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USA Michael Pearlmutter, CEO of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases (the EveryLife Foundation), brings a deeply personal motivation and commitment to driving meaningful change for the rare disease community. In this conversation, Pearlmutter reflects on the Foundation’s mission, its impact across the rare disease ecosystem, and the evolving opportunities to…

Mexico Ricardo Amtmann, President of Sanfer Group, discusses the company’s evolution from a licensing-dependent operation into Latin America’s most vertically integrated pharmaceutical enterprise. With nearly 14,000 employees across the region, Sanfer has transformed through strategic acquisitions, manufacturing investments, and a principled approach to market expansion. Amtmann articulates his vision for Mexico’s…

Brazil Latin America’s largest and most dynamic pharma market is booming. Despite sluggish macroeconomic growth, agile local firms are consolidating their positions to serve Brazilian patients, while a spate of technology transfer agreements is bolstering local manufacturing capabilities and helping these companies scale the value chain. Multinationals – with the right…

Taiwan Dr Shuling Cheng is steering Oneness Biotech through a pivotal transition from a Taiwan-based research organisation to a globally focused commercial company. After 25 years in US biotech and medtech, she returned to Taiwan a decade ago and brought two companies to IPO on the Taipei stock exchange.  She joined…

China This week’s China healthcare highlights from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta include Pfizer’s US$2.1B licensing deal with Fosun Pharma for an oral GLP-1 agonist, Bao Pharmaceuticals’ 129% surge on its HKEX debut, and Juncell’s Hong Kong IPO filing targeting China’s first TIL therapy. Biocytogen listed on Shanghai’s STAR Market for its…

Brazil Danielle Bibas leads Pierre Fabre’s operations in Brazil, overseeing three key dermo-cosmetic brands – Avène, Darrow, and Ducray – in the world’s third-largest beauty market. Since assuming the role in January 2025, she has focused on navigating the rapidly transforming skincare landscape, balancing traditional physician relationships with emerging digital channels,…

Taiwan PharmaEngine is entering a defining phase as it strengthens its development-only roots while expanding into early discovery, differentiated DNA damage response programmes and AI-enabled design. In this conversation, CEO Hong-Ren Wang outlines how ONIVYDE® provides the stability to advance a more ambitious pipeline, how a virtual model sharpens scientific focus…

France Genethon sits at the forefront of a fast-accelerating moment in gene medicine, where decades of foundational research are now translating into clinical progress across rare liver, neuromuscular, immune and ophthalmic diseases. In this interview, Frédéric Revah reflects on the organisation’s scientific evolution, its approach to partnerships and access, and the…

USA Matt Shaulis, General Manager for North America at BeOne Medicines, discusses the company’s rapid rise as a global oncology leader and its growing impact in the US. He explains how BeOne’s fully integrated research, development, and manufacturing model is transforming the way new cancer therapies are discovered and delivered. Shaulis…

USA Spiro Gavaris, President of Lupin’s US generics business, shares a candid assessment of the shifting dynamics shaping today’s generic and biosimilar landscape. He outlines how Lupin is positioning itself for long-term leadership through focused investment in complex generics across inhalation technologies, injectables, and biosimilars, while navigating a market challenged by…

France Norgine is redefining what a mid-sized European specialist can achieve, shifting from its gastroenterology heritage into a broader mix of consumer health, women’s health and rare diseases. These changes are taking shape across the organisation, with France playing an important role under Cyril Tavier’s leadership, from implementing new omnichannel models…

France Frederic Collet, Chairman of FIAC (La Filière Intelligence Artificielle et Cancers), leads a pioneering public-private consortium bringing together nine of the world’s most innovative oncology companies with France’s public health institutions. Drawing on extensive oncology expertise and a deep commitment to national competitiveness, he champions a unique model in which…