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USA At its recent convention, the first live one in 3 years, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced the Executive Committee directors for the 2022-2023 term, elected during the event that brought together global thought leaders for 4 days of interactive sessions. This is a critical time for our industry. Our…

Spain João Madeira, General Manager of Viatris Spain discusses the position of the Spanish affiliate and the challenges of a generous decentralised healthcare system. He also outlines some of Viatris’ successes in Spain, such as being the first company to launch an HIV selfdiagnostic test there. … price erosion is such…

Italy Aldo Sterpone, Grünenthal Italia’s General Manager, outlines the company’s focus on pain and its efforts to bring innovation to the area through R&D and acquisitions. He also explains the importance of Italy as one of Grünenthal’s manufacturing hubs. We are one of the few companies focusing heavily on pain. There…

Americas Collaboration, convergence, and other best practices have been at the center of discussions related to the regulatory environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, including DIA’s Latin America Regulatory Conference (LARC) 2022, where voices from global regulators, regional and international organizations, industry, and academia discussed the strategies supporting current practices and…

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…

Global How diverse is the biotech workforce? A recent report shows the industry has made progress in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) but still has a way to go. According to the third annual report measuring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the biotechnology industry, produced by Coqual in…

Global David H. Crean, Managing General Partner for Equitos Venture Partners and Cardiff Advisory, highlights the latest trends and recommendations for business and corporate development transactions and capital financing of life sciences companies in 2022. We are currently experiencing economic headwinds, making it a challenging time for growth companies such as…

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…

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…