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Malaysia After 61 years of single-party rule, the May 2018 electoral victory of the populist Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition sent shockwaves through the Malaysian political landscape. This has been keenly felt within the healthcare sphere, where industry players are broadly supportive of PH’s plans to increase low-income Malaysians’ access to treatments…

China Jack Wang, founder and CEO of Biomobie, shares the inspirational story behind the establishment of the company, the regenerative principle driving the technology of the Bioboostie device, and the innovative commercial partnerships he has established with leading health insurance companies in China.   My medical knowledge is limited. But I…

France The Top 20 pharma companies in France, ranked by total turnover at ex-manufacturer prices for 2018. Swiss giant Novartis is in first place with a EUR 2.6 billion turnover, a full 89 percent of which came from the retail market. In second place is local champion Sanofi with a turnover…

Mexico Cristobal Thompson is the Executive Director at AMIIF (Asociacion Mexicana de Industrias de Investigacion Farmaceutica). The AMIIF represents more than 60 global companies with the aim of contributing to improving health in Mexico through innovative medicine. In this article, Thompson outlines the country’s challenges to the healthcare system and the pharma…

Turkey Armağan Vurdu, general secretary of the Istanbul Minerals and Metals Exporters Association (IMMIB) highlights the strategic importance of the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors in Turkey’s exports. He underscores pharma’s role in Turkey’s ‘Vision 2023’ and explains how IMMIB is helping the sector increase its export potential.   With our 29…

China Adam Dunnett, secretary general of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) outlines the organization’s three key roles of advocacy, providing business intelligence and strengthening the European business community. He also details an extraordinarily productive past six months – during which the European Chamber held meetings with…

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…

China Andras Gizur, president China & APAC for Gedeon Richter, shares his insights on the current market environment in China following the spate of recent healthcare reforms, the exciting innovations Gedeon Richter plans to launch in China in the next few years, the importance of fostering a friendly, cooperative and stable…

France Newly-appointed general manager of UCB France, Catherine Rives, discusses what drew her back to the company after time away, market access issues in France and the future of personalized medicine.   My mission is very clearly to raise the profile of the French affiliate within the UCB Group and simultaneously…

Canada The research areas in which Canada has the potential to excel are numerous, one being the world of genomics. The stem cell itself having been discovered in Canada, Marc LePage, president and CEO of Genome Canada, identifies great potential to attract more fundamental research into that domain in the future.…