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Ecuador The top 20 pharma companies in Ecuador in 2017, ranked by value, for both the retail and public markets. Argentinian firm Roemmers leads the way in the retail market, followed by global players Bayer and Sanofi. In terms of Ecuador’s public market, the top three companies are global giants Roche,…

Spain Santiago de Quiroga, president editor of leading Spanish pharmaceutical industry newspaper El Global and CEO of healthcare communications group WeCare-u, discusses the country’s health priorities, highlighting the upcoming Personalized Medicine Plan that the government will issue by the end of 2018 and predicts how regulators are going to find new…

India RS Raghav, founder and managing director of Oaknet Healthcare, documents the key fundamentals that have enabled Oaknet to proudly become a Top 100 player in the competitive Indian market within only three years of existence. Looking forward, he also documents the importance of in-licensing partnerships, digitalization, and the company’s expertise…

UK After a series of recent acquisitions, developing a diverse portfolio comprising four business areas; including OTC and branded prescription medicines, Mylan UK’s country manager, Jean-Yves Brault, takes a step back and analyses the new Mylan, while highlighting how it is fit for the future of healthcare. How does Mylan position…

China Dr. Grace Zhou, dean of SIIBR, discusses the Institute’s priorities, the benefits of being located in Shenzhen and the city’s potential as a global innovation hub. Zhou also outlines the major recent developments for her company, ImmVira. To begin with, Grace, our readers would be extremely interested in hearing about…

China Dr. Tang Dajie, founder and CEO of investment vehicle Triwise Capital, discusses the numerous investment opportunities in Shenzhen’s life sciences sector and the city’s unique geographical and economic positioning. Dr. Tang, could you start by introducing your investment company, Triwise Capital, and the reason for its special focus on the…

China Tian Yaolin, CEO of Shenzhen Govita Medical Laboratory, shares the exciting story of Govita’s start-up in the past two years; their robust and innovative business model centered on healthcare management and preventive medicine; and the synergies they are leveraging between their Hong Kong and Shenzhen affiliates. Yaolin, as the CEO…

UK Sir Robert Lechler, president of the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), discusses the Academy’s role in promoting medical research in the UK and how that stands to change in the wake of the country’s decision to leave the European Union. What role does the AMS play in the UK? “We…

India Dr. Georges Jabre, the recently appointed CEO of Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of the Servier Group) and president of the Healthcare Committee of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI), provides insights into some key specificities of India’s healthcare ecosystem as well as his main priorities…

India Bharat V. Daftary, chairman and MD of Bharat Serums & Vaccines (BSV), a biopharmaceutical company with R&D units in USA, Germany & India and with a presence in over 76 countries, provides insights into the biotech landscape in India and its expectations for the fertility and women’s health markets. He…

China The Greater Bay Area (several cities in Guangdong Province in mainland China along with Hong Kong and Macau) is a major Chinese government scheme to link the entire region into an integrated economic and business hub . The Greater Bay Area, taken as a whole, dwarfs the world’s other major…

Portugal Joaquim Cunha, executive director of Health Cluster Portugal – a private, non-profit organisation dedicated to the consolidation of Portugal’s healthcare industry – discusses the up and coming changes to the healthcare sector through the innovative use of technology and its data. He also highlights why a new era for the…