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Africa African healthcare and pharma are moving from ambition to action. Regular PharmaBoardroom contributor Lenias Hwenda explains how, after years of over-dependence on global supply chains, fragmented regulation, and limited local manufacturing, the continent is asserting greater control over its health destiny. Regulatory maturity is rising. Patient safety is gaining prominence,…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. What is the authorization process for the marketing of new drugs, biologics, medical devices, over the-counter medications, and other medicinal products? In order to be placed on the Romanian market, a medicinal product needs a marketing authorization, which can be issued by NAMMD at local level (under the national…

Taiwan Taiwan, an early international market for Kyowa Kirin, now serves as a strategic hub within a Korea-Taiwan-Australia cluster. With a lean team, close government engagement, and clinical trial initiatives, Taiwan General Manager Tatsuru Iwamoto outlines his affiliate’s portfolio prioritisation, collaboration, and life-changing value delivery while leveraging Taiwan’s policy strengths and…

China EnCureGen’s founder Dr Aimin Hui draws on a career spanning oncology, molecular biology and global R&D leadership to pursue the next generation of mRNA therapeutics. His role in driving the Fosun-BioNTech COVID-19 collaboration shaped his belief that mRNA can extend far beyond infectious disease, and from Guangzhou International Bio Island…

Taiwan Built around an engineering mindset and a clear view of where a smaller biotech can compete, Pharmosa is pursuing a differentiated path in pulmonary hypertension and related rare diseases through drug-device combination therapies. In this discussion, Pei Kan outlines how scientific focus, selective partnerships, disciplined capital allocation, and early investment…

USA The United States sits at a turning point in allergy care, shaped by decades of legacy practice and a growing demand for disease-modifying solutions. In this conversation, Peter Halling outlines how ALK navigates structural complexity, builds local scale, and prepares its next wave of innovation across immunotherapy and anaphylaxis. The…

Taiwan With over two decades of global pharmaceutical experience at Eli Lilly and Allergan, Dr Jimmy Chang returned to Taiwan to lead TaiMed Biologics, Taiwan’s first biotech to successfully commercialise a biologic therapy worldwide. Now CEO, Chang has overseen the company’s evolution from a single-asset HIV specialist to a globally recognised…

Taiwan Will Hsu leads Sandoz operations across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, managing a portfolio spanning both generics and biosimilars in markets characterised by universal healthcare and significant budget constraints. With nearly 12 years at Sandoz, including three years in his current regional role, Hsu oversees strategic initiatives to increase biosimilar…

USA Adriana Herrera, CEO of Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals Inc, discusses Pierre Fabre’s dedicated expansion into the US market and the unique strategies guiding its next phase of growth. Drawing on more than two decades of leadership experience across global biopharma organizations, Herrera reflects on building a purpose-driven organization, establishing credibility beyond…

Taiwan Taiwanese biotech Caliway is trying to redefine fat reduction as measurable medicine. Founded in 2012, Caliway has advanced its first-in-class candidate CBL-514 into pivotal Phase III development in the US, following ten completed clinical studies. President Antony Hsu outlines the science behind selective adipocyte apoptosis, the regulatory strategy behind the…

USA Writing in the January 2026 edition of DIA Global Forum, Mariana Socal and Antonio J. Trujillo from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Rachel Goode of Fresenius Kabi argue  that biosimilars could significantly reduce US drug spending and expand patient access, but that their impact is being…

Europe Writing in the January 2026 edition of DIA’s Global Forum, Samantha Holmes and Fiona Adshead of the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition argue that climate change is already reshaping healthcare and the medicines life cycle, while the pharma sector itself contributes materially to global emissions. Against this backdrop, the European Medicines Agency…