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Pharma Legal Handbook The low-down on the situation regarding preclinical & clinical trial requirements in Malaysian pharma. Prepared in association with Skrine, a leading law firm in Malaysia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Malaysia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. Are clinical trials required to be conducted…

Pharma Legal Handbook An intro to the legal situation for regulatory, pricing and reimbursement in Malaysia. Prepared in association with Skrine, a leading law firm in Malaysia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Malaysia, available to purchase here for GDP 99.   1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction…

Global Lorna Warwick is CEO of the Lymphoma Coalition, a worldwide network of patient groups with a full or partial focus on providing support to patients with lymphoma. In this wide-ranging interview, Warwick highlights the progress made in lymphoma treatment in recent years and the work still to be done to…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

Turkey Over a decade ago, GE Healthcare selected Turkey as an international operational base for its Eastern and Africa Growth Markets (EAGM) and 84 countries are managed from Turkey today. Nael Dabbagh, general manager for the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia (MENEAT) region, comments on the global firm’s…

Global Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw examines the WHO’s recently released updated Essential Medicines List. Shaw highlights some of the key trends and new inclusions in the List, why pricing and transparency are hotter topics than ever, and how pharma can incorporate this important document and its implications into their strategies for…

Denmark Per Jørgensen, deputy director of Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), discusses pandemic management, clinical trial collaborations with private industry, translational research, and the demands that the hospitals of the future will need to adapt to.   Big and specialized hospitals in Denmark such as ours are in a unique position to…

USA The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is set to host its annual Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit on October 18-19th. Ahead of the Summit, the Chair of NORD’s Board of Directors Kay Holcombe explains its significance for cross-stakeholder interaction and learning and why we are entering “a…

China The following is an overview from Accestra Consulting* of Part 2 of China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE)’s 2020 reporting, including an overview of administrative drug approvals and fast track review pathways by CDE.   Abstract Despite severe challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of…

Colombia The Top 10 pharma companies in the Colombian pharma market ranked by operating income for the year 2020. Local players Droguerías y Farmacias Cruz Verde, Audifarma, Copidrogas, Tecnoquimicas, and Copservir make up the top five spots. German giant Bayer in sixth position is the highest placed multinational. Made with Visme…

USA PhRMA’s Lori Reilly warns that, as US policymakers seek to reduce drug prices, they must avoid policies that reduce access and choice.   America is the centre of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical innovation. Not only are many of the latest treatments and cures developed in labs by researchers across the United States,…