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Japan “This marks a significant moment in Takeda’s history and is an exciting step forward as we accelerate our transformation journey,” said Christophe Weber, Takeda’s CEO, after the USD 62 billion acquisition of international biotech Shire was completed in 2019. Two years later, the Japanese giant appears to finally be on…

Singapore Kenneth Tan has been President for Asia Pacific & Japan at cancer-focused medical device player Varian since February 2019. In a recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Tan shared how an early passion for healthcare has blossomed into an impressive global career in pharmaceuticals and MedTech, why a multidisciplinary, collaborative and patient-centric…

Turkey Dr Burak Cem, Novo Nordisk Vice President and General Manager for Turkey, outlines the company’s big bet on Turkey as a future regional hub through deep investment in clinical trials, localization and an operational hub overseeing 75 countries. After almost two decades working with the Danish diabetes and obesity giant,…

Asia-Pacific Generics penetration in the Asia-Pacific region by country for 2018. A full 90.3 percent of all medicines dispensed in India were generics compared to 78.3 percent in China and 76.9 percent in Indonesia. At the other end of the scale, Japan and Taiwan had a generics penetration of just 28.9…

Saudi Arabia Haitham Habashi, general manager for Merck Saudi Arabia, outlines his affiliate’s approach to the big reforms shaping the country’s healthcare system, discusses the new public procurement process, and explains why Vision 2030 means transformative opportunities for Saudis, women, and health. Moreover, he highlights Merck’s manufacturing in Saudi Arabia and its…

Singapore Dr Piers Ingram, PhD, co-founder, and CEO of Singapore-based biotech Hummingbird Bioscience, shares his motivation for establishing the company in 2015, their proprietary Rational Antibody Discovery (RAD) technology platform, and rich pipeline of clinical assets in global development.   As we are able to now understand biological systems much better…

Japan Toshio Fujimoto, MD, MBA, the General Manager of Shonan Health Innovation Park examines why Japan – despite being well established as one of the world’s most innovative and technologically advanced countries – has lagged behind in terms of VC funding, especially in the life sciences and how this can be…

MEA Mohamed Nasser, Amgen’s general manager for the vast Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, leverages his considerable experience managing teams across the region to highlight four skills (and one secret ingredient) that pharma country and regional managers in MEA need to succeed.   The Middle East-Africa area (MEA) is one…

USA Writing in the May edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Erica Lyons, Sarrit Kovacs, Matthew Kowalik, and Jessica Lee from the Division of Gastroenterology, Office of New Drugs, CDER at the US FDA look at how patient input is increasingly being utilised in new drug development, its importance in assessing…

Dominican Republic Alejandro Paolini, Siemens Healthineers’ managing director for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, dives into the medical technology industry’s business model transformation, switching from selling products to services with a risk-sharing approach. In addition, he reflects on the impact of the pandemic on the company’s performance, their unique presence in Central…

Turkey Turkey’s former Minister of Health, Bülent Akarcali, outlines the country’s healthcare system evolution over the past decades, comparing the improvements to the difference between a Ford Model T to a Tesla. In addition, he explains why medical tourism is and will continue to be a big business opportunity for Turkey…

LatAm Medtronic’s VP for North Latin America, Héctor Orellana, outlines the largest company’s new vision for that region, their efforts and challenges to continue gaining market access, and explains why the company is not shying away from Central America but rather doubling down.   The region represents a great opportunity to…