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LatAm An overview of some of the biggest stories from Latin American pharma and healthcare, including Brazil’s rollout of dengue vaccines following a sharp increase in cases; the Brazilian  regulatory agency ANVISA’s strategy to become a WHO-listed authority andAspid Pharma’s agreement with Institute for Research on Obesity of the Tecnológico de…

Saudi Arabia Dr Dalia Samra-Rothe highlights the role of AHK in facilitating German companies’ entry into the Saudi market, the significant economic transformation and opportunities in Saudi Arabia, and the importance of cultural awareness and preparedness when doing business in the country.   [Saudi Arabia] is undergoing a truly remarkable transformation, unlike…

Portugal Novo Nordisk’s spectacular ascendancy in 2023 has meant that its country managers across the world have had to embrace scrutiny and press coverage like never before.   In its centenary year, the Danish firm’s new generation of obesity drugs supercharged revenues to around EUR 30 billion, a 30 percent hike…

South Korea Despite its ageing population and growing need for healthcare, South Korea had just 2.6 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, one of the lowest numbers among developed nations. To deal with the shortage, the government has created a plan to boost the yearly number of medical students, but this has…

France As president of the French League Against Cancer, Dr Daniel Nizri highlights the organization’s 106-year legacy of fighting cancer through research funding, health promotion, patient support, and advocacy. He discusses the National Cancer Plan 2030’s ambitious goals amidst the realities of healthcare system inequalities, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

India Drawing on a unique background in both medicine and law, Dr Milind Antani today leads the pharma and healthcare practice at Nishith Desai Associates, covering everything from regulatory work to corporate transactions, intellectual property matters, and dispute resolution. Dr Antani highlights the dynamic M&A landscape in Indian healthcare and pharmaceuticals…

India J&J India’s Jayashri Kulkarni lays out her approach to comprehensive leadership, drawing on her diverse career history across various sectors; her mandate to leverage innovative assets to transform disease management in India; and the importance of actively championing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the company, building a future-fit organization…

India Shailesh Siroya explains the rationale behind Bal Pharma’s strategic focus on niche products within the API segment, avoiding the broader, more competitive commodity markets and enabling it to establish a significant global presence. Siroya also outlines how Bal Pharma has evolved from its initial focus on the export market to…

Portugal Luis Abrantes explains how Generis, as one of the leading companies by volume in both the retail and hospital segments of the Portuguese pharma market, serves a huge number of patients in the country. Starting out in 2003 as a family-owned firm, it was then bought out by private equity…

Portugal Azevedos Group’s João Sotana outlines the firm’s diverse strategic pillars, including manufacturing for Portugal and international markets; its focus on sustainability and innovation; and how it plans to stay ahead of the pack in the competitive generics market, including via expansion into the US market with a focus on freeze-dried injectables.…

India Multinational life science firms have been present in India for decades. However, they have often eschewed bringing their latest products to a country that has long prioritised affordability above innovation. Now though, as India’s GDP and market value soar and the policy environment shifts towards prioritising the domestic development of…

France After offloading its consumer healthcare division in 2022 and in view of the gradual erosion of its top seller, Somatuline, Ipsen opted to aggressively seek external assets to enrich its pipeline. With an FDA green light for its 2017-acquired Onivyde and an expected approval for its Genfit-partnered therapy this year,…