India, which include consolidating the reputation of Eli Lilly as a key stakeholder in the…
Spain Santiago de Quiroga, president editor of leading Spanish pharmaceutical industry newspaper El Global and CEO of healthcare communications group WeCare-u, discusses the country’s health priorities, highlighting the upcoming Personalized Medicine Plan that the government will issue by the end of 2018 and predicts how regulators are going to find new…
Spain Ángel Luis Rodríguez de la Cuerda, secretary general of AESEG, the trade association of generic producers in Spain, discusses the initiatives that the organization is undertaking to develop a true generic culture in the country and a new proposal changing the requirement for originator drugs to remain at the same…
UK Lord O’Shaughnessy, parliamentary under secretary of state for health in the UK, discusses how stakeholders are interacting to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the global life sciences industry post-Brexit. We have scrutinized the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and found it to be a very optimistic…
India A strong supporter of public-private partnerships, MSD’s managing director in India, Vivek Kamath, explains how the company’s collaborative approach is the key to enhancing their reputation, improving patient outcomes and tackling unmet medical needs in India. Mr. Kamath, you have worked for MSD for over four years and you…
India Ashok Battacharya, executive director of the Indian affiliate of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, with 38 years experience in global Ppharmaceutical MNCs, discusses the top-notch reputation that Takeda has among physicians and patients and how the company is working towards making Takeda’s innovative medications available to Indian Patients. Can you give our international…
Ecuador Miguel Pasquel, endocrinologist at Quito’s Metropolitano Hospital and former president of the Ecuadorian Endocrinology Society shares his point of view on the country’s healthcare system. He recognizes the good will of successive governments but regrets their inability to give Ecuadorians access to health across the country, highlighting the differences between…
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