UK A roundup of some of the biggest stories coming out of the UK pharma industry, including AstraZeneca’s bid for cancer specialist Fusion Pharmaceuticals; the shutdown of Sanofi’s R&D site in Cambridge; the GBP 17.9 million initiative to boster UK clinical trials, and Obsidian Therapeutics’ USD 160.5 million Series C funding raise.…
India Dr Viranchi Shah of Saga Lifesciences and the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) outlines the Indian pharmaceutical industry’s potential for growth and its role in global health initiatives. He highlights IDMA’s focus on scaling operations, affordability, accessibility, quality, and compliance to drive positive change across the sector. Dr Shah also…
India KV Subramaniam, president of Reliance Life Sciences, a research-driven medical biotech with a fully integrated value chain that covers everything from research to manufacturing, comments on the firm’s unique positioning and its efforts to diversify its portfolio. Moving beyond plasma proteins and biosimilars, Reliance looks to expand into vaccines and…
Singapore The latest pharma news from Singapore, including J&J Innovation’s continued investment in Singapore; Evotec’s new Singaporean venture, 65LAB; BeiGene’s cancer drug approval in the country; Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of local biotech KBP Biosciences’ late-stage investigational hypertension drug, and Crown Bioscience/JSR Life Sciences’ new manufacturing facility. Johnson & Johnson Innovation…
Hong Kong As managing director of the CR-CP Life Science Fund, whose shareholders, CR Group and CP Group, are on the Fortune Global 500 List, Da Liu leads investments in life sciences companies globally, especially those in emerging sectors such as RNA therapeutics and cancer screening. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Liu discusses…
India Top stories from Indian pharma including Sanofi India’s plans to demerge its healthcare businesses; Junshi Biosciences and Dr. Reddy’s anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody partnership; Venus Remedies’ new oncology approvals; CORONA and Ferring’s maternal health agreement and Ipca Laboratories and Sun Pharma’s quality issues. Zydus Lifesciences reports smallest profit in 14…
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…
Italy GeneraLife, an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic group with 14 clinics in Italy as well as in a number of other countries. The group’s Director of the Scientific Executive Committee, Dr Filippo Maria Ubaldi, spoke to us about the evolution of reproductive health, Italy’s alarmingly low birth rate and the…
Sweden Anders Blanck, CEO of LIF, the industry organisation for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden, describes the Sustainability Strategy that the pharma industry in Sweden is now launching. Central to the Strategy is a Manifesto with nine commitments that covers the entire value chain of medicines – from research and…
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. …
Turkey With an already well-established manufacturing industry for pharmaceuticals, Turkey has been aiming to move with global trends and invest in biologics production, specifically in biosimilars. The share of biotechnological pharmaceuticals has reached 30 percent globally, a rate that is expected to continue increasing, but the market share in Turkey…
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