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Global Writing in the February edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Candice Del Rio of Curavit Clinical Research examines the applicability of decentralised clinical trials in oncology research, and their positive impact on both decreasing patient dropout rates and increasing patient engagement. Oncology represents the largest research area globally, with 6.5 percent…

MEA In the February edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine Sybil Nana Ama Ossei-Agyeman-Yeboah of the West African Health Organization, Jane H. Mashingia from the East African Community Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Programme, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s David Mukanga examine the state of joint assessment procedures in the East…

USA Pfizer and MSD recently became the latest companies to have COVID-19 treatments authorised by either the US FDA or EMA. Their oral antiviral drugs joined several monoclonal antibodies and others on the list of options available to patients in Europe and the United States. Here is an updated list of…

Spain CataloniaBio & HealthTech is an industry association representing the biomedicine and health sector in Catalonia. Its CEO, Judit Anido, explains how the region’s entrepreneurial spirit is helping it lead Spain in research and innovation, and comments on regulatory changes needed to help small- and medium-sized companies grow into a competitive…

Spain Sobi’s VP and general manager for Spain and Portugal, Pablo De Mora, comments on his experience during the pandemic, the Swedish company’s haematology and immunology portfolio, including its EMA-approved COVID-19 treatment, and the reimbursement challenges faced by rare disease players in Spain. Moreover, De Mora highlights Sobi’s vast clinical trials…

Spain Lilly’s Nabil Daoud highlights the evolution in the firm’s Spanish manufacturing and R&D footprint in recent years, discussed launch plans for its next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and outlines some of the key trends currently impacting healthcare in Spain.   Four years ago, a molecule discovered and designed by scientists…

Italy   In a wide-ranging and candid conversation, Amgen Italy General Manager Soren Giese outlines the strategy he put in place to restructure Amgen’s operations in the Italian market, the company’s third largest in Europe and sixth largest globally. Giese also touches on ensuring the affiliate’s product launch readiness, consistently increasing…

Spain STADA’s general manager for Spain, Mar Fabregas, reveals how the acquisition of parts of GSK and Sanofi’s portfolio is helping the global generics company better compete in consumer health. In addition, she analyses the biosimilars market in Spain, where the company recently launched Bevacizumab, and comments on the importance of…

USA A roundup of the latest news from US life sciences and healthcare, including sweeping healthcare reform in the state of California; how revolutionary billionaire Mark Cuban’s newly launched affordable online pharmacy Cost Plus Drug Co. can be; DHL’s USD 400 million expansion of its pharmaceutical and medical device supply chain…

Global Recent reportage from Global Data Research and Clinical Trials Arena has ranked the world’s leading biopharma companies best positioned to take advantage of future biosimilars disruption. The ranking considers the number of jobs listed by each company mentioning biosimilars, deals conducted, and company filing mentions in the period between January…

Spain The Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBiot) is a non-profit organization established by academics and researchers to promote the sector through knowledge exchange and is a Branch Office of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Its current president, Fernando Peláez, explains the main activities of this scientific society, how SEBiot is…

Egypt All the latest news stories from Egypt’s healthcare and life sciences industry, including Egypt’s health insurance authority’s plans to add 100 new medical services, how the COVID-19 Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm the country’s healthcare system, and a new tie-up between Siemens Healthineers and Alameda Group.   Egypt’s health insurance…