Global Jerry Radich of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, writing in the February 2026 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, lays out a framework for taking cutting-edge cancer therapies – currently the preserve of the world’s wealthiest nations – to a broader global patient population.   It’s been said that geography…

USA Patients and carers with lived experience of a disease have valuable insights to share with physicians and drug developers alike. This is especially true of rare diseases, defined in the US as those that affect fewer than 200,000 people nationwide and which collectively impact over 30 million Americans. For these…

China China Biotech private financing in H2 2025 reflected a distinct “flight to quality,” moving from the valuation outliers of Q3 toward a disciplined clinical focus in Q4. As Dr Cathy Bi of PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta writes, while early-stage deal volume cooled, strategic liquidity remained robust for assets with mature…

LatAm From the perspective of international pharmaceuticals developers, Latin America can be considered a region of exceptional potential owing to solid market fundamentals and significant untapped opportunities. “I am convinced that we are poised to become among the most dynamic regions for growth momentum globally driven by multiple factors: among them…

LatAm When it comes to pharmaceutical exports, Latin America has historically been confined to the margins of the global life science industry. In 2023, the region accounted for a mere one percent of worldwide pharmaceutical exports, down from 1.97 percent a decade earlier, despite housing over eight percent of the world’s…

USA John Murphy III, President and CEO of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM), argues that 2026 represents a pivotal moment for the United States to reclaim leadership in biosimilars. He outlines how recent FDA reforms could finally unlock competition, lower drug costs, and expand patient access, while warning that outdated…

Argentina Has Argentina, for years one of the economic basket cases of Latin America, finally turned a corner? And is its pharma industry set for a bounce back?   Firebrand TV pundit-turned politician Javier Milei was elected President in late 2023 on a promise to slash public spending and state intervention.…

Africa African healthcare and pharma are moving from ambition to action. Regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Lenias Hwenda explains how, after years of over-dependence on global supply chains, fragmented regulation, and limited local manufacturing, the continent is asserting greater control over its health destiny. Regulatory maturity is rising. Patient safety is gaining prominence,…

China This week’s China healthcare highlights from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta include Insilico Medicine’s partnership with Hengtai Biotech to co-develop an AI-discovered NLRP3 inhibitor for CNS disorders and Ellipses Pharma’s licensing of a first-in-class B7H3 ADC from Innolake Biopharm. IPO filings by Dizal Pharmaceutical, Biosun Pharma, and Fosun Adgenvax highlight the…

Global ISPOR’s Rob Abbott traces AI’s evolution in healthcare from early expert systems to today’s machine learning and large language models, arguing that AI is now central to health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and healthcare decision-making. Abbott highlights concrete use cases in genomics, evidence synthesis, and medical imaging, while stressing…

Global Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), faced with patent expiries for its two largest historical revenue-generators, is racing to replace them. The US giant is re-entering the hot-again neuroscience space, as well as bringing forward cardiovascular, immunology, and oncology molecules, with management proclaiming that six of its pipeline assets boast multibillion-dollar potential.…

China This week’s China healthcare highlights from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta include WuXi XDC’s acquisition of TOT Biopharm to expand ADC CDMO capabilities, Sino Biopharma’s entry into RNAi therapeutics with the acquisition of Hygieia, and RemeGen’s US$ 5.6 billion licensing deal with AbbVie. IPO filings by Exegenesis, Immvira, and Genhouse Bio,…