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Switzerland Switzerland’s healthcare system is at a crossroads. Although still one of the world’s bastions of biopharmaceutical innovation, the country’s domestic healthcare environment is under increasing pressure from rising costs, mounting drug shortages, and a regulatory environment that is slow to adapt. What role could pharmacies and the off-patent industry play…

Hong Kong It has been an extremely challenging couple of years for Hong Kong’s financial sector, including for the wealth of biotech companies listed in the city, but fundamentals remain strong, and the green shoots of recovery are starting to be seen.   While biotech has historically been a high-risk, high-reward sector,…

Switzerland Lucas Schalch of Intergenerika examines the challenges confronting Switzerland’s generic and biosimilar sectors, such as high production costs and changing regulations. Schalch underscores the importance of maintaining a favourable economic environment for these industries.   We must work together to sustain a healthy and competitive market, ensuring that the generic…

Global Originally seen as occasional service providers for the pharma industry, contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) have become vital strategic partners. Helping pharma and biotech companies advance their therapies through their outsourced services, CDMOs have demonstrated their ability to respond to the industry’s shifting priorities as well as its pre-…

Europe Vikas Krishan, chief digital business officer at the global data and digital engineering solutions firm Altimetrik, outlines the implications of the European Union’s forthcoming AI Act for the pharma industry and urges for the need to adopt a proactive approach in evaluating AI roadmaps and governance.   The pharmaceutical industry’s…

China A roundup of top stories from China’s pharma industry, including BeiGene’s new US R&D and manufacturing facility; Merck’s purchase of investigational B-cell depletion therapy from Curon Biopharma, and the Chinese approval of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s gastric cancer therapy.   China’s BeiGene opens new clinical R&D and biologics manufacturing facility…

Mexico Mexico has become a major player in global manufacturing, attracting companies looking to bring supply chains closer to North American markets, but home-grown pharma companies are also capitalizing on the country’s manufacturing muscle, increasing capabilities while betting on quality and aiming for international markets. Recent PharmaBoardroom interviewees share their insights.…

China Dr James Xue, founder, chairman and CEO of CANbridge Pharmaceuticals shares the career journey that led him to China’s first rare disease-focused company and the role CANbridge is playing in shaping policies relating to rare diseases, such as the National Rare Disease List. Xue also outlines the company’s robust pipeline…

China Drawing on a wealth of Big Pharma experience, Jenny Zheng now leads China operations for Illumina, a global leader in genomics, specialising in DNA sequencing technology that drives innovation in healthcare, research, and personalised medicine. Illumina continues to see China as a crucial part of its global strategy due to…

Hong Kong The GBA Healthcare Group aims to provide accessible, affordable, and accountable healthcare in the Greater Bay Area through a public-private partnership model, focusing on primary healthcare and health insurance empowerment. Co-CEO Dr Felix Lee, who also serves as Head of Healthcare Investments at parent group Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited,…

Hong Kong Derek Chang introduces some of the key therapeutic advancements Novartis has been able to introduce in Hong Kong, including cell therapy and siRNA therapies, and its ongoing focus on targeted radioligand therapies, which benefit from the territory’s robust legislative framework. Chang also touches on the importance of Hong Kong’s “1+”…

Mexico Johannes Hauser, managing director of the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Mexico, or CAMEXA locally), shares the chamber’s functions, which include representing the German private sector in Mexico, with a predominance in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In addition, he weighs in on the evolution of German…