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China A selection of recent top stories from the Chinese pharma industry, including China’s conditional approval of Pfizer’s COVID treatment pill Paxlovid; a new push to combat monopoly practices and unfair competition in the domestic industry; and US FDA concerns about the applicability of Chinese clinical trial results for the US…

Global With Biogen’s recent move to sell off its USD 2.3 billion stake in biosimilars firm Samsung Bioepis against the backdrop of lower-than-expected uptake of its controversial Alzheimer’s Disease drug Aduhelm, PharmaBoardroom takes a look at the contrasting fortunes of two key firms operating in the global biosimilars market today.   Global…

Spain CataloniaBio & HealthTech is an industry association representing the biomedicine and health sector in Catalonia. Its CEO, Judit Anido, explains how the region’s entrepreneurial spirit is helping it lead Spain in research and innovation, and comments on regulatory changes needed to help small- and medium-sized companies grow into a competitive…

Italy   In a wide-ranging and candid conversation, Amgen Italy General Manager Soren Giese outlines the strategy he put in place to restructure Amgen’s operations in the Italian market, the company’s third largest in Europe and sixth largest globally. Giese also touches on ensuring the affiliate’s product launch readiness, consistently increasing…

Global Recent reportage from Global Data Research and Clinical Trials Arena has ranked the world’s leading biopharma companies best positioned to take advantage of future biosimilars disruption. The ranking considers the number of jobs listed by each company mentioning biosimilars, deals conducted, and company filing mentions in the period between January…

Spain The Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBiot) is a non-profit organization established by academics and researchers to promote the sector through knowledge exchange and is a Branch Office of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Its current president, Fernando Peláez, explains the main activities of this scientific society, how SEBiot is…

Europe At the recent FT webinar, ‘Supporting Pharma Innovation in Europe’, high-level representatives from Roche, Bayer, and the European Commission weighed in on how European pharma’s competitive position on innovation is being challenged and the policy measures that need to be enacted to solve this issue. Read on for five key…

Spain While Spain’s scientific infrastructure has long been hailed as world-class, the southern European nation has often struggled to translate its excellent science into viable commercial companies. However, a growing cadre of clinical-stage firms are aiming to change that narrative and become the biotech success story that Spain so desperately craves.…

Spain The executive president of Laboratorios Rubió, Carlos Rubió, analyses the fundamentals behind the Catalan company’s double-digit growth, its international expansion plan, which includes the United States, the doubling of capacity at their Castellbisbal plant, and the challenges of the Spanish market. A producer of hydroxychloroquine, Laboratorios Rubió experienced skyrocketing demand…

China Some of the biggest stories across China’s healthcare and life science industry today, including the 61.7 percent average price reduction Big Pharma took to get their drugs listed on China’s reimbursement list in 2021; the former GSK scientist pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets for Chinese pharma; and BioNTech’s continuing…

Asia-Pacific To cater to Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC)’s booming biotech industry, in May 2021 IQVIA expanded its ‘IQVIA Biotech’ brand into the region. Looking ahead to 2022, IQVIA Biotech JAPAC has identified six key trends for emerging biotechs to watch. For a full interview with Senthil Sockalingam, head of IQVIA…

Global Speaking from Ipsen’s US headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts off the back of a whirlwind first 16 months as the firm’s Chief Business Officer, Philippe-Lopes Fernandes outlines his deal-making philosophy, how the iconic French mid-cap represents a reliable partner for innovative biotechs looking to establish a global reach for their programs,…