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Opinion Deloitte’s Global Life Sciences & Health Care industry leader, Greg Reh gives us an exclusive insight into their forecast for 2019’s industry trends.   For companies to address mounting pressures, a digital-first mindset will be required to make business operations more efficient and bring transformational therapies to the market.   Digital…

Canada As the President of Innovative Medicines Canada, Pamela Fralick leads the industry association for Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical companies, working with its members and communities to ensure Canadians have access to the medicines they need when they need them. In her first article for PharmaBoardroom, Pamela calls for the regular assessment…

Opinion Christoph Bieri, PhD is Managing Partner of Kurmann Partners, an M&A firm advising Pharma and MedTech companies on strategic mid-market deals in Europe and the Americas. In this article, Bieri looks back on the stand out deals of 2018 and gives his insights into 2019.   Sentiment in the industry is…

France Franck Hamalian, general manager of the French affiliate of Aspen, a specialty and branded multinational pharmaceutical company from South Africa, discusses the Group’s unique business model which revolves around strategic acquisitions and strong productive capabilities. Additionally, he describes the French ecosystem regarding key topics such as big data and market…

Egypt The Egyptian pharma market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 percent between 2011 and 2017 to reach a total market valuation of EGP 50 billion in 2017. Low levels of healthcare insurance penetration mean that pharma sales are predominantly driven by out-of-pocket expenditure.   The top…

Egypt Egypt continues to struggle with fake drugs reaching the hands of patients as the suppliers of counterfeit medicines become more sophisticated by adding company logos to packaging.   The Egyptian police have launched large-scale surveillance campaigns aimed at “Bir Al-Salam factories” which are known for manufacturing these drugs that include multiple unknown…

Egypt The Health Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives is preparing to discuss a draft law from the government on the establishment of the “Egyptian Drug Authority.”   The new entity will specialise in all medicine-related issues, from pricing to shortages to registering new drugs.   Similarly to Europe’s European Medicine…

Egypt Egypt has found a way to profit from the country’s access to cheap Hep C drugs by offering package holidays to tourists suffering from the disease, but the ‘tour and cure’ model raises numerous questions.   Egypt has a long history struggling with Hepatitis C (HCV) that started in the…

Egypt With the highest rate of Hepatitis C on the planet, Egypt is now making great efforts to eradicate the disease in the north MENA regions. Hep C is a disease that costs the country thousands of lives and millions of dollars.     Egypt is believed to have the largest prevalences…

France Franck Puget, managing director for CSL Behring in France, discusses the blood plasma specialist’s commitment to France, building bridges with public authorities, and regulatory attitudes towards rare disease treatments.   Our neighbours envy the Temporary Authorization of Use (Autorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation / ATU) system that we have in France, and…

Pharmacy Meghann Chilcott, Chief Technology/Marketing Officer at Benzer Pharmacy looks at current pharmaceutical service trends that aim to create a more perfect union among technology, medication delivery and patient care for independent pharmacists. The move toward automation is reducing the complexity faced by medical coders, with software acting as the go-between, providing…

Turkey Ozlem Fidanci, CEO of the Middle East and Turkey at Philips, shares the collaborative approach Philips has implemented in Turkey and its successes, provides insights into future collaborations and discusses the importance of a holistic approach focusing on preventive technologies.   Having a holistic approach across healthy living, prevention, diagnostic,…