Pierre Banzet – CEO, Groupe SYNERLAB, France
Pierre Banzet, CEO of French CDMO Groupe SYNERLAB, shares how the group has developed over the past three years and discloses his strategy for generating specialty production knowledge as well…
Synerlab is a European contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). With 7 sites and 1,000 employees, Synerlab accompanies clients, leading pharmaceutical laboratories, in the development and manufacturing of their medicines. Synerlab produces a wide range of pharmaceutical forms in dry (tablets, capsules, soft capsules, sachets, and sticks), liquids (syrups, oral drops, nasal), sterile liquid with our without preservatives (nasal sprays, eye drops, ear drops), pastes (ointments, creams) and sterile injectables.
Pierre Banzet, CEO of French CDMO Groupe SYNERLAB, shares how the group has developed over the past three years and discloses his strategy for generating specialty production knowledge as well…
Pierre Banzet, President of Group Synerlab, one of the top ten French CMOs, discusses his group’s ambitious European expansion strategy, driven by their specialties in multi-dose, preservative-free eye drops, generics,…
Craig Martin, CEO of the Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator (OTXL), discusses the urgent need for a new business model to rescue abandoned clinical-stage programs in the rare disease sector. He details…
Asia is emerging as a critical frontier in oncology research, yet much of global drug development continues to overlook the region’s specific clinical needs. At the National Cancer Center Japan,…
After 25 years at Genzyme and Sanofi, Chris Hwang joined a biotech startup in China in 2016 to develop advanced bioprocessing technologies that reduce cost of goods while maintaining reliable…
Biotechnology in Taiwan is no longer a future aspiration, but an industrial system deliberately built for global relevance. In this conversation, the Chairman and CEO of the Development Centre for…
Healthcare systems across the world continue to struggle with fragmentation, rising costs and reactive models of care that intervene too late. Dimitris Moulavasilis, Group CEO of M42, outlines how an…
Siegfried Gschliesser, co-founder and CEO of Anya Biopharm, has spent over two decades shaping the pharmaceutical landscape in Asia. Under his guidance, Anya has pioneered a proprietary oral peptide delivery platform,…
In 2024, contract manufacturers WuXi Biologics and WuXi AppTec were catapulted into global consciousness as two of five Chinese service providers deemed a US national security threat in a draft…
Following our conversation with CEO Lance Yuen on CK Life Sciences’ strategic direction, Chief Scientific Officer Melvin Toh now takes us inside the scientific engine driving that vision forward. He…
Suzhou’s bioBAY has emerged as one of China’s most dynamic biotechnology clusters, bringing together hundreds of biotech and medtech companies within an ecosystem designed to support the full innovation cycle,…
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with Lyon at its heart, is France’s industrial heartland. Hosting over 500,000 manufacturing and manufacturing-related jobs, AURA is also the nation’s top destination the production of biologics,…
Orla Cloak, CEO of Minaris, explains how the organisation. was formed by integrating Minaris Regenerative Medicine, a dedicated cell and gene therapy (CGT) CDMO, and WuXi Advanced Therapies, which brought…
Complementing the Lyon region’s strong industrial footprint is a dense network of hospital facilities, only bettered by Paris on the national level. Across 13 hospitals in the Hospices Civils de…
Lyon – recently announced as the host of BIO-Europe Spring 2027 – has long played a vital role in global health and, in 2026, it stands as one of Europe’s…
William Hait, Chief Scientific Advisor of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Chair of AACR’s Scientific Advisory Council, highlights the society’s position within the global oncology ecosystem as…
Dr Cyrus Yang, CEO of Taiwan Bio Therapeutics, outlines how he transformed the company – founded in 2014 with proprietary MSC‑expansion technology – into a global innovator in cell and gene therapy.…
Founded by Dr Helen Yang and Dr Peter He, Oricell Therapeutics stands at the forefront of next-generation cell and gene therapy innovation. Built on a comprehensive platform that integrates antibody…
Dr Chen-Yu Cheng, founder and chairman at Formosa Laboratories & Pharmaceuticals, is leading a strategic transition from generic API manufacturing toward high- value CDMO services and innovative drug development. By…
Healthcare is finally moving from a reactive “machine” to a proactive shield. In the latest issue of ISPOR’s Value & Outcomes Spotlight, Editor-in-Chief Zeba M. Khan, PhD, examines how Real-World…
