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Denmark Drawn from Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Denmark 2025, this selection captures the major forces now reshaping one of Europe’s most dynamic life science hubs. From Denmark’s bid to double the sector’s economic weight by 2030, to its sweeping “Health Closer to You” reform, biotech surge, clinical-trials strategy, and evolving…

Taiwan After more than two decades in Silicon Valley, Dr Jeng Her returned to Taiwan with a bold ambition: to help transform its emerging biotech sector into a globally recognised force in antibody innovation. As Founder and CEO of AP Biosciences, he has positioned the company at the forefront of bispecific…

Taiwan Dr Wen-Liang Huang, General Manager of Ever Supreme Biotechnology, brings over 40 years of clinical cardiology experience to biopharmaceutical leadership. Recruited by the company’s founder, his medical background informs the translation of cell therapy innovations into meaningful patient treatments. Under his guidance, Ever Supreme has become Taiwan’s pioneering cell therapy…

Taiwan Dr Chiu-Heng Chen (John), CEO of LaunXP, brings a unique perspective to oncology drug development shaped by his personal experience with cancer during his PhD in the UK. Holding advanced degrees from British and Taiwanese institutions in tumour oncology, he founded LaunXP in 2015 to bridge academia and clinical practice,…

France Under Laurence Rodriguez’s leadership, GenSight Biologics is charting a bold path forward after a period of reset, advancing groundbreaking gene therapies for rare ophthalmic and mitochondrial diseases. She reflects on rebuilding the organisation, preparing a pivotal Phase III study for the gene therapy GS010/LUMEVOQ, and shaping the future of optogenetic…

France Born from a serendipitous scientific discovery in Montpellier, Abivax has evolved into one of France’s most promising global biotechs. Led by CEO Marc de Garidel, the company is harnessing its pioneering miR-124-based therapy, obefazimod, to redefine treatment possibilities in inflammatory bowel disease through an entirely new, immune-balancing mechanism of action.…

France Genopole stands as one of France’s leading bioclusters, seamlessly integrating world-class research, entrepreneurship, and industrial engagement to support over 80 companies across health and the bioeconomy. Under Gilles Trystram’s leadership, the cluster nurtures innovation from start-up creation to scaling, leveraging strategic partnerships with institutions like Université Paris-Saclay and specialised platforms…

USA As the world’s largest stock exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plays a pivotal role in shaping access to capital for healthcare and life sciences companies. Johanna Grossman, PhD, who leads this sector for the NYSE, reflects on her career path, the exchange’s growing footprint in biotech, and the…

USA In 2025, just 318 US biotech deals closed in Q2 – the lowest in a decade – even as mega-rounds propped up total investment volumes. For a sector that was booming during the pandemic era, the contrast could not be starker. Leaders from trade organisations and innovation accelerators agree on…

Denmark When it comes to Denmark’s flourishing local biotech scene, the country is again clearly punching far above its weight. The EU member state has already managed to muster world-class expertise in areas like peptide chemistry and metabolic disorders, anchored by the success stories of homegrown entities that made it big…

Switzerland Kasha Witkos, Senior Vice President and Head of International Business at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, shares her journey from academic researcher to global biotech leader, driven by personal family experience of chronic disease.  Witkos highlights Alnylam’s pioneering role in delivering RNA interference (RNAi) technology to patients around the world, the company’s global…

China 3D Medicines has charted a deliberate path from domestic clinical execution to global oncology innovation. Since its IPO, the company has sharpened its focus on differentiated assets like Envafolimab, while expanding into radioligand and mRNA-based platforms with broad therapeutic potential. Chairman and CEO Dr John Gong outlines how strategic discipline,…