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Switzerland The latest news from Swiss pharma and healthcare, including the startling announcement that Switzerland is set to destroy a full nine million doses of expired Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, with over five million more likely to follow. Elsewhere, Swiss health insurance premiums are set to see their largest rise since 2010…

China A roundup of some of the biggest recent stories from Chinese pharma, including Moderna’s refusal to divulge its mRNA IP, Advanced MedTech’s acquisition of urology leader WIKKON and Menarini’s AMR deal with SciClone Pharmaceuticals.   Moderna holds onto its vaccine IP and refuses tech transfer in China (Financial Times) Moderna…

Egypt Amgen’s country director for the ELI cluster (Egypt, Levant, and Iran), Ahmed Kishta, dives into the dynamics shaping the Egyptian market, Egypt’s Vision 2030 and how Amgen is contributing to the health of Egyptian patients.   The effort to transform healthcare in Egypt has been tremendous during the last 5-6…

Spain After decades of investment, Catalonia has secured its healthcare and life sciences hub status, accounting for more than half of Spain’s pharma exports and with more clinical trials than any other region. The birthplace of many of the country’s pharma success stories, Catalonia boasts a strong scientific output by European…

Global With the rise of more transmissible variants and the reduced efficacy of outpatient monoclonal antibody therapies, the market for oral antivirals is expected to climb to new heights this year. Pfizer to take the lead, followed by Merck, and possibly, Shionogi. According to Airfinity’s recent COVID-19 treatment revenue forecast, the…

MEA The Middle East and Africa, combined, represent the world’s fifth largest regional pharma market. According to IQVIA’s recent figures, most of the largest markets grew, although slowly due to COVID lockdowns, with Saudi Arabia in the top position. Multinational companies continue to “dominate” the region with Gilead Sciences experiencing huge…

Europe Having moved early on a promising phase II monoclonal antibody, Almirall is inching closer to entering the Sanofi-dominated European market for eczema after posting, along with Eli Lilly, positive phase III results for Lebrikizumab. The Catalan company says it is on track for a 2023 launch on the continent; Lilly…

Spain Almirall CEO Gianfranco Nazzi dives into the new strategic focus of the global biopharmaceutical company with HQ in Barcelona as it seeks to serve the European medical dermatology market. The Italian executive reflects on his first few months at the helm, the cumulative experience of Almirall’s management board, the global…

India The latest news from Indian pharm and healthcare, including Piramal Enterprises’ decision to demerge and list its pharma arm, the country’s 15 pharma billionaires, Danish CNS firm Lundbeck’s decision to shutter its Indian operations, Bharat Biotech’s connection to the world’s first malaria vaccine, and the two million missing workers within…

Spain The latest from Spanish pharma, including the Patent and Trademark Office’s warning of the importance of IP protection for medical advancements, Grifols’ expansion in Africa through a manufacturing plant in Nigeria, Almirall’s newest EMA approval, and COVID-19 vaccination updates.   Spanish Patent Office: medical advances would be “inconceivable” without patents…

Turkey Ingrid Drechsel, head of Bayer’s pharma operations in Turkey and Iran, discusses the complexity of managing two countries under economic pressure and the advantages of Bayer’s longstanding relationship in both markets with a track record of six decades. In addition, Drechsel explains how the German company has moved from fifth…

Switzerland Mera Pharma’s Khalid Saleh introduces the Swiss-headquartered but MENA-focused company, how it plans to expand via CMOs, and its evolution from food supplements, cosmetics and medical devices into the more strictly regulated world of pharmaceuticals.   Middle Eastern customers hold Switzerland and its pharmaceutical industry in high esteem. Manufacturing products…