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UAE A roundup of the latest pharma news from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Julpher’s pursuit of its growth strategy with a new CEO, Global Pharma’s tech transfer deal with Egypt’s Nerhado and Pharma Solutions’ procurement of its first thalassemia generic.   AstraZeneca announces move to Dubai Science Park with…

Ukraine The March edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine features a special section on clinical research in Ukraine, over one year on from the beginning of the Russian invasion. Here, Chieko Kurihara of Kanagawa Dental University, Japan; Victoriia Dobrova of Ukraine’s National University of Pharmacy; Francis P. Crawley of the Good…

Ukraine The March edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine features a special section on clinical research in Ukraine, over one year on from the beginning of the Russian invasion. Anina Adelfio of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) looks back on an extremely challenging two years for the clinical trial…

Greece The grants and loans allocated by the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a large part of which have been assigned to healthcare, set out to mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but for many biopharma industry leaders they also present an opportunity to tackle…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. Which are the main actors involved in public procurement and tendering? There is a high degree of decentralisation in public procurement in Spain. Regarding the public procurement and tendering services of medicinal products there are actors involved at a national level (MOH), regional level (the governments of the Autonomous…

Thailand The top ten companies in the USD 6.9 billion Thai pharma market for 2021 ranked by market share, compiled by Thai banking firm Krungsti. Three of the featured firms – Mega Lifesciences, Better Pharma, and Berlin Pharma – are locals, while multinationals of the likes of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Novartis…

Global Dr Matt Linley, senior director for analytics and forecasting at predictive health analytics firm Airfinity, looks ahead to a potentially game-changing year in the fight against respiratory synctial virus (RSV), which has seen a major spike in cases this winter. Linley assesses the potential impact of some major new treatments…

Taiwan In just 35 years, Taiwan has gone from having no biotechs on the TAIEX and Taiwan OTC stock exchanges to 124 listed firms with a combined market capitalization of more than USD 30 billion by 2020, as the below chart from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace shows. In 2019,…

Japan Japan is known for its cutting-edge technology, innovative products, and world-class healthcare system. The pharmaceutical industry in Japan is no exception, with many leading companies making significant contributions to global health and wellness. Read on for a rundown of the top 10 Japanese pharmaceutical companies (based on market capitalisation in…

India The latest news from the Indian pharma industry, including WHO’s recommendation not to use cough syrup from Marion Biotech after further deaths, Indegene’s expanded presence in Europe, Sun Pharma’s FDA warning and the lab partnership between Sai Life Sciences and Schrödinger.   WHO recommends not using Marion Biotech cough syrups…

Africa While HIV has shifted from a death sentence to a manageable disease in most developed nations, there are several reasons why it still represents a huge global issue. It remains highly infectious and difficult to detect in the early stages of infection, while existing treatments are unavailable or too expensive…

Global Over the past year, PharmaBoardroom has spoken to pharma executives the world over, collecting unique perspectives from all sides of the industry. Here are the ten most-read interviews of 2022 that range from conversations with one of Korea’s top CDMOs to the American generics association and the Italian regulatory agency,…