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Turkey Bıçakcılar is one of Turkey’s largest medical technology companies, selling disposables and focusing on the operating room, any hospital’s most profitable part. Souheil A. ElHakim, the company’s CEO, reflects on the company’s 62-year history, their current portfolio and explains how the new European CE mark rules change the way they…

Turkey Queisser Pharma is a German company focused on the OTC market through food supplements and medical devices. Its general manager for Turkey, Demet Eryilmaz, tells the “special” story of its major brand Doppelherz, analyzes the regulatory environment for OTC products in the country, and explains how the pandemic has transformed…

Denmark Alphalyse is a Danish contract research organization (CRO) specialising in protein chemistry, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics. The firm’s co-founder & COO Ejvind Mørtz outlines its journey since its foundation in 2005, the evolution of the specialist CRO space, and the significance of AI and data integration.   The advantage of…

Turkey Johnson & Jonhson Medical’s general manager for Turkey, Maghreb, Iran, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Refik Öner, speaks about the big potential for his region “as the global economic centre of gravity moves east,” and reflects on his two-decade career in consumer goods. Moreover, Refik explains how money collection issues are constraining…

Saudi Arabia Dr Mona Obaid, chief medical officer for Lilly in Saudi Arabia, explains how the country’s Vision 2030 is shaping the pharma industry and society at large, Lilly’s role in increasing awareness of diabetes, and the opportunities for Saudi in regional clinical trials.   There is a huge opportunity ahead for…

Global Karin Blumer, director of global patient engagement at Swiss giant Novartis, gives fascinating insights into the global patient advocacy landscape today and how Novartis interacts with it, the work being done on patient engagement and expectation management for the firm’s cutting-edge CAR-T therapies, and how a stronger patient voice can…

Pharma Legal Handbook The latest regulatory reforms in Latvian pharma. Prepared in association with TGS Baltic, a leading law firm in Latvia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Baltics, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. Are there proposals for reform or significant change to the healthcare system? Amendments to…

Denmark Kasper Bødker Mejlvang oversees Novo Nordisk’s operations in its historic home market of Denmark, as well as Iceland. Here, Bødker Mejlvang explains his strategy for steering the Danish affiliate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving access landscape for the company’s next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and why Denmark – despite…

Pharma Legal Handbook The legal lowdown on patents and trademarks in Latvian pharma. Prepared in association with TGS Baltic, a leading law firm in Latvia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Baltics, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection?…

Pharma Legal Handbook All you need to know about product liability in Latvian pharma. Prepared in association with TGS Baltic, a leading law firm in Latvia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Baltics, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. What types of liability are recognized in your jurisdiction? Liability…

Pharma Legal Handbook All you need to know about traditional medicines and OTC products in Latvian pharma. Prepared in association with TGS Baltic, a leading law firm in Latvia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Baltics, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional,…

Pharma Legal Handbook Tackling the big issues around marketing, manufacturing, packaging & labelling, and advertising in Latvian pharma. Prepared in association with TGS Baltic, a leading law firm in Latvia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Baltics, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. What is the authorization process for…