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China A roundup of some of the biggest pharma and biotech news from China including the collaboration between Elektr and Sinopharm; Biocytogen’s partnership with Janssen and deal with Chipscreen Biosciences; China’s first personalised neoantigen-targeted cancer vaccine approval; the final green light for Sino Biopharm’s purchase of F-star, and AstraZeneca’s deal with…

India The latest news from the Indian pharma industry, including WHO’s recommendation not to use cough syrup from Marion Biotech after further deaths, Indegene’s expanded presence in Europe, Sun Pharma’s FDA warning and the lab partnership between Sai Life Sciences and Schrödinger.   WHO recommends not using Marion Biotech cough syrups…

Spain Alta Life Sciences is one of Catalonia’s top venture capital investor groups in the biotech sector. Montserrat Vendrell, partner and a pivotal figure in the development of the region’s life sciences ecosystem, explains the VC’s investment strategy, their connection with US-based funds, and the challenges ahead for Catalonia’s bioregion.  …

Brazil The Latin American pharmaceutical market in comparison. Brazil is by far the largest market. GDP real growth in Latin America regional comparison. Top 20 pharma companies in Latin America. Sanofi leads the way followed by Novartis and GSK. Brazil GDP and pharmaceutical market growth between 2014 and 2017. The evolution…

UK Much of the new inward investment in the UK from international pharmaceutical companies is from those that wish their discovery science to be in close adjacency to the most successful basic science programmes in biomedicinein the world. The co-location of pharmaceutical discovery sciences adjacent to the best universities (AstraZeneca in Cambridge, Novo Nordisk…

Ireland Eoin Vaughan, CEO of Mercury Engineering, and Dermot Gildea, Director of Life Sciences, highlight the key priorities of their exciting new Mercury 2021 strategy, the rationale behind their transition into a sector-based company rather than a geography-based one, their commitment to continuous improvement in terms of staff capabilities and technology,…

Switzerland Vicky Levy, head of life sciences and healthcare at Deloitte Switzerland provides a fascinating insight into the life sciences sectors on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean whilst also detailing Deloitte’s aspirations and the latest innovations in Switzerland.   Having spent the majority of your life science consulting career in…

Mexico Enrique Carballido, general manager Mexico and Latin South America at Bio-Rad, showcases Bio-Rad’s offering in both diagnostics and life sciences and the crucial role of the entire industry in helping public health institutions more effectively allocate their resources based on the number of patients covered and the economical savings obtained.…

Ireland Aidan Meagher, Tax Partner & Irish Life Sciences Lead for EY Ireland, discusses EY’s extensive consulting work, including their efforts to promote entrepreneurship in Ireland, the changing landscape facing the medtech industry in the country as well as how Ireland can work to make itself an even more attractive destination…

Luxembourg Luxembourg has a young and ambitious life sciences community, which has identified four aspects of personalized medicine where the country has significant potential: digital health, neurodegenerative diseases, molecular diagnostics and immune-oncology. Thomas Dentzer, Head of the Life Sciences sector in Luxembourg, discusses the flexible and supportive atmosphere for companies and…

Ireland Barry Heavey, Head of Life Sciences at IDA Ireland, Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, discusses IDA’s focus on acting as a catalyst for B2B collaboration in converging industries like connective health solutions and innovative drug delivery devices, their focus on advanced manufacturing, and his mission to make IDA Ireland the…

Pharma Philippe Richert, President of the newly created region Grand Est (Regions Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine) shares the significance of life sciences to his local economy, the industrial heritage which have made the region a leading exporter of pharmaceuticals, as well as the world-class innovation taking place there. Finally, he discusses…