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Germany A roundup of the biggest stories coming out of Germany’s pharma industry, including Bayer’s biggest share price drop in 20 years; Fresenius Kabi’s biosimilar deal with SamChunDang Pharm; Halozyme Therapeutics’ withdrawal from purchase of Evotec; Merck KGaA-controlled MilliporeSigma’s acquisition of HUB Organoids, and Gilead’s USD 465 million solid tumour deal…

Europe The Women’s Brain Foundation, formerly the Women’s Brain Project, has evolved into a fully-fledged foundation dedicated to advancing research in gender precision medicine with a strong focus on brain health. CEO pro-bono Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha comments on the organisation’s newly extended global reach, progress in understanding the link between…

Global Throughout the year PharmaBoardroom has talked to pharma and biotech executives and life sciences opinion leaders across the globe, gathering vital insights into local markets, learning about promising new therapies, and examining the broader trends shaping the industry. Here is a selection of some of the year’s most-read interviews.  …

CEE A roundup of some of the top news coming out of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region’s pharma industry, including Poland’s first draft of a national critical medicines list; Polpharma’s acquistion of the dermatological firm Ziołolek; Sopharma’s sale of its logistics unit, Farmalogistika; Horus Pharma’s significant stake in Romania’s…

China Since raising USD 289 million in its Spring 2020 Hong Kong IPO, InnoCare Pharma has had a remarkable rise. Led by a team of Big Pharma veterans and now also listed in Shanghai, the firm has secured regulatory approvals for its BTK inhibitor for haematological cancers in mainland China and…

China Diabetes is a growing health concern in China and – given the country’s population size – a major contributor to global diabetes levels. Indeed, a recent study in The Lancet estimates that China accounts for almost 18 percent (148 million) of the world’s 828 million diabetics, while World Bank data…

China There are over 7,000 different rare diseases globally, many of which affect only a handful of patients. However, given the scale of China’s population, rare diseases in the country take on an increased significance, something that Chinese policymakers have worked to address in recent years.   “China now introduces new…

Europe Jazz Pharmaceuticals is about to open a new chapter in its history. As long-standing CEO and co-founder Bruce Cozadd prepares to step down for retirement, the neuroscience and oncology-focused company begins its search for a new leader and gets ready to commercialize recently FDA-approved HER2-targeted bispecific antibody, Ziihera.    End…

LatAm A roundup of top stories from Latin American pharma and healthcare, including the beginning of the Mexican government’s consolidated procurement of medicines; Libbs’ new biologics plant; Novo Nordisk’s USD 142.4 million investment in Brazil, and SteinCares’ plasma derivatives deal with Biotest.   Record dengue outbreak in Americas kills 7,700 this…

Saudi Arabia If the number of strategic deals and industry announcements coming out of the recent CPHI Middle East in Riyadh are anything to go by, Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a regional and global innovation hub is becoming a reality. Read on for some highlights from the first regional edition of…

China Shawn Leung, CEO of Chinese biotech SinoMab, discusses the”Biotech 3.0″ philosophy that characterizes the company as it strives for both scientific innovation and differentiation. He highlights SinoMab’s atopic dermatitis and asthma candidate that aims to fill current treatment gaps and its rheumatoid arthritis therapy, which has already cleared two major…

Saudi Arabia Simona Grandits, VP of EEMEA at QIAGEN, reflects on the evolution of the German company whose revenues are now split between life sciences and molecular diagnostics, and the growing importance of bioinformatics for which QIAGEN is developing a data centre in Saudi Arabia. Grandits also reviews QIAGEN’s preventive healthcare initiatives…