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France David Lescuyer, managing director of fully integrated French CDMO Skyepharma, outlines how the COVID-19 crisis could usher in a new era for the pharmaceutical industry, with a renewed pan-industry understanding of the importance of robust global supply chains.   In order to increase the robustness of the global supply chain,…

Cell & Gene Therapy The cell and gene therapy market was valued at USD 6 billion in 2017 and is projected to exceed USD 35 billion in value by 2026. Moreover, these therapies stand to redefine medical paradigms by providing treatments for previously incurable diseases and usher in a new era of precise and…

Brazil The editorial team at Panorama Farmaceutico explain how the COVID-19 pandemic and global trade flow stoppages are impacting the manufacture and supply of medicines within Brazil.*   The COVID-19 pandemic has again brought to the fore Brazil’s need to reduce its dependence on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from abroad. Brazil imports…

Pharma Faces Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has been active in Mexico since 1951, and has been led in Mexico by Argentinean Constanza Losada as country president and CEO since April 2020. She recently spoke to PharmaBoardroom about how her diverse and plentiful experience in emerging markets will help…

Europe In a recent exclusive conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Nathalie Moll, director general of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Associations (EFPIA), laid out the ways in which the European innovative pharma industry has come together to solve some of the most pressing issues around COVID-19, and how a more inter-connected…

France David Loew, formerly executive vice president of Sanofi Pasteur, Sanofi’s vaccines division, was appointed CEO of fellow French firm Ipsen on the 28th May 2020, effective 1st July.   Loew, who spoke to PharmaBoardroom in January 2019 while in position at Sanofi Pasteur, is taking the helm from Aymeric Le…

Belgium Geert Van Hoof, founding general manager of Chiesi Belgium, shares the exciting milestones of the company’s first decade in Belgium, including their stunning year-on-year double-digit growth, their market leadership in respiratory as well as neonatology, and their growing presence in rare diseases, as well as the attractiveness of the Chiesi…

China Johnson & Johnson’s network of healthcare innovation incubators, JLABS, opened its doors in Shanghai in June 2019 and now stands as the largest such institution of 13 globally. JLABS @ Shanghai’s head, Dr Sharon Chan, recently sat down with PharmaBoardroom to explain the JLABS model, how it has had to…

USA Three US country managers for European pharma mid-caps explain the challenges in setting up an American affiliate, as well as how best to capitalise on the abundant opportunities in the world’s biggest pharma market.   For Jorge Alderete, president Americas & SVP commercial operations at Danish firm ALK, “Market access…

Hong Kong Dr Albert Yu, chairman of the Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization (HKBIO) gives his expert insights into the crucial importance of diagnostics in countering the COVID-19 pandemic, how Hong Kong’s positioning within health technology is shifting, and why more and more biotech firms are choosing to IPO in Hong Kong.  …

Mexico Recently appointed CEO and president for Pfizer Mexico, Constanza Losada, outlines the exciting challenge of taking on leadership for such an important affiliate during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Pfizer is contributing to the fight against the virus. Losada also outlines her strategy for ensuring patient access to Pfizer’s innovative…

Morocco Sofia Lahlou, country manager for women’s and children’s health specialist Versalya in the Moroccan market, discusses the company’s formation, its therapeutic priorities, and the opportunities that exist for women in leadership in Morocco.   Today, we are the only laboratory in Morocco exclusively dedicated to women’s and children’s well-being, supporting…