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Japan Following PharmaBoardroom’s recent interview with Ivan Cheung, chairman of Eisai’s US affiliate and president of Eisai’s global neurology business, we take the opportunity to look back on the interesting history and particularities of Japanese pharma companies’ entry and expansion into the US market.   Japan is one of the world’s…

USA Karyopharm Therapeutics’ Dr Michael G. Kauffman outlines the genesis of the company he co-founded with his wife, the approval journey of key product XPOVIO®, his ambitious internationalisation plans, and the challenges of being a biotech entrepreneur.   From my experience, many great ideas actually come from people unconstrained by the…

China The latest from Chinese pharma, including a setback for CanSinoBIO’s Canadian COVID-19 vaccine trial, Bayer’s new Beijing manufacturing plant, and biotech Antengene’s potential USD 200 million IPO in Hong Kong.   Canada scraps COVID-19 vaccine trial with Chinese CanSinoBIO https://globalnews.ca/news/7302041/canada-china-covid-19-vaccine-trials-abandoned-national-research-council/ Canada has decided to cancel a coronavirus vaccine development agreement…

China The partnership between global pharma giant Eli Lilly and Chinese biotech Innovent Biologics, first initiated in March 2015, continues to bear dividends for both parties. The recent announcement that Lillly has struck a deal for the exclusive license of Innovent’s TYVYT® drug outside of China stands to catapult the Chinese…

Norway Ketil Widerberg of the Oslo Cancer Cluster highlights how Norway’s excellence in electronic health records can help the country stake out a position as a significant cancer research destination. Widerberg also highlights the Cluster’s work to bridge seemingly disparate actors right across the oncology value chain, its collaboration with the…

China Dr Kerry Blanchard explains why he took on the challenge of becoming CEO of Chinese biotech Everest Medicines and how Everest’s internationalist approach to teambuilding helps it stand out from the crowd in China. He also touches on commercialization, partnerships, funding, and the evolution of the Chinese biopharma landscape.  …

USA Ivan Cheung, head of Japanese firm Eisai’s US operations, highlights the significance of a potential 2021 US FDA approval for Alzheimer’s Disease drug aducanumab, developed in collaboration with Biogen. Cheung also compares the differing challenges of the oncology and neuroscience markets and outlines the unique Eisai company culture.   We…

Norway Anne Kjersti Fahlvik of the Research Council of Norway highlights the health sector’s increasing importance to the Nordic nation, the country’s existing strengths – including a robust public health system and early uptake of digital tools – and how Norway can draw on its excellence in the marine biology and…

France A roundup of some of the latest from French pharma, including Sanofi’s bumper Prinicipia deal, how Unither’s new Chinese acquisition catapults it into the world’s top 5 CDMOs, Ipsen’s resilient performance in the first half of 2020 despite COVID-19 headwinds, and the French government’s push for more domestic pharma manufacturing.…

Norway The top 10 pharma companies in Norway ranked by 2019 turnover according to IQVIA data. The Norwegian market is dominated by multinationals, with Finnish Orion Pharma the sole Nordic representative in the top 10 list. See below for the full rankings.   Novartis Swiss firm Novartis had a turnover of…

Opinion Holmusk’s Nawal Roy outlines why a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease is the “Holy Grail” of medicine today, the reasons for so many biotech companies failing to develop effective treatments for the disease, and why a more holistic systems approach may be the key to future success.   The ingenuity of…

China Founded in 2009 by CEO Dr XU Ting, Alphamab started its journey as a protein engineering company with the ultimate dream of becoming, as many Chinese biotechs aspire, a global biotech company producing world-class innovations. To learn more about some of China’s most innovative and inspirational biotech stories, download our…