UK A roundup of the latest UK healthcare, pharma and biotech news including AbbVie and Lilly’s departure from the country’s voluntary medicines pricing agreement, Moderna’s expanded footprint, UK biotech’s 2022 funding downturn and Gilead’s Yescarta approval from NICE. Northern Ireland Medicines supply still ‘problematic and inefficient’ (BBC News) According to…
Egypt Three country managers with a recent experience of bringing new products from their company’s global portfolio into Egypt – and with big plans for more launches in coming years – outline how the product launch process has improved and why government stakeholders are more receptive than ever to industry innovations.…
USA After Big Pharma lobby groups suffered a major drug pricing blow earlier this year with the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), pharma industry heavyweight AbbVie is withdrawing its membership to leading industry trade groups PhRMA and BIO. AbbVie Bows Out AbbVie is leaving both of the…
Egypt AbbVie’s GM for Egypt & Levant, Ali Sleiman, explains the factors behind the stellar growth that has made the cluster one of the company’s fastest-growing global markets in 2021. He also discusses the favourable environment created by Egypt’s healthcare reforms and how they have quickened regulatory approvals and access, leading…
China China’s strict ‘dynamic COVID-zero’ policy, relying on lockdowns, mass-testing and border controls to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks wherever they appear, has undoubtedly constricted the country’s economic growth and prompted uncommon displays of anti-government public dissent. Some observers are even speculating that the policy could have a greater impact on the…
UK With the brief tenure of Liz Truss as Prime Minister already drawing to a close, the UK faces yet another new leader as the country attempts to extricate itself from the financial havoc wreaked by the Truss administration. Despite this backdrop, activity continues in the UK’s vibrant healthcare and life…
Ireland Recent announcements from Ipsen and AbbVie of multimillion Euro investments into Irish manufacturing plants underline the Celtic nation’s continuing attractiveness to pharma multinationals. While an upcoming hike in Ireland’s famously low corporate taxation rates could dampen investor enthusiasm, industry insiders are bullish on the country’s continuing attractiveness. Banking on…
Global COVID-19 vaccines and treatments continue to make headline news and bring in huge revenues for sponsor companies, but Pharma Exec’s 2022 Top 50 Companies ranking suggests that many non-COVID products are once more driving big gains. Against the backdrop of an increasingly fraught geopolitical climate and patent landscape, the next…
Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by the pharmaceutical industry and almost all Big Pharmas have pledged humanitarian support to Ukraine. However, not all companies have followed the lead of businesses in other industries in severing ties with Russia, citing the importance of continuing to supply essential medicines…
Global Pfizer’s record-breaking year set the stage for a sound financial year for Big Pharma’s top ten, whose revenue grew on average 19.8 percent in 2021. Posting sales of over USD 80 billion, Pfizer pulled away from second placed Roche and is aiming to break the USD 100 billion barrier in…
Denmark Denmark boasts plenty of strong fundamentals as a clinical trials hub, but is perhaps constrained by a population of just 5.8 million and a correspondingly small patient pool. However, international collaboration, not least with neighbouring Sweden (population 10.4 million), has the potential to greatly increase the pool from which trial…
Denmark. AbbVie In a wide-ranging interview, AbbVie’s Linn Mandahl discusses how the reorganisation of Scandinavian operations back in 2018 has put the company back on a growth trajectory in the region. Mandahl also touches on the challenges and opportunities in terms of portfolio and culture that the Allergan acquisition has brought about;…
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