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Global The World Health Assembly Special Session on a Pandemic Treaty, which will convene health ministries from around the world in Geneva next week, offers a unique opportunity to take a look back and share some important lessons learnt from fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. James Anderson, Executive Director, Global Health, at…

Global The oncology field has exploded in the past 20 years and pharma companies now have a wide range of approaches available to them as they look to identify, treat, and in some cases even cure, cancer patients. Here, five industry experts weigh in on the exciting new tools and technology…

Saudi Arabia Ipsen’s general manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA), Khaled Elrefae, highlights the French firm’s expanding footprint in the region, the fundamentals that make MEA a growth driver for Ipsen, and the opportunities for further growth from its oncology, rare disease and neuroscience portfolios. In addition, Elrefae discusses the changing…

Switzerland Luye Pharma is a China-headquartered fully integrated oncology and CNS specialist. Bruno Delie, general manager for Switzerland, discusses the organization’s ambitious European expansion plan, looking to establish affiliates in the top five markets within the continent in order to introduce four or five new products from their pipeline in the…

Italy Formerly known as Assogenerici, Egualia is an Italian industry association representing generics and biosimilar companies. Michele Uda, its director-general, speaks about the industry’s impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic and analyses the potential impact of recent changes to Italy’s pricing and reimbursement system.   The pandemic showed us the importance…

Denmark Henrik Jespersen introduces software and systems provider Systematic’s work in the healthcare space, where the Danish firm looks to help provide a continuum of care across the entire system. Jespersen outlines why it makes sense for Systematic to work alongside other solution providers if requested by its clients, how the…

Denmark Henrik Schimmell outlines the critical importance of blood gas testing – a field in which Radiometer has long been a pioneer – and how the company’s portfolio of diagnostic tools has evolved over time. Schimmel also touches on what makes Radiometer a great place to work, how it interacts with…

Global Walt Vernon is CEO of US-based healthcare facilities consulting firm, Mazzetti, and non-profit, Sextant. He is on the Board of the FGI and served on NFPA 99 ELS, NFPA 70 CMP15, and ASHRAE 189.3. He chairs the ASHRAE Infectious Aerosols Position Document Committee and represents the US in the International…

Africa Medicines for Africa’s Lenias Hwenda highlights the vast gaps in COVID-19 vaccine access globally, especially in Africa where just six percent of the population has been vaccinated. Hwenda argues that the time is now to boost the infrastructure for pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa as a way out of this pandemic,…

Denmark In a wide-ranging and candid conversation, Siemens Healthineers’ Tisha Boatman discusses uprooting from the US to Denmark, how Danish hospital tendering needs to evolve beyond price considerations alone, the challenges and opportunities of the Varian integration in her region, and shares some advice for other female executives in the medtech…

Denmark Kenneth Mikkelsen & Jeroen ter Borg describe the work of IQVIA – the world’s biggest CRO and life science data services provider – in Denmark, which has served as a testbed for the rollout of the firm’s healthcare business. Mikkelsen and ter Borg also highlight some of the key market…

Denmark Servier’s Estève Speranza outlines the rationale behind the French group’s reorganisation in the Nordic countries, how the global shift towards oncology is playing out in his region, and the Nordics’ relevance to Servier as an innovation hub and home to its antibody centre of excellence.   Servier is actively looking…