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Spain The global acquisition of GSK’s thrombosis portfolio and subsequent purchase of AstraZeneca’s anaesthesia business have been critical milestones for the maverick South African pharmaceutical outfit Aspen, enabling the company to establish a consolidated presence across Europe, including the opening of the firm’s first-ever Spanish affiliate only two and a half…

Spain Perhaps the only CEO of a dermo-cosmetics company with a PhD in astrophysics and space technology as well as three years working at NASA under his belt, Isdin’s Juan Naya feels he is uniquely positioned to lead a firm creating products that protect against the sun’s rays.   It was…

Spain The North-Eastern region of Catalonia is one of Spain’s most prosperous and has been allocating increasingly large amounts of its budget towards healthcare. With strong government backing and a robust enabling ecosystem, the region is now aiming to embrace cutting edge areas such as personalised medicine.   Healthcare a Priority…

Taiwan Tung-Mao Su, chairman of TPMA, highlights the association’s historic significance in cultivating Taiwan’s pharmaceutical industry, its members’ most pressing concerns, and outlines the developments of the company which he leads as president, Chi Sheng Pharma & Biotech.   At this key moment, we in the pharmaceutical industry should make the…

China Jim Xu, GM of Medidata China, shares the importance of the China market to Medidata Solutions, the global leader in cloud services and solutions to the life sciences industry; his three priorities to foster stronger customer relationships, build talent, and deliver our offerings locally to the China market; as well…

Taiwan Ting-Kuo Lee, Academician of Academia Sinica and chairman of the Taiwan Nanotechnology Industry Development Association, explains the history and mission of the association to promote Taiwan’s nano sector and gives insights into the country’s unique capabilities as an early investor of the technology.   Nanomaterials such as nanoparticles have useful…

Europe Dentons Germany’s Peter Homberg outlines the key requirements that companies need to fulfil in order to import medical cannabis into Germany and how attitudes and legislation on the topic are shifting across Europe.   In order to import medicinal cannabis from another country to Germany, like many other countries, the…

Taiwan Taiwan’s biotechnology industry was valued at USD 3.3 billion in 2016, representing around 26 percent of the island’s total biopharmaceutical market, along with pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   The stock market capitalization of Taiwan’s biotech sector soared from USD 3.4 billion in 2007 to USD…

Taiwan An overview of all clinical trials conducted in Taiwan between 2011 and 2017. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   The number of clinical trials conducted in Taiwan during the period between 2011 and 2017 sorted by phase and by type of sponsor. By far the largest single category is Phase…

Taiwan HB Chen, president of TaiwanBio Therapeutics, introduces the innovative stem cell company and elaborates on their patented cell expansion technique for the production of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). Chen then goes on to discuss the company’s innovative pipeline of stem cell therapies.   Overall, our offering will be a great…

Thailand Nares Damrongchai and Sirasak Teparkum from the Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) lay out current challenges in the Thai healthcare and life sciences industry, their mains axes of research as well as how TCELS is helping the development of Thai startups and expanding international collaboration.   Thailand…

Country Manager Executive recruitment firms in various countries shared their take on the following five key strengths for anyone looking to become a pharma country manager. Click the link after each quote to view the recruitment firm’s full article.   1. Creativity in taking on new challenges “We need to check if…