Tagged with Bayer

Germany The latest from German pharma, including Bayer’s 2021 financial results, the country’s plan to spend $3.14 billion on vaccine capacity to cover Covid-19 outbreaks until 2029, and Boehringer Ingleheim’s case for broader use of its diabetes drug.   Bayer’s 2021 annual report: €44.1 billion revenue, Crop Science grows double digits,…

Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by the pharmaceutical industry and almost all Big Pharmas have pledged humanitarian support to Ukraine. However, not all companies have followed the lead of businesses in other industries in severing ties with Russia, citing the importance of continuing to supply essential medicines…

LatAm The latest from Latin American pharma, including Moderna’s push to build a regional presence and partnership network; Pfizer’s health equity challenges in the region; and Brazil’s local manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine and approval of three new cannabis-based products.   Moderna partners with Latin American Pharma https://endpts.com/covid-19-roundup-scottish-government-invests-27m-in-valnevas-covid-19-manufacturing-moderna-partners-with-latin-american-pharma/ In a move to…

Global Pfizer’s record-breaking year set the stage for a sound financial year for Big Pharma’s top ten, whose revenue grew on average 19.8 percent in 2021. Posting sales of over USD 80 billion, Pfizer pulled away from second placed Roche and is aiming to break the USD 100 billion barrier in…

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…

Mexico The latest from Mexican pharma, including government talks with Indian authorities to provide low-cost medicines, a new distribution pilot program led by the military, the authorization of two Lilly monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 and Bayer’s LatAm general manager comments on providing regional doctors with “the Netflix of medical information”…

Global After a challenging 2020, and with more hurdles in sight, Bayer has been on an investment spree with a USD 2 billion acquisition of a San Diego-based biotech and manufacturing sites in Latin America and Norway.   Bayer had a challenging year in 2020. While the German giant argued in…

LatAm The latest from the healthcare industry in Latin America, including an alarming OECD report about the decline of well-being in the region due to Covid-19, Bayer’s USD 350 million investment in Costa Rica and Argentina combined, Mexico’s slow drug approval process, and Pfizer’s upcoming PR challenge.   Well-being weakened in…

Germany The latest news from German pharma, including Bayer’s USD 2 billion acquisition of San Diego’s Vividion Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim’s new investment in a Vienna production facility; BioNTech’s plans to inaugurate an mRNA manufacturing network in Africa; and the termination of the GSK/Merck KGaA cancer drug partnership.   German drug giant…

Turkey In the world’s 18th largest market, recent pricing struggles have pushed some companies to revaluate their investment approach. Multinational organizations are complying with localization policies but are divided between having their own plant or partnering with a local CMO provider – although all of them appear to agree on one…

Colombia The Top 10 pharma companies in the Colombian pharma market ranked by operating income for the year 2020. Local players Droguerías y Farmacias Cruz Verde, Audifarma, Copidrogas, Tecnoquimicas, and Copservir make up the top five spots. German giant Bayer in sixth position is the highest placed multinational. Made with Visme…

China The latest news from Chinese pharma, including Fosun Pharma’s 2021 interim results; how AstraZeneca, Bayer, Eli Lilly, Merck & Co., Novartis, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have achieved China growth in the first half of the year despite pricing squeezes on their mature brands; and why Bayer sees huge growth potential…