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France Christophe Cizeron, president of Lyonbiopole, discusses the important economic and industrial position of the research cluster in the Rhone-Alps Region as well as the challenges posed by domestic and international competition.   Between 2007-2016, the number of biotech companies doubled in the Lyon region and there was a sharp increase…

South Korea Southeast Asia’s notoriously strict anti-cannabis laws could be set to relax dramatically as South Korea becomes the first country in the region to legalise cannabis for medicinal use.   This surprising move towards legalisation is intended to expand treatment options for patients suffering from rare diseases such as epilepsy.  …

Spain Manuel Ramos Ortega, chairman of Labiana, a Spanish CDMO, highlights his strategy to create company stability and discusses the major trends in the manufacturing world of human medicines. Furthermore, he gives an overview of what differentiates Spain and Labiana in the competitive world of pharmaceutical production.   The old business…

Korea Sunyoung Kim, CEO and founder of ViroMed, reveals his strategy for conquering the US market and the feasibility of his ambitions for ViroMed to become the biotech company with the largest revenues from gene therapy by 2025. He also discusses the areas within the Korean biotech sphere that must develop…

Singapore Dr Charles Stacey, president and CEO of Brain Health company Cerecin, formerly Accera, discusses the rebrand, new investment, the company’s relocation to Asia, and the upcoming rollout of a global Phase III clinical trial for its innovative new Alzheimer’s drug.   As a small, innovative biotech company, we are looking…

Portugal Lawyer Joana Silveira Botelho provides regular legal assistance to pharmaceutical companies and other entities of the health sector. Here she examines Portugal’s new regulatory framework on cannabis for medicinal purposes.    What will actually change considering that in Portugal (and in the European Union) it is already possible to obtain a marketing…

Korea In an exclusive interview, Tae-Han Kim, president and CEO of Samsung Biologics, documents his strategy for expanding Samsung’s operations into biologics, and how Samsung Biologics has rapidly become one of the leading Contract Development Manufacturing Organisations (CDMO) in the market in only seven years. Dr Kim also provides his assessment…

Malaysia How Malaysia is setting itself up to provide biosimilars across the Islamic world as well as Asia.   Inno Bio Ventures, a Malaysian state-owned company originally set up to create drug security by ensuring that the country was self-sufficient in terms of medicine supply, has been making its first moves…

Malaysia Tan Sri Rahman Mamat, chairman of Inno Bio Ventures, provides his vision for biosimilars’ potential in Malaysia, and the progress the company has made in laying the foundations to make Malaysia an export hub for biological products in the future.   There is a strong potential for exporting biosimilars [from…

Hong Kong Energetically touting itself as “Asia’s World City” as well as a connector between East and West with its inextricable links to both mainland China and the international community, Hong Kong is today seeking to augment her position as a global financial center by transforming herself into a biotech and biomedical…

Malaysia Sea cucumbers – odd-looking marine animals with leathery skins and elongated bodies – can be found on ocean floors worldwide. Although more famous as a culinary delicacy in East and Southeast Asia, one Malaysian company – Healwell – is using these primitive creatures to save lives.   Dr Hassan Yaakob,…

Korea Jongmoon Kim, CEO of ToolGen discusses the potential for their CRISPR technology to revolutionize not only therapy for genetic illnesses, but also agriculture. Kim explains his move from information technology to biotechnology and the importance of building international partnerships across the industry.   CRISPR simplifies some of the complex tasks…