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Egypt Ashraf Osman, president and CEO of AUG Pharma, explains how his company has become one of Egypt’s Top 30 pharmaceutical companies in less than four years of manufacturing, gives an insight into the branding strategy of an industry newcomer, and outlines the company’s export strategy.   In 2018 alone we…

Spain Miriam Rodriguez, general manager of Aspen Pharmacare Iberia, highlights the steps she has taken to set up the affiliate and how her past experiences have helped her. Furthermore, she breaks down the operations of Aspen in Spain and gives advice to women beginning their career in healthcare   Especially in…

Spain Marc Comas, managing director of Accord Healthcare Iberia, highlights the footprint of the company as the leading generics and biosimilars player in the Spanish hospital sector and how his early strategy when founding the affiliate has set them up for long-term success. Furthermore, he points out the dynamics of the…

Opinion Cerecin’s Charles Stacey looks at the large unmet medical need in diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), the looming socioeconomic burden that these diseases represent, and the innovative solutions needed to counter it.   45 percent of the patient population in neurology remains unserved – they either have no…

Korea SK Plasma is a blood plasma company that was spun off from SK Chemicals in 2015. Its CEO, Yun Ho Kim, offers his insights into the company’s vision to establish itself as a leader both domestically and globally, and how past preparation, such as the establishment of the Andong factory…

France Phillipe Archinard CEO of Transgene shares insights on the latest technologies being developed by the gene therapy specialist, explains how France’s innovation landscape is improving, and highlights the current opportunities in the market.   Thanks to their versatility, oncolytic viruses can, therefore, be very potent. Our Invir.IO™ platform will be…

Spain Jesús Sobrino, area head of UCB Iberia, and global leader for UCB’s Patients Experience Program, discusses the significance of the affiliate, which makes up 15 percent of UCB’s European sales, and their strategy to strengthen and grow their portfolio. Furthermore, he highlights the challenges of market access in the Spanish…

France Olivier Laureau, global president of Servier Group, outlines the impact of recent acquisitions, the significance of Servier’s recently-opened commercial subsidiary in the US, the ongoing importance of France to the global group, and Servier’s unique value proposition as a privately-owned R&D-focused company.   The acquisition of Shire products also allowed…

Spain With cost pressures mounting, Spain is increasingly turning towards digital solutions to maintain the high levels of care provided by its healthcare system.   Spain is at a point of disruption in which the healthcare system is facing big challenges; the solution to which has to be technology Angeles Delgado,…

China Amidst the sea of Big Pharma executives jumping ship to start highly regarded and attention-grabbing biotech companies, bolstered by the huge influx of capital, the opening of stock exchanges in first Hong Kong and subsequently Shanghai to pre-profit biotech companies that meet certain criteria, as well as the reformation and…

Korea French-headquartered logistics and distribution provider Bolloré Logistics has been steadily increasing its footprint in Korean life sciences in recent years – attaining international certifications to assure potential partners of their commitment to quality and working closely with some of the country’s top domestic conglomerates as they make the move into…

USA Jessica Federer, advisor at Hugo Health and one of the speakers at the upcoming FT US Pharma and Biotech Summit, discusses some of the key trends shaping the US pharma market, her predictions for the next year, and recent developments for women in pharma.   Recently, we have witnessed some…