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Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al Holibi, Regional Business Lead for Health Information Systems at Solventum, shares insights into the evolving role of healthcare data and digital transformation in Saudi Arabia. In this interview, he discusses Solventum’s commitment to supporting Vision 2030 through advanced AI-driven technologies, the implementation of Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) systems, and…

Mexico This interview explores Esmeralda Ortiz’s transformative leadership at Grupo Loeffler Russek (GLR), where she has worked to professionalize operations, strengthen the product portfolio, and position the company for sustainable growth. By balancing structure with inclusivity, Ortiz implements best practices drawn from global experience while respecting GLR’s legacy as a family-owned…

Mexico Karla Alcazar, Head of LATAM at Eli Lilly, discusses the company’s plans to tackle pressing regional health challenges such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer, while also highlighting the region’s critical role in Lilly’s global strategy. Alcazar offers insights into the company’s focus on innovation, diversity, and patient-centricity, as well as…

United Kingdom Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, delves into the organization’s mission to transform dementia care through innovation, advocacy, and global collaboration. Carragher addresses critical challenges, including delayed diagnoses, gaps in social care, and the need for inclusivity in clinical trials, while emphasizing the role of technology…

Europe The Women’s Brain Foundation, formerly the Women’s Brain Project, has evolved into a fully-fledged foundation dedicated to advancing research in gender precision medicine with a strong focus on brain health. CEO pro-bono Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha comments on the organisation’s newly extended global reach, progress in understanding the link between…

CEE A roundup of some of the top news coming out of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including Poland’s first draft of a national critical medicines list; Polpharma’s acquistion of the dermatological firm Ziołolek; Sopharma’s sale of its logistics unit, Farmalogistika; Horus Pharma’s significant stake in Romania’s…

Switzerland The World Health Organisation has highlighted antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the leading global public health and development threats today. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics). This makes infections harder to treat…

Switzerland Industry stakeholders are raising the alarm about access to innovative medicines in Switzerland. Do delays in market access compared to other countries in Europe not only threaten the health of patients in Switzerland, but the country’s status as a global biopharmaceutical R&D hub?   Major Challenges As outlined elsewhere in…

Switzerland Switzerland is the 22nd biggest country in Europe in terms of population yet plays host to a full 20 percent of the continent’s life science companies, with over 1,000 operational firms. Over 0.5 percent of the entire Swiss population (48,000 out of 8.8 million) work in the life sciences, 67…

Switzerland Intricacy, precision, and quality. These are bywords for Switzerland’s world-renowned watchmaking industry, but which could equally apply to its biopharmaceutical manufacturing footprint. As with top-end models from Rolex, Tag Heuer, or Breitling, made-in-Switzerland pharmaceuticals do not necessarily come cheap, but the country’s network of life science manufacturers seem content that…

Switzerland Switzerland is a highly decentralised nation where much of the decision-making power lies within individual Cantons and where the Federal presidency is rotated annually. To consistently keep industry interests on the national agenda against this backdrop, a dense network of well-resourced and highly sophisticated professional associations has evolved in Switzerland.…

Switzerland Switzerland’s healthcare system is globally renowned. It leads the world on metrics such as infrastructure, medical advances, and patient freedom to choose healthcare services, and ranks 1st in US thinktank FREOPP’s 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation. However, it lags in one key area: digitalisation. On that front, Switzerland has…