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Global Merck has agreed to front USD 150 million for Orna Therapeutics’ new investigational class of engineered circular RNA (oRNA) therapies in a collaboration agreement that will also provide the biotech series B financing. This broad strategic collaboration brings together Merck’s significant expertise … with Orna’s compelling circular RNA technology to…

Egypt The head of the Pharmaceutical Chamber of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Gamal El-Leithy, shares his view on the positive developments driving the growth of Egypt’s pharma market, including the creation of an independent regulatory body and a procurement agency. In addition, he analyses the country’s response to the COVID-19…

Italy Guerbet’s Alessandro Bocci – General Manager Italy & Iberia – describes the nearly 100-year-old company’s firm position in the field of contrast media for radiology and its plans for developing a portfolio in artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, he outlines how the Italy, Spain and Portugal cluster made its way…

USA While patient groups view the United States’ new Inflation Reduction Act as a positive move towards capping out-of-pocket drug costs for older Americans, the innovative pharma industry, after aggressively lobbying against it, still argues that the new legislation will hamper drug development. [The new law] is a significant step in…

Italy Medtronic’s Michele Perrino, Regional VP North Western Europe & Italy, Cardiovascular Commercial Partnership WE, outlines the company’s change in positioning from medtech to healthcare technology and the central role of Europe in that shift. He also comments on the trend towards centralised hospital purchasing and the company’s ambition to contribute…

Italy Giuseppe Maduri, Chairman, Managing Director, General Manager Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta at Astellas Pharma explains the Japanese company’s focus on unmet needs and how Italy, one of its top European markets, is working to ovecome market access challenges.  Greater anticipation would allow patients’ faster access to innovation but requires a…

Italy Chairman & Managing Director of B. Braun Milano, Klaus D. Pannes, shares the importance of the German medtech’s Italian affiliate, one of its top ten by third-party sales, which is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this year. He also describes how B. Braun is working to overcome the challenges of…

Europe Pharma and biotech companies have demonstrated their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), particularly with respect to gender equality with more and more women in leadership positions. Insights from women pharma leaders in Europe.   I believe it is more important than ever to build a truly diverse and…

South Africa Some of the top pharma news coming out of South Africa including Afrigen’s partnership with US National Institutes of Health (NIH), BioNTech’s efforts to bring an mRNA start-to-finish vaccine manufacturing network to Africa and Ascendis Health’s deal with Austell Pharmaceuticals for its pharma division.   Afrigen partners with US National Institutes…

Spain Sanofí’s general manager for Spain, Margarita Lopez Acosta, comments on the company’s “Play to Win” strategy, the presence of the French giant in Spain and the leading role of the country in clinical trials. She also explains possible solutions to the challenges around access to innovation in Spain.  Both the…

Poland Some of the top stories emanating from Poland’s pharma industry, including Polish biotech Ryvu Therapeutics’ exclusive deal with Exelixis, the partnership between Polpharma and startup Pikralida on a promising epilepsy candidate and Adamed’s expansion of its laboratory facilities.   Exelixis and Ryvu Therapeutics Sign Agreement to Develop Novel STING Agonist-Based…

Italy Paivi Kerkola, Country Manager, Managing Director and President of Pfizer Italy, speaks about the peculiarities of the Italian market from a northern European perspective, her priorities, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it not only put Pfizer in the spotlight but also triggered an unprecedented dialogue between…