Tagged with Clinical Trials,

France Created in the wake of COVID-19, the Agence de l’Innovation en Santé (AIS), part of the Secrétariat Général pour l’investissement – a Prime Minister department, has rapidly positioned itself at the heart of France’s health innovation strategy, driving progress in areas such as bioclusters, prevention, clinical research, and artificial intelligence.…

Colombia Francisco Rossi, Director of Colombia’s National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (INVIMA), discusses the agency’s ongoing transformation to become a faster, more transparent, and globally recognised regulator. Since his return in 2024, Rossi has prioritised reducing backlogs, launching the digital platform InvimÁgil, and refocusing INVIMA on public health surveillance. He…

China This week’s China healthcare and pharma roundup from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta highlights Sichuan Biokin and Binhui Biopharma’s HKEX IPO filings, Betta Pharma’s third IPO attempt, Sirius Therapeutics–B’s HK$1.8B IPO, and Biocytogen’s STAR Market approval. Clinical updates include Eisai’s Leqembi approval for Alzheimer’s, CMS’s NDA plans for ruxolitinib, and RemeGen’s…

Africa Africa accounts for 19 percent of the world’s population and one-quarter of the global disease burden. However, for a host of reasons – both real and perceptual – the continent does not yet play host to meaningful levels of clinical research, accounting for just 1.1 percent of all clinical trials…

Latin America Mitchell Parrish, President and CEO of H Clinical, co-founded the company in 2020 to harness Latin America’s untapped clinical trial potential. H Clinical specialises in decentralised trials, offering home visits, patient recruitment, site staffing, and supply and equipment logistics across 22 countries. Parrish highlights the company’s local workforce, tailored country…

Global As chief development officer of Moderna, Dr Melanie Ivarsson OBE spearheaded the rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine that helped the world emerge from the pandemic. Now back in the UK and drawing on over 25 years of clinical development leadership across Lilly, Pfizer, Takeda, and Moderna, Dr Ivarsson recently…

China This week’s China healthcare and pharma roundup from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta highlights GenFleet Therapeutics’ HKEX IPO, Sciwind’s IPO filing for enoglutide, Biocytogen’s STAR Market approval, Hengrui’s HER2 ADC licensing deal with Glenmark, and AusperBio’s US$63M Series B2 financing. Clinical updates include AbbVie’s FL filing for Epcoritamab, Ascletis’ THRβ agonist…

Denmark Not only can Denmark lay claim to some major life science inventions – from the design of the world’s first ever insulin pen and disposable ostomy pouch to breakthroughs in fundamental discovery such as the development of the Gram Stain as an essential methodology for classifying bacteria – but it…

Switzerland Giancarlo Benelli, SVP, Head of Europe at BeOne Medicines (BeOne), draws on nearly three decades of pharmaceutical leadership to drive the company’s rapid growth in oncology and haematology in Europe, with flagship assets like zanubrutinib and tislelizumab. Over the last few years, BeOne has greatly expanded its clinical trials in…

Switzerland Neil Archer, Executive Vice President International at Madrigal, discusses the company’s pioneering role in treating MASH (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis), a progressive liver disease with no prior approved therapies. He shares insights on Madrigal’s breakthrough first-in-class treatment, the challenges of launching an entirely new therapeutic category, and the bold international expansion…

France Professor Jean-Yves Blay stands as a distinguished figure in contemporary oncology, serving simultaneously as a practising medical oncologist, cancer researcher, and institutional leader. Currently director general of a comprehensive cancer centre and president of the French Federation of Comprehensive Cancer Centres, he has also held pivotal roles, including Director of…

UK Writing in the September 2025 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Janet Messer, Catherine Blewett, and Naho Yamazaki of the UK Health Research Authority (HRA) and Stephen Lam, Crina Cacou, Anthony Carter, and Sara Rajendran of the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), lay out how UK clinical…