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Biotech Hong Kong is now the world’s second largest funding hub for biotech according to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. During her speech at the 2nd HKEx Biotech Summit on May 29, Lam stated that innovation and technology have become a clear priority in government policy.   We have invested…

Switzerland In view of the manifold hurdles encountered when attempting to raise capital, Switzerland’s medium capitalized entities and SMEs have grown adept at punching well above their weight. After the giants, Roche and Novartis, some of the larger companies in the Swiss pharma sector like Ferring and IBSA are privately held,…

Spain Despite the Spanish economy and pharmaceutical market’s steady growth, many local players are becoming cognizant of the limitations and risks of operating within a single market. Therefore, these small to mid-cap local companies are taking the next logical steps in their growth; internationalization.   The financial crisis in 2008 pushed…

France Iconic French skincare specialist, Pierre Fabre has been enjoying a hot streak of late, with its dermo-cosmetics business registering hefty sales growth of more than EUR 350 (USD 392) million since 2014. It is, however, the company’s unique positioning right at the confluence between the worlds of medicines and cosmetics…

Opinion Greg Reh comments on the panel discussion from the Financial Times US Pharma and Biotech Summit about the changes needed to face coming innovations in manufacturing, pricing, and reimbursement of personalized therapies. These innovations include direct-to-payer models, mass customization, and valuation of gene therapies and one-time treatments, all of which…

Sweden Gothenburg-headquartered Cellink has gone from a start-up to one of the world’s leading 3D bioprinting firms in just four years; firmly positioning Sweden at the forefront of this potentially revolutionary new technology.   In the coming decade we would like to continue to push the boundaries of 3D bioprinting until…

USA Meghann Chilcott offers an introductory look at the potential of customer data platforms (CDPs) to transform the way pharmacy marketers reach out to an increasingly online customer base in the USA.   CDPs enable marketers to pool customer information together from various sources for the purpose of creating seamless, data-rich…

USA Carla Smith outlines the role that a value-based care (VBC) approach can have on both reducing healthcare costs and improving overall care delivery to patients in the USA. Smith highlights VBC’s benefits to patients, payers and pharma companies, but notes that physicians are still not necessarily convinced; meaning the adoption…

Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s drugs represent a high-risk, high-reward proposition for global pharma. As David H. Crean recently wrote for PharmaBoardroom, “Except for one good piece of news in 2014 — for a dementia drug, Namzaric — there’s nothing by way of an FDA approval going back to 2002, 17 years of failure…

Taiwan Professor Chi-Hung Lin of NCTU discusses the opportunities and hurdles for unveiling smart healthcare in Taiwan. He also assesses Taiwan’s position in the global race for smart healthcare, and how supportive the authorities are proving in its embracement.   Smart healthcare is not just Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things…

Sweden Swecare Foundation is a platform where academia, public sector actors, and the private sector come together to promote the internationalization and export growth of Swedish healthcare and life sciences. Anna Riby, regional director East Asia, Shampa Bari, regional director South Asia and Cécilia Wismar, office manager/CEO assistant, explain how the…

Pharma Legal Handbook All of the Requirements for the Sanitary Registration of Medical Devices in Nicaragua. Prepared in association with Bendaña & Bendaña, a leading Nicaraguan law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Nicaragua, available to purchase here for GBP 75.   CLASS I. LOW RISK: Sanitary license of the establishment,…