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Egypt Dr Mohsen Shalaby of Nerhadou International explains how he built Egypt’s leading mineral supplement and nutraceuticals company from scratch within 25 years, highlighting innovative solutions and the company’s aspirations to export to overseas markets upon receiving FDA approval.   Nerhadou was the first mover in Egypt for minerals, creating awareness…

Spain Though still one of the younger and lesser-known outfits inhabiting the European drug development landscape, Irish-headquartered rare disease specialist, Jazz pharma has been making tremendous headway in the onco-haematology and sleep disorder spaces and the Spanish affiliate is absolutely no exception.   We blend the lessons of art with our…

Spain In what is a highly competitive and crowded women’s health field in Spain, smaller players are having to be increasingly focused and specialised to carve out a market share.   The [Spanish women’s health] market is very competitive since there are many companies and the sector is overwhelmingly a business…

Spain Many of the world’s mega-rich are increasingly active philanthropists in the healthcare arena and Spain is no exception with Galician billionaire Amancio Ortega Gaona, the 82-year-old owner of clothing empire Inditex Fashion Group, which comprises iconic brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti, embarking upon something of a spending spree…

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…