Hungary While pharmaceutical products and healthcare financing dominate the majority of discussions surrounding the improvement of health outcomes, health literacy still remains a core issue that, if left unaddressed, may vary well hinder Hungary’s ability to push its health agenda forward and create a more sustainable system moving forward.   According…

Lyon’s innovative roots, favourable location, educational excellence, and collaborative culture are all helping to make the city a premium life science, pharmaceuticals and biotech hub, not just in France, but globally. The Roots of Innovation Lyon’s position as one of the top 20 global centres for innovation has been long in the…

The inaugural BioPharma Ambition Convention 2016 saw an illustrious set of industry, academic and regulatory representatives converge on Dublin, Ireland for two productive days of dynamic high-level dialogue. “Ireland is competing – and winning. We make no apologies for competing aggressively” Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Framed…

Biologics giant Biogen is investing USD one billion in a next-generation manufacturing facility in Luterbach, near Solothurn, Switzerland, tripling production capacity and creating 400 new jobs. The decision to situate the new capabilities outside of North America reflects an eagerness to attain a greater level of diversity across our production…

Novartis Novartis Czech Republic’s Heidrun Irschik explains the potentially game-changing ramifications of Big Data on the Czech pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.   The opportunities offered by big data are present and we need to tap into this immense potential Heidrun Irschik, Novartis Big data: a technological phenomenon with potential commensurate to…

Italy Italy’s traditional family-owned pharmaceutical companies are one of its greatest strengths; but these companies must be amenable to outside influence in order to grow sustainably. [There is] a lot of liquidity in the market, including amongst the family businesses … and there are now a lot of companies looking for…

Pharma France provides a unique environment for dermo-cosmetics companies such as Pierre Fabre, Uriage, and Galderma to thrive in terms of the industry’s historical legacy in the country, abundant natural resources, and a tradition of openness and understanding of dermatology. [France is] a unique environment for the growth of dermo-cosmetic brands. French dermatologists have a…

Medtech France has a rich history in innovation, especially in the medical devices sector, but has not been able to produce a giant in the sector to compare with the global impact of Sanofi and Servier in pharmaceuticals. New models of public-private partnership however have the potential to change this. Medical devices is…

Pharma Switzerland’s pharma industry is moving beyond staid conservatism and embracing risk in order to compete internationally and foster a new culture of innovation. Switzerland is frequently considered one of the most entrepreneurial and competitive countries in the world. As Thomas Cunei, secretary general of Interpharma, the association that represents 92…

Pharma After a number of years of difficulty post-2008 and the euro-debt crisis, Ireland’s pharma manufacturing industry and economy in general is now firmly on the up. The local Irish pharma market is still under some pressure following years of austerity which saw the average price of a reimbursable medicine cut…

Hungary Preventive healthcare and health literacy are core issues in Hungary that, if left unaddressed, may hinder the country’s ability to push its health agenda forward and create a more sustainable system.   According to the OECD, life expectancy at birth in Hungary was 75.6 years in 2014, well below the…

Czech Republic There is frequent dialogue between the pharmaceutical industry, relevant regulatory authorities, and government stakeholders in the Czech Republic, but this dialogue is often strained. However, more frequent and constructive interaction between the myriad actors involved in Czech pharma and healthcare is helping push the industry to new heights.    Jan Žaloudík,…