Portugal Joana Branco of Biocant Park, Portugal’s pioneering biotech hub, delves into its strategic development and international impact since 2005. Branco highlights Biocant’s role in advancing the Portuguese life sciences sector, attracting around 43 companies with its state-of-the-art infrastructure and a collaborative ecosystem. Despite challenges such as Portugal’s size and the…
France With revenues projected to reach USD 27.01 billion in 2024, France’s pharma market is ranked fifth globally. Home to a number of well-established local pharma players and a sought-after destination for international investments, France is looking to boost innovation, attracting the largest number of R&D centres in Europe in 2022,…
Portugal Ana Fereira highlights how the twin factors of people and time have shaped her leadership approach, how she is navigating the challenging generic medicines landscape in Portugal, and why STADA has chosen to put a strategic focus on biosimilars and sustainability. I see STADA becoming one of the top…
United Kingdom The recent FDA decision to investigate the serious risk of patients developing new cancers after treatment with CAR-T therapies may have created some bad press around cell and gene therapies, but AstraZeneca has continued to consolidate its ambitions in the area with the acquisition of China-based cell therapy biotech, Gracell…
USA As the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) starts to become a reality, and both big pharma and biotech companies brace themselves for its more widespread impact, BIO names Washington fixture, rare disease advocate and entrepreneur John Crowley as its new CEO. After waiting for a new leader for over…
Europe The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shortages of essential medicines and APIs laid bare Europe’s reliance on suppliers outside its borders. To combat this issue and ensure that Europe is better prepared for future health crises, the Spanish Presidency of the EU is advocating for a focus on ‘strategic autonomy’ up…
China A roundup of some of the biggest news stories from the pharma industry in China including Aspen’s purchase of Sandoz’s Chinese business; Moderna’s first mRNA facility in China; WuXi Biologics’ stock plunge, and BeiGene’s USD 1.33 billion CDK2 inhibitor deal with Ensem Therapeutics. Bristol Myers to pay $800 million…
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…
Singapore The latest pharma news from Singapore, including J&J Innovation’s continued investment in Singapore; Evotec’s new Singaporean venture, 65LAB; BeiGene’s cancer drug approval in the country; Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of local biotech KBP Biosciences’ late-stage investigational hypertension drug, and Crown Bioscience/JSR Life Sciences’ new manufacturing facility. Johnson & Johnson Innovation…
Global UCB has been undergoing a far-reaching digital business transformation, integrating novel approaches across its R&D organisation, including Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) and AI, while striving to maintain a patient-centric focus. Speaking at the recent FT Global Pharma and Biotech Summit, CEO Jean-Christophe Tellier discussed the Belgian midcap’s digital undertakings and…
Portugal P-BIO, Portugal’s leading association for its biotech industry, is approaching a quarter century in existence. Its president, Simão Soares, tells PharmaBoardroom that there has been “substantial positive change” in the country’s biotech environment in these years, and – while the overall industry is still relatively modest in size compared to…
China A roundup of some of the latest news from Chinese pharma including CanSino’s Gates Foundation grant for polio vaccine R&D; Merck’s deal with Jiangsu Hengrui; the license agreement between GSK and Hansoh Pharma, and the China-based starteup Biotheus’ oncology partnership with BioNTech. Chinese and Foreign Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Firms…
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