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Singapore The latest healthcare and pharma news from Singapore, including the partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and A*STAR for targeted cancer therapies, Amgen’s sponsorship of biotech incubator, NSG BioLabs, and Tessa Therapeutics’ USD 126 million funding round.   Boehringer Ingelheim / A*STAR partner on targeted cancer therapies (BioSpectrum Asia) Boehringer Ingelheim and…

Spain In 2021, a hospital in Barcelona managed to get approval for the first European-developed CAR-T cell therapy. Aided by a little girl and her mother, a team of doctors at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona moved early to learn from the American physician that pioneered the treatments, did not take no…

Asia-Pacific Writing in the June edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Ellen Sem, Fengyun (Vicky) Han and Annetta C. Beauregard from Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, outline the real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific.  Real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) have played an…

France France is Europe’s 4th largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, having produced pharmaceuticals valued at €21.9 billion in 2019.  In recent years, the French contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) market has seen strong organic growth with the members of CDMO France, the association grouping some of France’s top CDMOs holding more than…

Italy We spoke with Luca Crippa, CEO and Managing Director at IBSA Farmaceutici, about the company’s approach to developing new delivery technologies for existing and natural molecules, its focus on endocrinology, fertility, orthopaedics and aesthetic medicine, and the group’s new affiliates in the US, France, Germany and the UK. … the…

Italy Stevanato Group’s CEO & COO, Franco Moro explaines how the over 70-year-old provider of  containment and delivery solutions went public and as an established player in the vaccine space managed to service large pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic. He also speaks about the company’s move towards further internationalisation. … the…

Spain Boston Scientific’s Spain country coordinator, Carlos Sabrido, analyses the Spanish med-tech market, comments on the transformation of Boston Scientific – going from a medical devices to a health solutions company – and explains why the Massachusetts-based organisation has chosen Madrid to build an Institute for Advanced Sciences to elevate the…

United Kingdom After several scandals that revealed longstanding deficiencies and a continual churn of executive staff, a recent independent review of leadership in the National Health Service (NHS) has uncovered a lack of consistency and coordination as well as cases of discrimination within the system. As a result of the report, the…

Spain Spain is playing an important role in the production of COVID-19 vaccines with four Spanish companies involved in vaccine manufacturing projects, three of them doing fill and finish and one with an original vaccine candidate. Unfortunately, Spain’s vaccine manufacturers have faced quality control issues resulting in major recalls.   “The…

Global The COVID-19 pandemic brought the issue of access to medicines to the forefront. Not only did supply chain disruptions lead to initiatives designed to make sure essential medicines reach patients, but the pandemic also served to underline a number of pre-existing access inequalities. Several of PharmaBoardroom’s recent interviewees have discussed…

Italy Merck Italia’s Managing Director & President, Jan Kirsten explains the importance of the Italian affiliate within the global organisation, Merck’s aim to strengthen its position in oncology and the challenges of fertility in a country with one of the lowest birthrates in the world. [In Italy] we have the full…

Pharma Legal Handbook A brief overview of the situation regarding regulatory, pricing and reimbursement in Uruguay. Prepared in association with FERRERE, a leading law firm in Uruguay, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Uruguay, available to purchase here for USD 99.   1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction…