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Adl Biopharma ADL Biopharma is a Spanish CDMO and, according to its CEO, owner of Europe’s largest fermenter. Ignacio Urbelz, CEO, reveals how, after a tumultuous time that saw the company go bankrupt in 2013 and change ownership in 2020, the organization has reorganized with the intention of returning to its 1990s…

Spain Way before securing the CEO role at Esteve in 2018, Staffan Schüberg built a career that saw him rise through the ranks of Lundbeck, from commercial activities in Sweden to global chief commercial officer.   Schüberg got his first pharma job at Lundbeck in 1994 after serving in the Swedish…

Spain Ignacio Vega, CEO of Cardiva and Cardivais, a Spanish medtech producer and distributor, explains how, as a manufacturer of PPE, the company had to reconfigure its production operations to supply the Spanish and European markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. After commenting on the company’s presence in Spain, Italy, Portugal and…

Spain Esteve’s CEO outlines the transformation journey of the Spanish company after taking over in 2018, commenting on how the divestment of its generics business has helped the company lay the foundation of a specialty pharma player in CNS, oncology and ophthalmology. Staffan Schüberg, former EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at…

UAE The Managing Director of Dubai Science Park (DSP), Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, comments on Dubai’s success in becoming a regional hub for life sciences companies, the challenging reality of localizing high-tech manufacturing, and the move towards specialized centers of excellence within Dubai’s hospital infrastructure.   The community DSP is building comprises…

Japan A roundup of the latest news from Japanese pharma, including Kirin’s USD 870 million investment in its healthcare and pharmaceuticals businesses over the next three years, Sanofi’s world-first approval for its Niemann-Pick types A/B and B medicine in Japan, and the prospect of domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out…

Spain Teva’s general manager for Spain and Portugal, Juan Carlos Conde Ibarra, dives into the recently announced strategy for the affiliate, including the move to a single brand in generics, and a bigger focus on specialty products, biologics and digitalization. In addition, he reflects on his 18 years with the company,…

Kenya Medicines for Africa’s Lenias Hwenda examines the significance of Moderna’s USD 500 million investment into African manufacturing, other agreements in place to boost manufacturing capacity on the continent, and why a more equally distributed global pharmaceutical manufacturing network is in the interest of the entire planet.   Many Africans welcome…

China Bridge Consulting’s Zoe Leung examines the journeys of Chinese-developed COVID-19 vaccines outside of China’s borders, drawing on a number of examples, from Sinopharm’s work on boosting vaccine supply in the UAE to Sinovac’s Egyptian and Chilean partnerships, CanSino’s steady progress in Pakistan and Mexico, and Zhifei Longcom’s Uzbek success.*  …

Global The top COVID-19 Vaccines by revenue in 2021 and sales projections for 2022 based on Airfinity’s COVID-19 Vaccine Market Revenue Forecast 2022. Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine stands to make USD 42.69 billion in 2022, while Moderna’s product has projected sales of USD 25.71 billion. Projected USD 3.97 billion sales for Russia’s Sputnik…

Europe In an extensive recent PharmaBoardroom conversation, EMA Head of Advanced Therapies Ana-Hidalgo-Simon highlighted some of the most important trends around advanced therapy regulation in Europe. Hidalgo-Simon touched on why moderate growth in regulatory applications is a positive development for the EMA, how patient insights are being better incorporated into the…

Germany The latest from German pharma, including Bayer’s 2021 financial results, the country’s plan to spend $3.14 billion on vaccine capacity to cover Covid-19 outbreaks until 2029, and Boehringer Ingleheim’s case for broader use of its diabetes drug.   Bayer’s 2021 annual report: €44.1 billion revenue, Crop Science grows double digits,…