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Global The oncology field has exploded in the past 20 years and pharma companies now have a wide range of approaches available to them as they look to identify, treat, and in some cases even cure, cancer patients. Here, five industry experts weigh in on the exciting new tools and technology…

Saudi Arabia Ipsen’s general manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA), Khaled Elrefae, highlights the French firm’s expanding footprint in the region, the fundamentals that make MEA a growth driver for Ipsen, and the opportunities for further growth from its oncology, rare disease and neuroscience portfolios. In addition, Elrefae discusses the changing…

Italy Formerly known as Assogenerici, Egualia is an Italian industry association representing generics and biosimilar companies. Michele Uda, its director-general, speaks about the industry’s impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic and analyses the potential impact of recent changes to Italy’s pricing and reimbursement system.   The pandemic showed us the importance…

Europe Building on points developed in his 2020 PharmaBoardroom interview, Professor Nicolaus Kröger of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) outlines the progress made by the multi-stakeholder GoCART Coalition towards greater harmonisation of cell and gene therapy research in Europe, the challenges of integrating patient-reported outcomes into its…

Global Walt Vernon is CEO of US-based healthcare facilities consulting firm, Mazzetti, and non-profit, Sextant. He is on the Board of the FGI and served on NFPA 99 ELS, NFPA 70 CMP15, and ASHRAE 189.3. He chairs the ASHRAE Infectious Aerosols Position Document Committee and represents the US in the International…

Global The research evidence is unequivocal, public, planetary and economic health are inextricably linked and no continent, country or community is immune from the impacts of climate change. The race to net zero is also a race to a healthier, cleaner and more resilient future. Giles Dean, Sustainability Manager at Deloitte…

Global On the 100th anniversary of the development of insulin, regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Brendan Shaw* examines the shocking global disparities in access to the lifesaving drug, but does not point the finger of blame at the pharmaceutical industry. Instead, Shaw highlights the high barriers of entry that dissuade these companies from…

Saudi Arabia After almost two decades with MSD, Ashraf Mallak, managing director for the company in the GCC region, dives into the often-overlooked healthcare capabilities of the Gulf countries, including the fact that certain products approved by the US FDA can sometimes be available in the region in as little as one…

Denmark Speaking after the recent completion of a three-year strategic transformation plan, ALK President and CEO Carsten Hellmann outlines the progress made by the Danish allergy giant under his stewardship, including deeper penetration of the US market, shifting from injections to tablets, and driving digitalisation and efficiency. Hellmann also outlines the…

Turkey With an already well-established manufacturing industry for pharmaceuticals, Turkey has been aiming to move with global trends and invest in biologics production, specifically in biosimilars.   The share of biotechnological pharmaceuticals has reached 30 percent globally, a rate that is expected to continue increasing, but the market share in Turkey…

Turkey Becoming the clinical trials country leader in the region has been set as a primary goal for Turkey’s pharma industry to achieve global competitiveness. The government’s strategy is to increase its share of global clinical studies both in numbers and investment. Today, the country occupies the 26th position with 529…

Turkey When the Turkish Ministry of Health implemented its strategy to transition from import pharmaceuticals to manufacturing them at home in 2016, the local industry leveraged the situation to invest in new technology and increase their manufacturing capacity. A few multinational innovators took the opportunity to invest in their own plants,…