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Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by the pharmaceutical industry and almost all Big Pharmas have pledged humanitarian support to Ukraine. However, not all companies have followed the lead of businesses in other industries in severing ties with Russia, citing the importance of continuing to supply essential medicines…

Global When British executive Paul Hudson joined French pharma Sanofi back in 2019, he was quick to launch a “play to win” strategy, shedding underperforming areas and doubling down on its stronger assets.   While the COVID-19 pandemic – and Sanofi’s failure to bring a vaccine to market thus far, despite…

China The latest news from Chinese healthcare and pharma including Western pharmacos’ moves to license therapies from Chinese partners to sell globally, the seismic impact of new COVID lockdown restrictions in major Chinese cities, and the Chinese firms at risk of being delisted in the US if they do not hand…

Italy Ipsen’s Stephane Brocker discusses a transformational period for the iconic French mid-cap in recent years, how this has played out in Italy, and emergent trends – such as hybrid digital/in-person physician interactions – that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic period. Brocker also touches on Italy’s relevance to the global…

Spain Kern Pharma’s chairman and Grupo Indukern CEO, Raúl Díaz-Varela, explains the new strategic direction of the Spanish generics player, how their partnership with Celltrion to commercialise biosimilars has evolved, and analyses the main developments shaping the country’s generics industry, including regulatory changes and pricing policies. In addition, he comments on…

Spain HIPRA is a world-leading animal health company that has launched a record 22 animal vaccines in the last 10 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the European company decided to jump into human health with its own vaccine candidate, currently in phase III trials. Carles Fàbrega, managing director of HIPRA’s new…

Spain The Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) is a Barcelona-based institute dedicated to delivering on the promise of precision medicine in oncology – turning cancer discovery into more effective treatments and better practice for the care of patients. Its director, Dr Josep Tabernero, talks about VHIO’s four main lines of…

Global In June 2021, as part of a broader restructuring, Merck (MSD globally) spun off its women’s health, legacy products, and biosimilars businesses. The new company formed, Organon, is positioning itself as “the only player of its size (USD 6.3 billion in revenues for 2021, 9,000 employees) focused on women’s health…

Spain Robert Fabregat, CEO of Biocat, explains how health start-ups in the BioRegion of Catalonia managed to raise a record EUR 238 million in 2021 and why the Spanish region is set to become a hub for advanced therapies and personalized medicine. In addition, the CEO boasts about Cataolina being at…

Spain Alta Life Sciences is one of Catalonia’s top venture capital investor groups in the biotech sector. Montserrat Vendrell, partner and a pivotal figure in the development of the region’s life sciences ecosystem, explains the VC’s investment strategy, their connection with US-based funds, and the challenges ahead for Catalonia’s bioregion.  …

Spain Ferrer’s CEO, Mario Rovirosa, outlines how he and a new management team have been building the foundation of the Spanish mid-cap’s transformation to become a specialty pharma company, a 180-degree shift that entailed the divestment of its generics portfolio, new affiliates across the world, and a more focused product pipeline.…

Spain The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is a Spanish non-profit research organization dedicated to the research of Alzheimer’s disease. Its director, Arcadi Navarro, takes from his decades-long scientific career in genomics to explain the main theories and discoveries shaping the push to find a next-generation treatment, or even possible cure, for Alzheimer’s.…