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Pharma Legal Handbook A brief overview of the situation regarding product liability in Nigerian Pharma. Prepared in association with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading law firm in Nigeria, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Nigeria, available to purchase here for USD 99.   1. What types of liability are recognized in your jurisdiction?…

Sweden With almost three decades of experience in the Swedish life science industry, Jan Hellqvist, general manager of KLIFO in Sweden, explains why the country has seen the number of clinical studies from small and medium size companies skyrocket in recent years. Moreover, he discusses the possibilities of opening KLIFO’s affiliate…

China Dr CJ Wang, CEO of Frontier Biotech, shares his exciting ten-year journey with Frontier and their distinctive focus on HIV drug development, with their flagship compound, Aikening®, launched in China in 2018; their ongoing efforts to develop more novel therapeutics; their ambitious internationalization strategy to bring their therapies to patients…

Hungary Dr. Zsuzsanna Fürst, President of the Ethics Committee for Clinical Pharmacology, elaborates on the role and activities of the ethics committee, shares her insights on structural framework of the application process for clinical trials, and the future outlook of clinical research in Hungary.   Each and every application,  both initial…

Sweden TFS is a leading mid-size CRO providing clinical development solutions to biopharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Lund, TFS serves global clinical trial markets with local expertise and worldwide project delivery. János Filakovský, MD, Ph.d. MBA, CEO of TFS, discusses the company’s unique capabilities and analyzes the Swedish life sciences industry’s potential…

Medtech Dr. Carlos Rivera Velez, president of the Puerto Rican Medical Device Cluster, shares the importance of the medtech industry for Puerto Rico and how the cluster is working with various stakeholders to position the island as a globally competitive industry hub.   We have seen Puerto Rico evolve into an…

Canada Marina Vasiliou took the reins as managing director of Biogen Canada in November 2017 after a long and varied career at MSD in a wide variety of geographies.   Canada’s biggest strengths are its diversity and openness—whether that is in health sciences or the culture itself Marina Vasiliou, Biogen Vasiliou…

Turkey There is perhaps no Turkish company in the healthcare sector that is more ambitious than Acıbadem. Not only has the private hospital group revolutionized healthcare in Turkey with its advanced facilities, but it has also pursued an ambitious internationalization campaign and even opened a world-class university, to boot.   We…

India The state of Gujarat proudly stands as India’s main pharmaceutical hub, accounting for over 33 percent of the country’s pharmaceutical turnover and 28 percent of its pharmaceutical exports.  Given the tremendous importance of the Indian industry globally, this state therefore emerges as a pharmaceutical hub of global importance.   For…

Hong Kong Dr Joseph Tam is indisputably one of the pioneers of Hong Kong’s biotech industry, having returned to Hong Kong in 1973 following an illustrious career in the US to bring in novel technologies to the city.   I feel happy that I have achieved my initial objectives: to bring international…

Turkey Dr Ferhat Farsi, CEO and founding partner of CinnaGen İlaç, shares his experience working for the largest biotech in the MENA region, Turkey’s important role within the global group, and his ambitious plans for the future.   “Having worked for leading Turkish companies for several years … I realized that…

Pharma Legal Handbook The low-down on the situation regarding traditional medicines and OTC products in Nigerian Pharma. Prepared in association with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading law firm in Nigeria, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Nigeria, available to purchase here for USD 99.   1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional,…