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Korea YD Global Life Science is a Korean biopharmaceutical company with ambitions to become a global leader in new drug development with USD 1 billion in revenues. Its founder & CEO, Jin Woo Lee explains his strategy to reach this goal by licensing-out promising compounds acquired from research institutions, developing an…

France Christine Placet, CEO of French biotech Horama, discusses the objective of becoming one of the key players in the field of ophthalmic gene therapy. She explains how Horama’s unique pipeline can be a solution to unmet medical needs in retinal dystrophy and goes on to share her personal insights on…

Korea Bernhard Brender, general manager of Grand Hilton Seoul, discusses the role of his conference centre and the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry in general in the economic development of Seoul and its relevance in terms of bringing innovation and investment to the Korean healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.  …

USA Chip Davis of the Association for Accessible Medicines argues for greater provision for access to affordable medicines – including biosimilars – within the trade agreements that the USA is currently negotiating with its neighbours.   An American president determined to seal a trade deal. A newly elected Democratic majority with…

Opinion Holmusk’s Nawal Roy highlights the increasing recognition of the value of real-world evidence (RWE) by both innovative pharma companies and drug regulators and its potential to increase market capture and profitability.   RWE has the potential to expand the market size of a disease and accelerate market capture of a…

Opinion What traits, competencies and drivers do you need to be a successful pharma country manager in today’s dynamic Mexican pharma market? Jose Guerrero and Male Mejido from the Mexico office of global management consultants Korn Ferry explain what they look for when hiring Mexico GMs, and outline some of the…

Opinion Meghann Chilcott, chief technology/marketing officer at Benzer Pharmacy provides insights for expanding point-of-care (POC) testing services in the US retail environment, and opportunities for improving patient outcomes and customer satisfaction in the process.   POC testing makes it possible for patients to receive the treatment or the advice they need…

France Thomas Clozel, co-founder and CEO of OWKIN, elaborates on how AI can be applied to the pharmaceutical industry to revolutionize today’s drug discovery and development process. He also comments on the challenges facing the sector and how OWKIN is well positioned to overcome questions such as data privacy.   The…

Korea Thibault Janssens, managing director of Bolloré Logistics Korea, shares his expert opinion on the Asian logistics market, and explains how a constant customer-centric focus catering to the specific needs of the pharmaceutical industry has contributed to his firm’s success. Janssens also highlights the potential environmental impact of the logistics industry…

France André Choulika, Chairman and CEO of Cellectis, discusses how UCART will revolutionize cell therapy as a universal gene-edited solution as opposed to the current therapies on the market which uses a patient’s own re-engineered T-cells. Choulika goes on to share how the company is positioning itself for its anticipated commercialization…

Opinion In the light of several recent regulatory updates to Canada’s cannabis laws, lawyer Jean-Raphaël Champagne examines the potential for cannabis to be legalised for use in cosmetic products in Canada.   One thing that Bill C-51 did not change was the relationship between cannabis substances and cosmetic products in Canada…

Egypt Basyouni Abuseif, country president and CPO Head at Novartis Egypt, explains how the Swiss company has taken over the leadership position in the Egyptian pharmaceutical market despite economic and political challenges. He also highlights recent achievements of the government in fighting Hepatitis C, while emphasizing the need for more attention…