This week’s China healthcare highlights from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta include Trinomab preparing for a STAR Market IPO to raise RMB 1.5 billion for its monoclonal antibody portfolio, including first-in-class…
Writing in the March 2026 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, PharmCube’s Juan Valencia looks back on a record year for drug approvals in China, and what it means for…
Taiwan’s clinical research ecosystem has evolved rapidly in recent years, reflecting Asia’s growing role in global drug development. Samuel Su, Founder and CEO of Bestat Pharmaservices, discusses how the organisation…
Paul Kim, a leading FDA attorney and policy expert formerly at both the FDA and the US Congress, discusses the current shifts within the American life sciences and regulatory landscape.…
Developing effective CAR-T therapies for T-cell malignancies remains one of the most technically challenging frontiers in cell therapy. Dr Lin Yang of PersonGen Biotherapeutics discusses the company’s progress with its…
Nasha Fitter, a tech entrepreneur and CEO of the FOXG1 Research Foundation, discusses the radical shift in drug development led by a new generation of sophisticated parent-entrepreneurs. Following her daughter’s…
Boston Scientific’s Dan Silver reflects on his global leadership journey and the evolution of the company’s presence in one of Asia’s most advanced healthcare systems. Silver discusses Boston Scientific’s growth…
Frank Bedu‑Addo shares his journey from scientist to co‑founder and CEO of PDS Biotechnology. He highlights promising progress across PDS’s oncology pipeline, including strategic decisions that have helped improve antitumor…
As Abu Dhabi translates strategy into execution, the focus turns from platform design to operational delivery. Albarah Elkhani, COO of Integrated Health Solutions at M42, details how large-scale genomics, clinical…
Sabrina Zimmerman, General Manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau and APAC (excluding Japan) Portfolio Head at Biogen, shares her perspective on the company’s expanding presence in Asia and its…
Christine Baeder, President of USA and LATAM at Apotex, discusses the company’s evolution following private equity investment, its Generics Plus strategy, and the critical role of the US market. She…
Rainer Westermann offers a sobering take on Europe’s declining global status as both a source and recipient of biopharmaceutical innovation. He argues that the time for a paradigm shift in…
Kim Moran, SVP & Head of US Rare Disease at UCB, discusses how the company is building on its long-standing heritage in neurology to expand into rare and ultra-rare conditions.…
European biotech’s recent struggles are well documented. Deep-pocketed investors with sufficient risk tolerance to fund potentially breakout companies are thin on the ground, and Europe is losing touch with both…
Sabrina Chan, Senior Executive at HKAPI, highlights progress in Hong Kong’s biomedical ambitions, including establishing an independent regulator, expanding clinical trial capacity via the Greater Bay Area Clinical Trial Institute…
Lyon’s leading biotechs have caught the eye of global pharma in recent years, with two major acquisitions attesting to the quality and sophistication of the ecosystem and laying a path…
Professor Chak-sing Lau, BBS, JP, is Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health) and Dean of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He leads HKU’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine…
Bringing together clinical scale, academic depth, and a strong engineering mindset, China Medical University Hospital has positioned itself as more than a care provider. In this interview, Dr Der-Yang Cho,…
Tanya Carro details Duchesnay Pharmaceutical Group’s organic expansion from its women’s health core into rare diseases and generics. Operating across three geographic pillars, the privately held firm leverages Canadian pricing…
Promoted to General Manager of Moderna Taiwan in 2024, Wenchi Liu brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience spanning commercial strategy and operations. Since joining Moderna in 2023, she…
Katherine Stueland, CEO of GeneDx, describes transforming the 26-year-old NIH spinout into a scalable, patient-focused business. Leveraging the Infinity database, strategic biopharma partnerships, AI-driven interpretation, and cost-efficient exome and genome…
2026 could mark a turning point for biosimilar adoption in the US. By scrapping requirements for redundant clinical trials and pushing Congress to end the “Interchangeable” label, the FDA has…
For decades, the Middle East has faced a disproportionately high burden of rare genetic disorders, fuelled both by deep-rooted cultural practices and an overreliance on Western genomic data. Fast forward…
See our Cookie Privacy Policy Here
