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Spain Maria Begona Barragan Garcia, president of GEPAC – the Spanish Group of Patients with Cancer – discusses the necessity of the group and its role in Spain’s healthcare system, in addition to how the voice of the patients is now stronger than ever.   GEPAC represents 88 different cancer organizations…

Korea The South Korean medical devices market has expanded significantly in recent years; from USD 4.2 billion in 2013 to USD 5.5 billion in 2017. Production, exports and imports are all on the rise too, as the below chart shows.  The Top 10 export and import destinations for Korean medtech. The…

Spain Yann Gaslain, CEO of Procare Health, a local player dedicated to innovative natural women’s health products, outlines his strategy to set up the company since 2012 and gives an overview of his company’s star product, Papilocare. Furthermore, he points out the company’s internationalisation and R&D strategy and highlights the importance…

Turkey Gamze Çıtıroğlu, Murat Çıtıroğlu and Pınar Çakır of Ekin Kimya discuss the progress of the Turkish pharma industry moving towards biotechnology. Moreover, they give insights into Ekin Kimya’s partnership strategy for pharmaceutical production, highlighting the importance of quality and customer-centricity.   Turkey’s pharma sector is growing rapidly and it comes…

UK An unusual characteristic of the UK’s healthcare landscape is that charities fund the vast majority of medical research.  According to the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), in 2017, 8 million people donated to medical research charities which funded £1.6bn in research and accounted for 47% of all publicly-funded medical research in…

France In this exclusive interview, David Loew, executive vice president of Sanofi Pasteur, discusses the future of vaccines in France and the rest of the world, their strategic role in reducing public healthcare expenditure and the revolutionary force of machine learning that promises to disrupt the vaccines space.   Vaccination is…

Korea Dae Jung Kim, president of Daiichi Sankyo Korea provides an insight into the rationale behind the company’s focus on the cardiovascular therapeutic area in South Korea. Mr Kim also reveals how Daiichi Sankyo Korea plans to embrace the company’s global strategy of expanding into the new area of oncology.  …

China Alan Chen, general manager for Ipsen China, shares the exciting journey of Ipsen in China in the past few years as the third-largest affiliate for the group globally,  upcoming innovative product launches, the reorganization and HR strategy he has headed to take Ipsen China to the next stage of its…

Spain Enrique Ordieres, president of Cinfa Group, the leading Spanish generics company, highlights the importance of diversification and internationalization in the firm’s growth strategy. He also explains the need to better value the generics market, which will, in turn, give rise to the long-term sustainability of the industry and open up…

Malta Andrew Corrieri of Pharmaconsulta in Malta outlines his consultancy’s comprehensive service offering, the opportunities inherent in the Maltese life sciences industry and his plans for the future.   By overseeing the entire spectrum of regulatory affairs, we are able to act more efficiently and prevent any hiccups or delays that…

Opinion After her son was diagnosed with SYNGAP1 – an extremely rare gene mutation – Monica founded Bridge the Gap – SYNGAP Education and Research Foundation to support families of those suffering from the illness and to accelerate the path to better therapies. Here Monica discusses the incredibly low rate of treatment options for…

Algeria Moncef Meklati, Merck’s general manager for North West Africa, discusses the company’s ambitions in the region, the key to successful joint ventures and evolving attitudes to chronic diseases in Algeria.   From the first day I started working for Merck, I’ve been impressed by the strong commitment of my team…