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Japan Toshio Fujimoto, MBA, MD of Japan’s Shonan Health Innovation Park explores new ways of virtual collaboration that make our lives easier while enabling us to maintain a culture of innovation and growth.   Are social distancing requirements causing the life science industry to return to an inward-looking culture of secrecy?…

Coronavirus During a global virtual press briefing on 19 March 2020, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) gathered five global pharmaceutical leaders including Eli Lilly Chairman and CEO David A. Ricks, who is also the president of IFPMA for 2019-2020, to discuss the global ramifications of the COVID-19…

USA Barbara Lopez Kunz, CEO of the Drug Information Association (DIA) in the USA, outlines the association’s four key areas of focus – regulatory science, patient engagement, translational science, and value and access – and highlights how it works with stakeholders across the healthcare continuum and across the globe.   Across…

China GemPharmatech is a fast-growing service center for production, distribution and phenotyping of gene-modified mouse models with multiple subsidiaries in China, and an upcoming one in the USA. Chairman Professor Xiang Gao discusses the company’s story, its ambitions in China and globally, its recent Series A financing round, and its close…

Puerto Rico HRP Labs, the largest operator of pathology and specialized laboratories in Puerto Rico, is leading the way in the post-Hurricane Maria industry. Guillermo Villarmarzo, in-house legal counselor, and Gabriela Villarmarzo, chief compliance officer, discuss the company’s strategy to continue serving Puerto Rico’s healthcare system in benefit of the patients and…

Collaboration With sustainable development goals in mind, the global umbrella pharmaceutical association IFPMA has recently launched a platform that fosters collaboration with the aim of tackling problems related to health and equality through partnerships between biopharma companies, governments, academia and other local institutions.    Effective partnerships will help our innovations to…

Sweden We recently analysed the contents of 20 interviews conducted with country managers at multinational pharma companies in Sweden and found some underlying words and themes present in the majority of the interviews (see above for the full wordcloud). This is an exclusive glimpse into what is currently at the top…

Sweden Swedish Labtech is an industry organization for companies involved in laboratory activities. Chairman Peter Simonsbacka discusses the challenges facing the life science industry, the opportunity to bring back the strong clinical trials tradition in the country and the unique Swedish collaborative ecosystem.   Sweden has a very open environment when…

Taiwan Jenny Chao and Aries Chang of BiotechTS, introduce the company as a leading one-stop-service provider for laboratory testing and explain its current transition from the food and safety space to being focused on biomedical and pharmaceutical testing.   Precision medicine is absolutely a growing trend in Taiwan where we see…

Spain Carlos Rubió, executive president of Laboratorios Rubió, gives an overview of the company’s early years and his priorities now to make the company a larger player on the international scene. Furthermore, he highlights the need to increase the company´s size through JVs, possible M&As and US expansion, as well as…

UK Thembalath Ramachandran, chairman and managing director of one of the UK’s fastest growing generics manufacturers, Bristol Laboratories, describes why he chose to relocate from India to start his business, the company’s significant manufacturing footprint in the UK, and how the British government could be doing more to support homegrown manufacturers.…

Canada Speaking about the transformation from a pure service provider to true partner, Charles Grubsztajn of Neopharm Labs in Canada highlights the importance of thinking for clients rather than just with clients. He excitedly shares the aggressive growth period the company is undergoing and how he aims to get a stronger…