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Global Less than two months passed between the WHO’s official pandemic declaration and remdesivir’s emergency use authorisation in the United States in May 2020. Today, the intravenous antiviral, sold by Gilead Sciences under the brand name Veklury, has generated over USD 8 billion in sales.   Remdesivir’s success as a treatment…

Egypt All the latest news stories from Egypt’s healthcare and life sciences industry, including Egypt’s health insurance authority’s plans to add 100 new medical services, how the COVID-19 Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm the country’s healthcare system, and a new tie-up between Siemens Healthineers and Alameda Group.   Egypt’s health insurance…

MEA The top 10 fastest growing pharma companies in the Middle East and Africa (region) ranked by previous period growth between MAT Q2 2020 and MAT Q2 2021. The list is dominated by regional players including Julphar, Sedico/Acdima and Eva Pharma, but multinational firms are also represented by Gilead Sciences, Takeda,…

Italy The latest news from the Italian healthcare and life sciences industries, including the final piece in Angelini’s updated leadership team; the country’s digital health investment timetable; and the details of Menarini’s Europe commercialisation deal for Karyopharm’s NEXPOVIO in Europe.   Angelini Pharma Appoints Rafal Kaminski as New Chief Scientific Officer…

Saudi Arabia Jamie Phares, Managing Director, Janssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson in the GCC, comments on the evolving approach to healthcare provision in the region, the role of Saudi Arabia in the regional healthcare market, and what the country needs to further develop its biopharma sector. In addition, she…

MEA The top 10 pharma companies in the Middle East and Africa (region) ranked by IQVIA’s 2021 sales figure data. The list is dominated by multinational players, with Hikma the only regional representative, and these 10 corporations account for 36 percent of the total market. French giant Sanofi sits in first…

Saudi Arabia Emcure’s Senior VP for the Middle East, North & West Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan & Turkey, Amr El-Neklawy, highlights the level of organizational independence given to his region, the necessity of agility and focus when competing in the generics market, and how the Indian multinational is standing out by offering its…

Saudi Arabia Boston Scientific’s general manager for Saudi Arabia, Basel Al-Qahtani, highlights the company’s bet on the country – including the move to a direct presence and the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish regional headquarters in Riyadh. In addition, he explains the public-private sector dynamics as it relates to…

Saudi Arabia Myriam Hakim outlines the progress that Japanese rare disease and oncology specialist Kyowa Kirin has made in the GCC region in recent years; the importance of the Saudi market to Kyowa Kirin and its customised strategy there; as well as the main game-changers for patients in the region, namely the…

Saudi Arabia Few stakeholders are better placed to assess the landscape for rare disease therapies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region than Karim Smaira and Kamel Ghammachi of Genpharm, an entrepreneurial success story that now provides market access and marketing solutions for rare disease products across the region.  …

Saudi Arabia Maher Elhassan, Beckton Dickinson’s VP and general manager for the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT), comments on the company’s important role during the COVID-19 pandemic – including the provision of diagnostic tools and syringes for vaccination – and reveals why BD was the first medical technology company to…

Saudi Arabia Medtronic’s country director for Saudi Arabia, Mohammed El Ansari, comments on the implications of the company’s decision to move to a direct presence in the Kingdom, positioning the affiliate as a career launchpad for local talent, the local manufacturing of ventilators, and why Medtronic considers Saudi Arabia a priority market.…