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Poland With a geostrategic location and easy access to both Western Europe and the rest of the emerging Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, Poland represents the sixth largest pharma market in the European Union. Having demonstrated steady year-on-year growth, the market, with its strong generics-centred local players, is set to…

China China has made major healthcare strides over the past decade with regulatory reforms, infrastructure improvements, and the advancement of universal healthcare. While the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need for further reform, the country continues to pursue the healthcare transformation goals established in its Health China 2030 program. These aspirations are…

Europe Alexander Natz of the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) casts his eye over the potential effects of the upcoming EU Pharmaceutical Legislation for small- and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. Natz feels that Europe is at a crossroads in terms of its positioning as a driver of innovation and calls…

Belgium With over 140 operating biotech companies representing almost a quarter of Europe’s biotech market and a strong network of universities and research institutes, Belgium boasts a solid biotech ecosystem that continues to thrive despite recent downturns in biotech financing. Beyond more well-known players like Argenx, acquired by Sanofi, and Galapagos,…

USA With a total R&D spend of USD 2.66 billion in 2022 and a pipeline that features cutting-edge technologies such as mRNA, cell therapy and gene editing, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is looking to deliver “serial innovation” by investing most of its resources in research. And while some other biopharma companies depend on…

Greece Before taking on his new position as VP and general manager of GSK Greece, Antonino Biroccio was already familiar with the Greek affiliate, having spent three years there in previous roles before a five year global stint that took him to Spain and Singapore. Biroccio outlines the company’s significant investments…

Belgium Belgium’s drug reimbursement system has become increasingly lengthy and complex, compromising patient access to innovative medicines. The roadmap recently presented by the Minister of Health and the Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI) proposes a series of measures to speed up access, limit the duration of reimbursement…

Spain A roundup of the latest news from Spanish pharma, including Almirall’s earnings forecast for 2023; stock price rise and layoffs at Grifols; PharmaMar’s first European approval for its lurbinectedin treatment of metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer and Esteve’s launch of the first inhaled rescue treatment for Parkinson’s patients.   Spain’s…

Greece Since 2020, IQVIA has established health economics, technology, and market research hubs in Greece, leveraging the country’s talent pool to serve a range of EMEA markets. Nikos Kostaras outlines what else Greece has to offer to IQVIA, as well as the key services that the firm brings to its Greek…

USA In the current economic environment companies are faced with increased pressure to manage cash and meet investor expectations with tightened budgets. Life science industry CFOs, as a recent survey and webinar reveal, are looking to preserve and generate cash by making their companies more efficient and building partnerships while confronting…

Greece The grants and loans allocated by the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a large part of which have been assigned to healthcare, set out to mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but for many biopharma industry leaders they also present an opportunity to tackle…

Europe The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently published its annual Human Medicines Highlights report, documenting key figures on its recommendations for the authorisation of new medicines in 2022. The Agency gave 89 positive opinions last year and recommended the authorisation of 41 new active substances. See below for a full list.…