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USA 59 novel drugs were approved in the USA in 2018, representing a leap from the 46 approved in 2017 and 22 approved in 2016. 19 of the 59 drugs (32 percent) have been designated ‘first-in-class’ and 34 of the 59 drugs (58 percent) were approved to treat rare or “orphan”…

Canada In total there were 27 new active substances (NASs) approved in Canada in 2018, 18 prescription pharmaceutical drugs and 9 biologics. In terms of companies that saw particular success last year, Merck (MSD outside of the US and Canada) had three prescription drugs approved, as did Swiss-headquartered Vifor Pharma. Global…

Spain Yann Gaslain, CEO of Procare Health, a local player dedicated to innovative natural women’s health products, outlines his strategy to set up the company since 2012 and gives an overview of his company’s star product, Papilocare. Furthermore, he points out the company’s internationalisation and R&D strategy and highlights the importance…

Turkey Gamze Çıtıroğlu, Murat Çıtıroğlu and Pınar Çakır of Ekin Kimya discuss the progress of the Turkish pharma industry moving towards biotechnology. Moreover, they give insights into Ekin Kimya’s partnership strategy for pharmaceutical production, highlighting the importance of quality and customer-centricity.   Turkey’s pharma sector is growing rapidly and it comes…

France Nicolas Bardonnet of Promega France discusses the standout growth of the company on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, collaboration with France’s biotech clusters and the growth drivers of the future.   In France, we start to see hospitals coming to us, but also clinical diagnostic laboratories because for a…

Spain Gijs Jochems, general manager of Promega Biotech Iberica, a leading molecular biology solutions provider, speaks about the company’s business transformation to collaborate with diverse areas of the private sector. Jochems goes on to give his insights on the state of Spanish innovation and highlights how Promega uses its commitment to…

Spain Carlos Espina, managing director of COMSA Cleanroom Technology, a leading Spanish engineering firm, highlights the company’s great successes over the last few years, their international reach, and their strategy to maintain continued growth.   As COMSA Corporación group has annual revenues of over EUR one billion, we only are looking…

UK For French mid-cap Ipsen, the UK is one of three global hubs, with manufacturing in Wales, large-scale R&D activities near Oxford as well as UK Commercial Operations and global functions including HR, Tech Ops and Commercial Operations in Slough, near London. With ten percent annual growth to reach GBP 80…

UK Christine (Chris) Fox, VP general manager UK and Ireland at Amgen discusses the rationale behind taking on the management of a UK affiliate in challenging times and the specificities of Amgen company culture.   Everyone tells you how complicated the UK market is and that is true – it’s one…

Cyprus Polis Peratikos of the Cyprus Health Services Promotion Board leads the operation promoting the healthcare tourism capabilities of Cyprus across the world, notably in the UK and Russia. In this interview he introduces healthcare villages, their scope of operations, and why the time to invest in Cyprus is now. Could…

Malta Karl Sciberras, CEO of telecom projects, laboratory solutions and medical engineering specialist, Tektraco, discusses the company’s operations in Malta and Libya and why it is the partner of choice for clinics and hospitals.  Can you give our international readers an introduction to Tektraco?  “Our goal is to keep on improving…

Malta Keith Frendo, plant manager and head quality control of the Maltese service provider Pharmadox, discusses how they are constantly adapting to the needs of their customers by positioning themselves as a fully comprehensive service provider to the European pharmaceutical industry.  As plant manager and head of quality control since 2012,…