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Pharma Legal Handbook Keen to learn more about orphan drugs & rare diseases in Bulgaria? Read on! Prepared in association with Kinstellar and PharmDedict, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Bulgaria, available to purchase here for GBP 75. 1. What is the definition of Rare Diseases in your country? Under…

Pharma Legal Handbook All legal aspects surrounding localization in Bulgaria. Prepared in association with Kinstellar and PharmDedict, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Bulgaria, available to purchase here for GBP 75. 1. Are there any rules or regulations requiring and/or encouraging localization in your country? What is the legal framework…

Pharma Legal Handbook All legal aspects surrounding localization in Bulgaria. Prepared in association with Kinstellar and PharmDedict, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Bulgaria, available to purchase here for GBP 75. 1. Are biosimilar medicines considered the same as generic medicines in your country? In order to be considered generic…

Singapore Medtech industry veteran Sanjay Prabhakaran outlines the footprint and strategy of women’s health specialist Hologic in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, how it leveraged its molecular diagnostics expertise to pivot towards COVID-19 diagnostics tests in 2020, and the leadership lessons he has learned from a 30-year corporate career with US multinationals.…

Switzerland Redalpine Venture Partners’ Dr Michael Sidler highlights some of the key trends in the European biotech VC space, the funding and operational strategies that successful start-ups in Europe are utilising, and the Swiss innovation ecosystem.   What has happened in Europe over the last couple of decades has been truly…

China The Top 10 Chinese pharma companies for 2020 ranked by overall revenues. Taken from Fortune magazine’s 2020 list of the 500 biggest companies in China, this up-to-date list shows Shanghai Pharma in pole position, followed by China Resources Pharmaceutical, and Guangzhou Baiyunshan.     Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Singapore Novo Nordisk Singapore’s Praful Chakkarwar explains how he leverages his experience in a range of geographies in his current role, how COVID-19 has helped facilitate the affiliate’s digital transformation, the burden of diabetes and obesity in Singapore, and his experience in bringing innovative new treatments in these fields onto the…

Switzerland After an illustrious career in oncology R&D, contributing greatly to the development of cutting-edge cancer therapies at Novartis and Gilead, Alessandro Riva, MD joined biotech Ichnos Sciences as its founding CEO in 2019. In a recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Riva explained why he took on this unique new opportunity at…

Americas The latest LatAm pharma news, including COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico as well as legal and regulatory updates on the status of medical cannabis in the region.   COVAX initiative begins in Latin America with 117,000 Pfizer vaccine doses for Colombia (Spanish) https://elpais.com/sociedad/2021-03-01/la-iniciativa-covax-debuta-en-america-latina-con-117000-vacunas-para-colombia.html   At least 13…

Switzerland Andrea Emilio Rizzoli of the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence, among the top 10 in the world in its field of research, outlines the focus of the Institute today, the synergies between AI and healthcare, and how pharma companies might structure their AI investments in the future.   When…

Dominican Republic Genald Senior, general manager for Leterago, the leading pharma distributor in the Dominican Republic, discusses how the company has managed to control over a fifth of the market, the country’s regulatory environment, the challenges of getting to the 1,800 pharmacies in the country, and their pandemic journey.   Technology will…

UK The first day of March 2013 also marked a first for GW Pharmaceuticals. On that day, the British biopharmaceutical company successfully listed on NASDAQ, raising over USD 30 million. Founded in 1998, UK headquartered GW Pharma is a true pioneer as the company behind Epidiolex, the world’s first prescription medicine…