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Taiwan Novo Nordisk’s Steve Profit outlines the progression of the group’s strategy in Taiwan, how the affiliate works with the Taiwanese healthcare system and physicians on diabetes and obesity, the changes that were needed to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, and new product launches he is particularly excited about.   Can…

Global Scientists have come together in an unparalleled worldwide collaboration and sharing of data to advance a COVID-19 vaccine.[1] As rollouts become reality, stakeholders from across the globe will need to collaborate to ensure these vaccines are available and accepted. Vaccines will need a high level of trust for a return…

Global After a transformative 2020, Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw looks into his crystal ball and makes five predictions (plus one) on the key trends that life sciences companies need to be aware of in 2021.   If 2020 taught us anything, it is that futurists and forecasters make their new year…

USA A Tale of Two Americas The US stands as the biopharma innovation champion of the world, a global leader on nearly all R&D indices related to investment and innovation. It also holds a tremendous amount of clout, representing half the world’s healthcare market, and the US healthcare industry itself is…

Spain The latest from Spanish pharma, including the wide swathe of COVID-19 syringes, vaccines, masks, and tests being produced in the country, Grifols’ Egyptian entry, a new generation of leadership at Almirall, and Esteve’s European Expansion.   Weapons “made in Spain” in the war against Covid-19 (La Razón – Spanish) https://www.larazon.es/salud/20201214/iecgoyhkpfeifhlfgpracvgtci.html…

Japan Japanese pharma companies are already far lower-profile than their occidental counterparts but an even lesser-known player may be Taiho Pharmaceutical, a Japanese specialty pharma player that was a pioneer in the field of oral chemotherapy, led by president Masayuki Kobayashi. The company also works in the areas of allergy and…

Global 2020 was a challenging year globally, but one in which the importance of the healthcare and life sciences sector was underlined like never before. Despite lockdowns and travel restrictions, PharmaBoardroom still managed to talk to key industry stakeholders from across the world helping shape the future of global health. Featured…

Taiwan Charles Chen of Taiwanese firm Medigen Vaccines Biologics Corp (MVC) shares his career journey, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy, and what MVC’s competitive advantages are. At MVC we have chosen a tried and tested technology platform as novel vaccine technologies face novel challenges Charles, could you start by introducing Medigen…

Japan Founded by Toyoji Naito in December 1941, in just under 80 years, Eisai has become a leading global biopharma player, with pharmaceutical revenues of USD 5.4 billion in 2019.   The company’s central philosophy of human health care (hhc) was introduced in 1992 by current director, representative corporate officer and…

USA Joe Lewis outlines the key concerns of Deloitte’s pharma clients around manufacturing and supply chain operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, how companies can come out of the crisis stronger, and highlights some of the major issues surrounding vaccine allocation and deployment.   One of the most common…

Asia-Pacific The latest from Southeast Asian pharma, including soaring output in Singapore, tax breaks for research in Indonesia, Thai firm Factorytalk’s UK expansion, and the potential for a Russian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing facility in the Philippines.   Singapore Factory Output Surges At Fastest Pace In Nine Years On Pharma Boost (Business…

Taiwan Charles Chen of Taiwanese firm Medigen Vaccines Biologics Corp (MVC) shares his career journey, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy, and what MVC’s competitive advantages are.    At MVC we have chosen a tried and tested technology platform as novel vaccine technologies face novel challenges Charles, could you start by introducing…