Tagged with R&D

Artificial Intelligence On the supply side, AI appears to herald the prospect of de-risking the drug discovery process and doing away with many of the traditional time-consuming approaches at a juncture when drug development had been becoming financially unsustainable and clinical research organisations (CROs) had been systematically failing to improve operational efficiency.…

Facts A snapshot of the latest data on the French pharmaceutical industry from industry association LEEM, including market revenues, R&D investments, employment and consumption. Made with Visme Presentation Maker

Czech Republic Czech Republic’s overall pharma market value increased 5 per cent in 2019, while its units produced decreased by 1 per cent.   Made with Visme Presentation Maker   The number of clinical trials conducted in the Czech Republic increased in 2017 and fell to a three-year low in 2018. Made…

Pharma Market Poland is by far the largest pharma market in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, with a total value of EUR 6.352 billion for 2017. The Czech Republic is in second place, followed by Romania and Hungary Made with Visme Infographic Maker     The CEE countries that exported…

Clinical Trials Hungary has long been one of the leading countries in Central and Eastern Europe for clinical trials. However, a downward trend in the number of research projects being conducted in the country since 2015 has some stakeholders concerned about the future of Hungary as a regional clinical trials hub.   …

Sweden With chromatography having been invented in Uppsala, Sweden, it makes sense for GE Healthcare’s Life Science business to have its largest global manufacturing and R&D operations there. GE Healthcare Nordics President and CEO Lotta Ljungqvist gives an overview of the firm’s global portfolio and highlights the importance of Swedish operations…

Thailand As Thailand’s focus has shifted towards R&D over the past few years, the number of in-country clinical trials being conducted has increased concurrently. From 2011 to 2016, Thailand conducted a total of 739 clinical trials, the largest number within the Southeast Asian region, followed by Singapore (610 trials) and Malaysia…

Taiwan An overview of all clinical trials conducted in Taiwan between 2011 and 2017. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   The number of clinical trials conducted in Taiwan during the period between 2011 and 2017 sorted by phase and by type of sponsor. By far the largest single category is Phase…

Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s drugs represent a high-risk, high-reward proposition for global pharma. As David H. Crean recently wrote for PharmaBoardroom, “Except for one good piece of news in 2014 — for a dementia drug, Namzaric — there’s nothing by way of an FDA approval going back to 2002, 17 years of failure…

Sweden Over EUR 1 billion was spent in Sweden on pharmaceutical R&D in 2015, a similar level to spending seen in Italy and Denmark. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Sweden is playing host to a growing number of clinical trials. The number of projects in clinical development in Sweden more…

Taiwan As part of its ‘Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan’, Taiwan has designated a special focus to each of its regions. The Taiwanese government is aiming to develop a new economic model and make Taiwan, “the stage for innovation talent in Asia and example of innovation and entrepreneurship, with the goal…

France Pascal Girin, CEO of BALT, shares how his rich career in neurovascular medical technology helped him to transform the company from a small R&D pure player into an international market leader. Girin goes on to explain the high key growth strategy he is implementing and the impact that BALT’s products…