Tagged with Pfizer

Switzerland While Switzerland has Europe’s second-highest proportion of women in the workforce, it trails global standards on gender diversity in boardrooms and in management positions. However, this situation is changing and two of Switzerland’s most important pharma affiliates are at the forefront of a new wave of diverse Swiss leadership teams.…

Switzerland Pfizer Switzerland’s Sabine Bruckner discusses Switzerland’s historic and continuing importance to Pfizer, vaccine development and uptake, and the significant benefits of building a diverse leadership team.   There are challenges and opportunities in every situation and, while there is no doubt that COVID-19 is challenging for all of us, it…

Germany German biotech BioNTech has been thrust into the global spotlight thanks to its collaboration with global giant Pfizer on a COVID-19 vaccine. The company, founded by Professor Ugur Sahin in 2008 with the goal of creating a wide portfolio of individualised treatments for cancer patients, is one of the leading…

Saudi Arabia The top 10 pharma companies in Saudi Arabia ranked by sales value in USD millions MAT Q1 2019. These top 10 corporations account for 50 percent of total sales in the USD 8.2 billion Saudi pharma market. Global giants Pfizer, Sanofi, and Novartis make up the top three spots, but…

Coronavirus During the fourth International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) COVID-19 media briefing, one thematic dominated: collaboration. With Eli Lilly chairman and CEO David Ricks, also president of IFPMA; Roche CEO Dr Severin Schwan, also vice-president of IFPMA; Pfizer chairman and CEO Dr Albert Bourla; MSD (Merck & Co.…

Coronavirus Top global pharma executives involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccines have stated their commitment to not rushing the release of any potential vaccine without it passing through the full clinical trial process and proving to be safe and effective. Albert Bourla of Pfizer and Kenneth Frazier of Merck (MSD…

Norway The top 10 pharma companies in Norway ranked by 2019 turnover according to IQVIA data. The Norwegian market is dominated by multinationals, with Finnish Orion Pharma the sole Nordic representative in the top 10 list. See below for the full rankings.   Novartis Swiss firm Novartis had a turnover of…

China Since the Chinese government unrolled an unprecedented volume-based procurement initiative for essential drugs used in the public hospital system in November 2018 in a bid to curb unsustainable healthcare expenditures, domestic and foreign drug manufacturers have been forced into an increasingly cutthroat race to the bottom, at least for the…

Saudi Arabia The top 10 pharma companies in Saudi Arabia ranked by sales value in USD millions MAT Q1 2019. These top 10 corporations account for 50 percent of total sales and are a mix of local companies and MNCs   Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Norway The Top 15 pharmaceutical companies in Norway ranked by sales turnover in 2019. The market is dominated by multinationals, with Novartis, Pfizer and MSD making up the top three positions.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Long Read Squirreled away in the lowlands of North West Europe and somewhat dwarfed by the mighty neighbouring pharmaceutical powerhouses of Germany and France, one could easily be forgiven for overlooking Belgium’s zesty life science ecosystem. At first glance, the numbers certainly appear more steady than thrilling: a EUR 5.4 billion domestic…

Rankings The top 10 of Pharmaceutical Exec’s Top 50 Companies 2020. Roche overtakes Pfizer to take the number one spot, followed by Novartis which moves up from third to second on the list. For the full list and extensive analysis, see the Pharma Exec website here.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker