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South Africa A roundup of the latest news from South African pharma, including Aspen’s impressive annual growth, Adcock Ingram’s full year profit drop, and Entos Pharma’s approval for Phase II clinical rials in South Africa for its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate. In addition, an African Union envoy says that vaccines made in…

Global Pharma industry leaders have called for rich nations to stop stockpiling excess COVID-19 vaccine doses and stated that there will be enough production by the end of the year to cover the entire global population. The head of Pfizer, J&J, and industry association the IFPMA also hope that this surge…

Denmark Boehringer Ingelheim’s Nicolas Dumoulin outlines Denmark’s relevance to the German family-owned company, including the strong uptake of its diabetes and COPD medications in the country and its host of research collaborations with local partners.   There is a wealth of knowledge in Denmark, especially in the cardiometabolic area, and a…

Turkey Best known as the company that launched the world’s first “antibody biosimilar,” Celltrion is looking to continue its growth as a global biopharmaceutical company. Its general manager for Turkey, SeokHoon Kang and commercial director, Mahmut Uyar, outline the Korean company’s strong performance in 2020, how they are leveraging their commercial…

USA Dr Sam Volchenboum outlines the progress that has been made in the paediatric oncology field in recent years and his hopes for its future. Dr Volchenboum also explains the important role that data will play in the new era of targeted and personalised therapies and the impact of the work…

APAC The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is home to around 1.44 billion people, over 60 percent of the world’s population, and a vast diversity of cultures, infrastructures, and economic development. Managing a life sciences company across multiple countries in this region can be extremely challenging but hugely important on both a human…

Europe Drawing from the 2021 edition of the EFPIA’s comprehensive annual data review of the European pharma industry, we present the Top 5 countries across a variety of pharma metrics: from market size to R&D spend, production, exports, imports, and generics penetration.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Made with…

Argentina Dr Guillermo Chantada, incoming president-elect of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) highlights the progress of paediatric oncology in Latin America and gives a call to arms to the global pharmaceutical industry to situate more research in this field in his continent.   We could accelerate knowledge, save more…

Singapore Ashish Mahajan, Partner in Deloitte’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Consulting Practice in Southeast Asia, outlines some of the key trends playing out in the region, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the industry’s digitalisation efforts, and how Asian innovation stands to develop in the coming years.…

Saudi Arabia Biologix is a Dubai-based firm that represents international pharma companies by bringing innovative drugs to market in the Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region. Its GM, Zeina Sfeir Lahoud, discusses the company’s presence in over 17 countries, their 25 years of experience in Saudi Arabia, and the dynamics shaping…

Saudi Arabia 3M, an American multinational conglomerate, has been in the limelight since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic primarily as one of the leading manufacturers of personal protective equipment. Its Vice-President and Managing Director for Middle East and Africa [MEA], László Svinger showcases the company’s surprisingly diverse offering as a healthcare…

China Song Ruilin, chairman of the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), picks out the key learnings from recent legislation to improve China’s drug regulatory capacity and why it potentially marks a new era for the country’s innovative pharma industry.   On April 27, 2021, the General Office of…