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Denmark Jakob Nielsen, CEO of Healthcare Denmark, discusses how Denmark has strengthened its role in global health diplomacy and life sciences since 2021. Nielsen highlights the country’s focus on strategic international partnerships, digitalisation, and patient-centric healthcare reform, positioning Denmark as a transparent and collaborative partner in addressing shared healthcare challenges. What…

Denmark Already one of Europe’s top countries for clinical trials per capita, Denmark has further strengthened its position in recent years. The number of active trials in the country rose from 410 in 2022 to 450 in 2023, backed by increasing citizen participation and a healthcare ecosystem built on trusted health…

Puerto Rico Already a solid hub for biopharma manufacturing and logistics, Puerto Rico is moving to sharpen its position in the evolving US reshoring landscape and attract new investment. Under the banner “Made in Puerto Rico is Made in the USA,” Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon is promoting the island’s unique value as both…

Germany Once a little-known mRNA pioneer, BioNTech became a household name with its COVID-19 vaccine developed alongside Pfizer. But the German biotech is now pursuing an even bigger transformation — and China is at the heart of its strategy. Using vaccine proceeds to tap China’s booming life sciences ecosystem, BioNTech has…

Canada Dr David Reddy, Director General, IFPMA, and Dr Bettina Hamelin, President, IMC, jointly advocate for health innovation at the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis (15-17 June). They call G7 leaders to place health and life-sciences innovation at the heart of the G7 agenda, emphasizing three areas of focus where the…

Puerto Rico Felix and Manuel de la Cruz of M&N Electronics discuss the company’s evolution over the years and its commitment to becoming the leading provider of industrial equipment in Puerto Rico. They highlight the company’s focus on customer service, growth opportunities in the local pharmaceutical sector, and expansion into new markets,…

Denmark Peter Jorgensen, Director of the Danish Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Industry Association, discusses Denmark’s robust framework for generics and biosimilars, offering insight into a system that has delivered high penetration, cost savings, and broad public trust. From legal structures and patient attitudes to incentives and hospital adoption, Jorgensen outlines why…

France The biggest recent stories from French healthcare and the life sciences, including Sanofi’s deal to buy immunology biotech Blueprint; the largest from a European pharma this year. Elsewhere Servier is snapping up a experimental leukaemia treatment from China, while French tech firm OWKIN is touting a new “AI-powered research co-pilot”…

Hong Kong In March 2024, the Advanced Therapy Product Good Manufacturing Practice Centre (ATP GMP Centre) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Institute of Biotechnology (HKIB) became the first university-led centre within the special administrative region to receive certification for cell and gene therapy manufacturing and a license as an…

Europe Lora Fleifel, Director of Global Value Access & Pricing Operations Europe for Oncology at Merck, dissects the promise and pitfalls of the new EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA). The JCA aims to harmonise clinical evaluations to help reduce the significant disparities in patient access to innovative treatments that still exist…

China Ye Liu, CEO and cofounder of OcuMension Therapeutics, speaks about the challenges and triumphs of running one of China’s most ambitious ophthalmology-focused biopharmaceutical companies. Launched with USD 5 million and no initial products, OcuMension now leads in China’s ophthalmology drug development, maintains rapid growth, and is preparing for global reach.…

USA Having terminated dozens of HIV-related research grants, the Trump administration’s assault on the field continues. In a major blow to the decades-long search for a vaccine, the US federal government has pulled the plug on the HIV vaccine programme run by the US National Institute of Health (NIH) –the world’s…