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Spain LEO Pharma’s Paolo Cionini discusses recent structural changes in the dermatology specialist’s Europe South operations, the importance of Spain to the regional group, and the nation’s digital capabilities.   The biggest need in Europe and the US is around new products and technologies in advanced therapies. LEO Pharma has undergone…

Malysia Dr Goh Pik Pin, director of the Clinical Research Centre (CRC), and Dr Salina Abd Aziz, consultant psychiatrist and chairperson, MOH Medical Research Ethics Committee, and head, CRC Hospital Kuala Lumpur, highlight the main improvements of the CRC as well as the clinical research environment in Malaysia since 2014. Dr…

Turkey With the construction of state-of-the-art public and private hospitals, Turkey is poised to become a global leader in medical tourism.   Turkey has always been a popular tourist destination, given its unrivaled history and cultural appeal, and now, after years of large-scale investments by both the private and public sector,…

Patients At the 2018 Financial Times Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference, there was a lot of buzz around ‘patient centricity’ and all of the big pharma companies were determined to broadcast their goals of having patients at front and centre throughout their business. Over the past decade, we have seen a dramatic…

Malaysia The Top 10 pharma importers in Malaysia for 2017 ranked by total revenue and market share. Pfizer holds top spot with 10.2% market share and USD 108 million in revenue, followed by MSD and Bayer. The top 10 pharma wholesalers in Malaysia for 2017 ranked by total revenue and market…

Turkey Abidin Gulmus, founder and chairman of Gen Ilaç, describes the company’s impressive journey to become Turkey’s principle orphan drug distributor and shares his vision for leveraging the company’s domestic expertise to expand their reach into foreign markets.   Gen Ilaç is one of the fastest growing Turkish success stories although…

Malaysia Tunku Naquiyuddin and Tunku Mohamed Alauddin, respectively executive chairman and managing director of the Antah Healthcare Group highlight the importance of close business relationships between stakeholders in Malaysia and its role in the success of the group. The current focus of the company is to expand its warehousing facilities, increase…

Turkey In 2016 the Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Agency (TiTCK) implemented a localisation policy to reduce Turkey’s reliance on imports – a few years later, it has created a young, ambitious export sector.   Turkey’s experiment with mandatory localisation policies for pharmaceutical and medical products production is paying off nicely.…

Malaysia Sea cucumbers – odd-looking marine animals with leathery skins and elongated bodies – can be found on ocean floors worldwide. Although more famous as a culinary delicacy in East and Southeast Asia, one Malaysian company – Healwell – is using these primitive creatures to save lives.   Dr Hassan Yaakob,…

Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Dzulkefly bin Ahmad, Malaysia’s Minister of Health, sets out his vision and key priorities for healthcare in the country over the course of the new parliamentary session.   My approach is to emphasise primary healthcare by allocating enough resources to empower the public health delivery system…

Korea Jongmoon Kim, CEO of ToolGen discusses the potential for their CRISPR technology to revolutionize not only therapy for genetic illnesses, but also agriculture. Kim explains his move from information technology to biotechnology and the importance of building international partnerships across the industry.   CRISPR simplifies some of the complex tasks…

Malaysia Günther Beissel, CEO of the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), highlights the venue’s unique proposition within Malaysia’s business events industry and MITEC’s journey to become Southeast Asia’s leading international trade and exhibition centre.   People are not aware of how easy it is to do business in Malaysia.…