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Sweden Dr Göran A. Ando, former chairman of Novo Nordisk and a Swedish life sciences industry veteran, recently moved back to his home country after over 35 years abroad. He shares his view on Swedish healthcare today, which is striving to continue its strong tradition of collaboration. Although Sweden is struggling…

Spain José Herraez, general manager of Beckman Coulter in Iberia, sheds light on the special features of the Danaher business model, and how that has aided his personal growth. Herraez also discusses the impact of the new innovation Beckman Coulter is bringing to labs in Spain.   The sector is moving…

Taiwan Dr Hung-Kai Kevin Chen, co-founder and CEO of Elixiron Immunotherapeutics, an innovative rising biotech focused on immunotherapeutic solutions, describes the company’s unique approach to developing new treatment methods for two disease areas with massive unmet medical need: hard-to-treat cancer and chronic hepatitis B. Dr Chen goes on to share his…

Spain Jesús Donado, CEO of B. Braun Spain introduces the company’s strong footprint in Spain, as a manufacturing hub and a global centre of excellence for the company. Donado also discusses the challenge of offering solution and treatment-based services, while having to sell through product and volume-based tenders.   We are…

Taiwan Johnsee Lee, chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization, gives an update on the major developments of the country’s biotech environment over recent years, speaking about its new areas of focus, unique strengths, and the remaining amendments necessary to realize the industry’s global ambition. Lee also discusses the organization’s upcoming event…

France The latest issue of Healthcare & Life Sciences Review France follows on from our March 2019 report and takes a closer look at the wider French life sciences value chain and the spirit of innovation and reform sweeping the nation.   A reform-minded and business-oriented administration under President Emmanuel Macron…

Spain Margarita Alfonsel, general secretary of Fenin, offers her perspective on the state of the MedTech industry in Spain, the changing dynamics between the public and private sector, and the issues of rolling out value-based healthcare.   Spanish healthcare devices are highly competitive and, as a group, we are present in…

Sweden Sweden’s comprehensive and high-quality system of electronic health records is increasingly in demand from international researchers in the machine learning and AI fields and is also facilitating significant breakthroughs in more traditional medical research.   The Swedish National Patient Register (NPR) contains comprehensive lists of data sorted into four groups:…

Hong Kong With Hong Kong now established as the world’s second largest funding hub for biotech, at this week’s BIO 2019 conference in Philadelphia, the HKEX’s Michael Chan outlined some of the successes that the Hong Kong exchange has already seen and the exciting and diverse future listings in the pipeline.  …

Spain Esteve has long been a family-run business, though in early 2018 the Spanish champion decided to make a daring, though calculated, move and positioned the then CCO of Lundbeck, Staffan Schüberg, as their new CEO.   We have world-class experience [in neuroscience and gene therapy] and we see these areas…

France Not long ago, Laboratories Servier was considered a somewhat mysterious and opaque actor on the world pharmaceuticals stage. Privately owned, smaller and sleeker than many of its direct competitors, but nonetheless formidably successful, Servier has, for many years, been characterized by its discreet, understated approach and a rugged pragmatism and…

China China is a hot topic in Big Pharma investor updates these days. The world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market boasts sales growth that continuously surpasses that of the US and other developed regions. However, with the rollout of the “4+7” procurement scheme slashing drug prices, industry insiders are predicting a more turbulent…