Tagged with Amgen

USA Founded in 1980 “at the dawn of a biotechnology revolution,” Amgen has held its ground throughout its more than 40-year history with innovative approaches to drug discovery that have led to a number of breakthrough therapies. Chairman and CEO Bob Bradway recently spoke to the Money Maze podcast about the…

USA David H. Crean, Ph.D., Managing Partner at Cardiff Advisory, provides his insights on the potential impact of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s antitrust policies on biopharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions. Crean expects to see a continuation of 2023’s strong start to M&A and questions whether the FTC’s newly-aggressive approach will…

Belgium Thanks to its world-renowned networks of medical and academic institutions, the long-standing presence of Big Pharma, and a favourable regulatory environment, Belgium has a well-established tradition of excellence in clinical trials. Pharma industry leaders and Belgian government officials weigh in on the factors threatening the country’s position as a clinical…

UAE Amgen’s Mohammed Nasser casts his eye on some of the key trends affecting healthcare and the life sciences in the Middle East and Africa, including a significant maturity in uptake of digital and telehealth tools, better synchronisation of electronic medical records, and how artificial intelligence can be used to better…

Belgium Gábor Sztaniszláv talks through the global relevance of Belux to Amgen’s operations, some of the challenging market access conditions at play – especially for orphan drugs -, and how the company’s biosimilar portfolio has the potential to contribute to significant savings for the healthcare system.   Improving the evaluation process…

Egypt As the largest pharma market in MEA in terms of volume and second only behind Saudi in value, Egypt is an increasingly important part of pharma multinationals’ MEA operations. Here, three regional managers give their takes on what Egypt means to their companies, and their hopes for its future development.…

Egypt As Egypt moves towards universal healthcare coverage for its 100 million-plus population, the country has become the fastest growing pharma market in the Middle East and Africa region with a value of USD 6.3 billion. Here are some of the key trends to watch in Egypt as identified by local…

Egypt PhRMA’s Middle East & Africa (MEA) group appoints a ‘champion’ for each of its markets to bring the priorities of that country to the agenda of the MEA executive committee. Egypt’s champion is Amgen and – as the company’s MEA lead Mohammed Nasser describes – there is much to be…

Egypt Under the auspices of a wide-ranging Vision 2030 economic transformation plan, Egypt is moving towards covering the entirety of its 100 million plus population under a universal healthcare insurance scheme. Via direct presidential initiatives, the country has also made significant progress in tackling diseases like hepatitis C and breast cancer,…

Italy The Italian system requires drug companies to go through approvals at a national level with the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), only to then confront the country’s 21 regional authorities who independently manage the budget for territorial pharmaceutical expenditure and evaluate regional access. According to many industry stakeholders, this lengthy process…

Egypt Amgen’s country director for the ELI cluster (Egypt, Levant, and Iran), Ahmed Kishta, dives into the dynamics shaping the Egyptian market, Egypt’s Vision 2030 and how Amgen is contributing to the health of Egyptian patients.   The effort to transform healthcare in Egypt has been tremendous during the last 5-6…

Italy Italy, Europe’s fourth largest pharma market at a size of EUR 23.446 billion, has a highly decentralised healthcare system, with the country’s 20 regions negotiating market access for medicines individually following central regulatory approval. This creates significant complexities for the representatives of Big Pharma looking to roll out their latest…