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Morocco After implementing the most successful COVID-19 inoculation campaign on the African continent, Morocco is looking to bolster its biologics and vaccine manufacturing capacity via two major agreements with Swedish CDMO Recipharm and Chinese Sinopharm. The North African nation hopes to be better able to supply the health needs of its…

Japan Writing in the July issue of DIA’s Global Forum magazine Pfizer R&D Japan’s Atsushi Kitamura examines how both pharmaceutical companies and patients in Japan can help increase patient engagement in the clinical trial process.   Patient engagement in clinical trials in Japan has been progressing steadily in the last few…

Asia-Pacific Writing in the July issue of DIA’s Global Forum magazine Serene Ong and Gaurang Majmudar of clinical trial logistics specialists Marken outline why the shift to decentralised clinical trials brought about by COVID-19 is likely to stay in place post-pandemic.   The face of clinical trials has been changing rapidly,…

USA The latest from US health care policy, including the Senate budget deal funding for a range of major health care priorities; Biden’s proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency that would reshape the government’s medical research efforts; the Senate Finance Chair’s proposal to lower prescription drug prices; the FDA’s internal investigation into…

Singapore Singapore recently outlined its latest Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 plan, with plans to invest some USD 20 billion over the next 5 years. Here, three key stakeholders from government, academia, and industry weigh in on what Singapore’s current performance and future potential as an innovation hub, translating its…

South Africa With Africa struggling to vaccinate its populations against COVID-19, the World Bank – along with government institutions from the USA, Germany, and France – has intervened to loan South African firm Aspen Pharmacare EUR 600 million (USD 712 million) with the aim of increasing vaccine manufacturing know how across the…

Global Cancer is one of the most frightening words in any language but is especially heart-wrenching when it comes to children. João de Bragança, President of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) and Nicole Scobie, President of Zoé4life and CCI European Board Member, share CCI’s aims as the largest parent-led international organisation supporting…

Japan While the overall Japanese pharma market is expected to remain at a similar overall value up to 2023, the oncology segment is expected to grow by five percent and by 2026, oncology is expected to represent one-fifth of the entire market. Cancer is one of the top three leading causes…

South Africa The latest from South African pharma, including President Ramaphosa’s blunt criticism of Big Pharma, Aspen’s reception of USD 700 million in international financial aid, Adcock Ingram’s disappointing results as fewer elective surgeries and doctor visits hit their first half revenue, and the battle to bridge digital divide in COVID-19 vaccination…

Singapore Industry veteran Marine Queniart-Stojanovic outlines the significance of the Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore country grouping to Sanofi’s APAC operations; how the company’s global rationalisation and prioritisation push has been reflected at the country level; and why inter-stakeholder collaboration will be crucial to developing patient-centric solutions in a post-pandemic world.   I always come…

Singapore Professor Ashok Venkitaraman introduces his work in Singapore, coordinating and catalysing research on the causes of cancer in Asia, and translating this research to clinical impact through improved detection, treatment and prevention. Professor Venkitaraman also outlines how the Singaporean research ecosystem compares to that of his former base in Cambridge,…

Singapore Erika Pagani, country manager for Pfizer Singapore, shares her journey with the company from Brazil to New York, Peru, Ecuador, and finally Singapore. She discusses why the island city-state is well-positioned as a launchpad for Pfizer’s innovation and the “laboratory” for emerging Asia, and how the company is working to…