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Korea Founder and CEO of GeneMedicine, Dr Chae-Ok Yun, explains how the company, specialised in oncolytic virus development, has progressed since we last interviewed her two years ago, with one of its candidates getting close to phase II clinical trials and the construction of a new manufacturing facility that will enable…

Global French mid-cap Ipsen has signed an agreement to acquire US-based oncology specialist Epizyme, with its lymphoma drug, Tazverik, for USD 247 million to bolster its growing oncology presence. Ipsen recently announced that the deal with Epizyme’s will focus on Tazverik (tazemetostat), a first-in-class EZH2a inhibitor approved in the U.S. in…

Spain UCB’s general manager for Iberia, Pau Ricós, comments on the Belgian company’s upcoming launches, its focus on immunology and neurology, and the importance of R&D – UCB spent around 28 percent of its revenues on R&D in 2021. In addition, Ricós analyses Spain’s slow access to innovation and the pros…

Switzerland After a Moderna-Lonza production site and a Merck manufacturing facility were set up in western Switzerland, the country continues to attract big pharma capital with a CHF 200 million investment from Takeda. “Switzerland is a globally recognized hotspot for biopharma companies. As such, it naturally attracts investments. Our role is…

Europe In Europe, patient access to Orphan Medicinal Products (OMP) for the treatment of rare diseases remains inequitable. With the common goal of ensuring broader and faster access to OMPs across Europe, EURORDIS and EFPIA have joined forces to propose a series of solutions. According to a 2020 study, fragmentation of…

Global David H. Crean, Managing General Partner for Equitos Venture Partners and Cardiff Advisory, highlights news from the recent BIO Convention held face-to-face in San Diego, CA for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than two years, the 2022 BIO International Convention (BIO2022) was back…

UAE Taher Shams, Zulekha Healthcare Group’s Managing Director, outlines the group’s expansion in UAE and India and its participation in the Dubai Health Authority’s “Dubai Health Experience” medical tourism portal. In addition, he speaks about fears of market saturation in UAE.  We are the shining star in the Middle East, with…

United Kingdom US biotech Moderna – producer of a messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine that has found its way into 75 million arms in the US alone and generated USD 12 billion in profit for the firm last year – has announced a new GBP one billion investment into a UK manufacturing…

USA As of July 1st, long-term Merck alumni, Chirfi Guindo, will be returning to the company to lead Human Health Marketing as chief marketing officer for Merck Human Health and will join the Merck Executive Team after almost 5 years at Biogen. Before the parenthesis at Biogen, where he served as…

Italy Nicoletta Luppi, MSD Italia’s Senior Vice President & Managing Director details the need for healthcare reform in Italy and walks us through MSD’s portfolio priorities. In addition, she explains the Italian affiliate’s Equity and Inclusion initiatives.  Since the Organon spinoff, the strategy to focus on specific parts of the portfolio…

USA After US life expectancy fell for a second consecutive year, FDA Commissioner, Dr Robert M. Califf, speaking at the recent 2022 Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO22) International Convention, discussed what he believes to be the leading cause of death in the United States. Commissioner Califf stated during a fireside chat at…

Australia With one of the best healthcare systems in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Australia is home to some 250 global and local reasearch-based pharmaceutical companies and ranks 13th in the global share of pharmaceutical patents. Value of the market: Economic footprint of the industry: Acquistions of…