Portugal A doyen of Portuguese pharma, Pedro Ferraz da Costa is the long-serving president of the company started by his parents, Iberfar. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, he discusses how Iberfar’s business has evolved in recent years, the direction of travel his country should take to safeguard its homegrown industry and the…
USA Eli Lilly has turned its numbers around and become the world’s most valuable pharma company, thanks to its type 2 diabetes and off-label use obesity drug tirzeptide, which generated no less than USD 1.4 billion in its first full quarter on the market. As the US firm prepares to launch…
Brazil The latest pharma news from Brazil, including the partnership between Biophytis and Innovation Solutions Pharma; Merck’s 100 years in Brazil; Eurofarma’s USD 100 million biotech investment, and GSK’s green light from ANVISA. Biophytis and Innovation Solutions Pharma Sign a Partnership Agreement to Accelerate Market Access for Sarconeos in Brazil…
Global 2023 was a tumultuous year for the pharma industry, with much wailing and gnashing of teeth from executives over the Inflation Reduction Act in the US as well as updated EU pharma legislation in Europe. Those companies producing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics saw revenues return to normal levels while others…
India Sandeep Verma shares his journey of establishing Bayer’s consumer healthcare division in India and reflects on the challenges faced during the division’s inception amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the importance of trust in collaborations with manufacturing units. He delves into Bayer’s strategies for market expansion, dispelling myths about self-care in…
Portugal Last year, Tecnimede Group – a family-owned titan of the Portuguese healthcare industry – appointed its first professional, non-family CEO in Antonio Donato. This marked a significant milestone in the company’s professionalisation and its journey towards becoming an international, multinational entity. In conversation, Donato outlines Tecnimede’s current internationalisation strategy and…
India India’s pharma industry has big dreams. At the recent Annual Summit of Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) the nation’s policymakers, academicians, industry leaders, innovators, and scientists gathered to set out their industry’s trajectory up to 2047. Based on discussions at the conference and a comprehensive new OPPI report,…
Asia-Pacific Glen Godresse brings over 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience to his role as Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Commercial Excellence for Menarini’s Asia-Pacific operations. In an exclusive conversation with PharmaBoardroom, he explains how Menarini Asia-Pacific is breaking the mould by focusing on niche therapeutic areas often disregarded by…
India Peter DeYoung shares the significance of Indian giant Piramal Pharma’s recent demerger from its parent company and its current strategic focus on organic growth, brownfield expansions, and “complex hospital generics.” DeYoung also touches on what brought him from the world of consulting and private equity to a family-owned Indian pharma…
Morocco Morocco is currently implementing the most ambitious, far-reaching, and comprehensive health system reorganizations in its history. “What sets this reform apart from all that has happened before is just how starkly it differs in spirit from previous incremental and piecemeal initiatives that have been attempted over the decades,” proudly asserts…
Portugal Portugal’s strong legal framework along with its low production costs and strategic location within Europe have given rise to a thriving medicinal cannabis sector. With exports in 2022 that surpassed the previous year by 63 percent and an increasing number of companies licensed for cultivation and manufacturing, the country is…
United Kingdom Since its creation over 20 years ago, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) body for England and Wales, has forged a solid reputation as one of the world’s foremost HTA authorities. Speaking at the recent FT Global Pharma and Biotech Summit, NICE…
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