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Opinion Pierre Meulien of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) discusses the potential impact that new technological innovations will have on the drug development process.   A more technologically integrated approach is required that looks more holistically at the patient as an individual Whether we call it “Personalised”, “Precision”, “Stratified”, or “Tailored”, the age…

Sweden The size of the Swedish pharma market is dwarfed by those of the EU5, but Sweden does host the largest market in the Nordics region, ahead of  Denmark, Finland and Norway. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Sweden produced over EUR 7 billion worth of pharmaceuticals in 2015, a considerable…

Korea One of the indisputable economic success stories of the last half-century, South Korea now stands as the world’s 11th largest economy, with a reputation for industrial excellence and innovation. As the Korean state shifts its focus towards healthcare and the life sciences and Korean firms begin to internationalize with greater…

Spain Alba Vergés, Minister of Health of Catalonia, highlights her key priorities within the thriving region of Catalonia as well as the factors that have created a unique ecosystem. Furthermore, she highlights the department’s relationship with the pharmaceutical industry and the need to think about sustainability in today’s healthcare environment.  …

Egypt Ashraf Elkhouly, executive director of the Egyptian Society for Pharmaceutical Research, discusses how recent healthcare reforms will help to attract more investment to Egypt and the importance of public-private partnerships for improving the country’s healthcare system.   In collaboration with the government, we started to look into possibilities on how…

Spain Lab Seid is a family owned pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, specialising in branded out of patent products in the field of women’s health. Seid’s general manager, Joaquín Vilá, discusses the turnaround of the company since taking over in 2011, and the strategy behind its consolidation around gynaecology. Vila also…

Egypt Ahmed Elfangary, country manager of DHL Express Egypt, highlights the company’s leadership position in the Egyptian logistics field, while aiming to be a strong partner of the government. He also explains how DHL is a partner of choice in the healthcare and life sciences field and his ambition to make…

Europe From her vantage point as associate vice president for MSD’s Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) cluster, Gabriele Grom outlines the disparity that still exists in terms of access to cancer treatments across Europe and what must be done to bridge this gap.   Despite the existence of innovative treatments, cancer…

Egypt The 100 Million Seha (100 Million healthy lives) campaign, which kicked off on a national scale in October 2018 under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, aims to detect and eliminate Hepatitis C in Egypt by 2023. The ground-breaking initiative, organized by the Ministry of Health and Population, has…

AI Axel Schumacher highlights the vital importance of AI and blockchain for the future success of pharmaceutical companies, the significant knowledge gap that currently exists within Big Pharma, and why, therefore, now is the time for these firms to invest in AI and blockchain start-ups.   While almost everyone is talking…

USA Monica Weldon looks at the history of medicinal CBD, its current usages in the USA, and why robust scientific research on its efficacy need to be conducted in order to ensure the safety of rare disease patients – many of them children – who are using CBD products for their…

AI Digital marketing expert Buck Dossey expounds the importance of soliciting user data to improve patient experiences and the ways in which AI can be utilised within this process.   Companies should start by thinking of ways to leverage unified data sets and digital access points to create and deliver connected,…