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UAE The Saudi German Hospital Group is one of the leading hospital groups in the Middle East, with hospitals in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Egypt. Dr Reem Osman, CEO for the Group in the UAE, discusses their presence in the country, the Group’s ambitious expansion plans and analyses the…

Romania Arina Gholmieh introduces the Romanian affiliate of Egis, a leading pharma manufacturer in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Gholmieh highlights the difficulties that pharma companies, and especially generic producers, face in Romania: clawback tax, pricing methodology, and a low penetration rate of biosimilar medicines.   We are passing…

Morocco Sanaa Sayagh of Roche Morocco shares her commitment to bringing the latest immunotherapies to Moroccan patients through partnerships with health authorities and the Lalla Salma Foundation on creative access programs. Sayagh also touches on how Roche is attempting to make personalised healthcare a reality in Morocco.   Despite the lack…

Mexico Mario Muniz, SVP and GM of IQVIA North LATAM, shares his motivations for joining IQVIA after nearly two decades with pharma and medtech companies, the huge potential of the North LATAM region as well as the important value that IQVIA can provide during this tumultuous period within the Mexican public…

Belgium PDC*Line Pharma’s Eric Halioua introduces the Belgian immuno-oncology biotech, its clinical-stage assets, the impact of the firm’s collaboration with Korean LG Chem, and future internationalisation strategies.   As a multicultural company, we believe in the future growth of Belgium’s innovative biotechnology sector. It is absolutely a country which should be…

Czech Republic Pavla Nevolová, country head of EastHORN in the Czech Republic, shares the historical roots of the now multinational Czech CRO. Nevolová also shares her insights into the recent evolution of the Czech clinical research landscape and its challenges and opportunities.   Without any doubt, my biggest achievement at EastHORN is…

Global Charlotte Kremer is head of medical affairs for Astellas Pharma and serves as the president of the Medical Affairs Professional Society. At eyeforpharma Barcelona by Reuters Events 2020, a virtual conference held between March 31 and April 3, Kremer spoke on the evolving strategic role of medical affairs in driving…

Russia Below is a selection of top stories in Russian pharma from recent months, ranging from proposed changes in legislation, labelling system updates, priorities set forth by the country’s manufacturing association and new breakthroughs in Coronavirus diagnostics.   Government amends legislation around emergency response to diseases The State Duma, as is…

Romania Quite unfortunately, Romania has some of the highest infant mortality and maternal mortality rates in Europe, and even more worrying, the downward trend seems to be continuing, most notably with significant measles outbreaks occurring in the country every year since 2016. Part of this distressing phenomenon relates to a growing…

Romania Appointed in August 2019 to head up Bayer Romania and Moldova’s Pharmaceuticals division, 15-year Bayer veteran Jorge Levinson may be new to the market but certainly not new to the general manager position.     Every country has its challenges and opportunities Jorge Levinson, Bayer   He laughs, “this is…

Coronavirus The CEOs and top executives, David Ricks, chairman and CEO, Eli Lilly & Co and IFPMA president, Severin Schwan, CEO, Roche, Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer, Johnson & Johnson, David Loew, executive VP, Sanofi Pasteur and Rajeev Venkayya, president, Global Vaccines Business Unit, Takeda took part in a virtual press…

Opinion AAM Interim President Jeff Francer outlines the vital role that biosimilar and generics firms will play in filling supply chain gaps during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.   Like the rest of society, executive and scientific teams working in the US generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical industries have never experienced anything quite…