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Taiwan Eric Yang, secretary general of the Taiwan Precision Medical and Molecular Diagnostics Industry Association (PMMD), speaks about the key challenges facing the sector and the top priorities of the organization and its member companies. Yang goes on to share his insights on the opportunities that exist for precision medicine and…

USA PwC’s Kelly Barnes examines how the US pharmaceutical sector is having to rethink its relationship with consumers, experimenting with new and innovative pricing models, and adopting a more holistic view of the patients using their medicines.   American consumers want more than just lower prices from pharmaceutical companies US Consumers…

Vaccines MSD’s Cyril Schiever outlines why vaccine hesitancy is such a threat to global health, the misinformation around vaccines being spread online, and how multi-stakeholder collaboration can help counter this emerging problem.   The World Health Organization (WHO) recently identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 global health threats…

Spain Through a merger between INC Research and inVentiv Health in 2018, Syneos Health has become the industry’s only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organisation which includes one of the world’s top three global clinical research organisations (CRO) and a contract commercial organisation (CCO). Rosa Gonzalez Galindo explains the scale and scope…

USA Eurasia Group’s Aditya Bhattacharji looks at the potentially damaging fallout of the ongoing US-China trade war on the life sciences industry.   Biotech [is the] new frontier for US-China tensions The G20 gathering in Osaka at the end of June was, overall, less tense than other multilateral fora over the…

Thailand Sukanya Uerchuchai, executive director of the Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce, introduces one of the most dynamic European Chambers in Thailand, highlights the trade between Thailand and France, and explains the investment opportunities that Thailand offers for French companies.   Thailand is the second largest economic partner of France in Southeast…

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s close-knit pharmaceutical sector is aiming to attract new talent to the industry so as to further increase its global competitiveness.   There is a strong, robust ecosystem around the pharmaceutical industry on the island and we are looking to attract the new generation to work in it Wendy…

China Zhu ZhiYun, general manager of Zambon China, shares the growth of Zambon China from a manufacturing facility – when he joined in 2005 – to the fully-fledged commercial affiliate it is today, the contributions of Zambon China to the Group’s overall growth, the importance of people and organization development, renewable…

Sweden Anders Ekblom is the former EVP Global Medicines Development AstraZeneca and CEO of AstraZeneca AB Sweden and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of LEO Pharma A/S. Additionally, he also occupies board positions on many biotech companies (Elypta, Alligator Bioscience AB, Mereo Biopharma Group Plc, AnaMar Medical AB).…

Taiwan Dr Mien-Chie Hung, president of China Medical University, shares his personal mission upon taking the role only three months ago. Dr Hung also elaborates on the research strengths of CMU and goes on to give his view on what role Taiwan and the university can play in tackling the Asian…

Sweden The Life Sciences Office Sweden was commissioned in February 2018 and is modelled on the UK’s Office for Life Sciences. Jenni Nordborg, the Office’s director and national coordinator, discusses the future of the life sciences sector in Sweden, including digitalization and collaborations with other Nordic nations.   I believe in…

Thailand John Dawber, vice president and general manager of Novo Nordisk Thailand, offers his first impressions of the Thai market since moving from Japan. Dawber explains the current challenges and areas for improvement in diabetes treatment in Thailand, how the most innovative Novo Nordisk products have propelled the affiliate forward in…