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Lithuania Ruta Pumputiene examines recent regulatory reform in Lithuania, as the Baltic nation attempts to introduce a holistic HTA mechanism for the evaluation of what to include on the country’s reimbursable medicines list.   It is not yet clear whether the new procedure will complicate and damage Lithuanian patients’ access to…

Spain Spanish pharma is performing well-above other industries in terms of the percentage of women it employs in leadership positions. Spanish-native Belén Garijo,  global CEO of Merck Healthcare since January 2015, is at the forefront of this trend, flying the flag for both Spain as a whole as well as the…

China Asgar Rangoonwala, president of Xian Janssen, Janssen’s Chinese affiliate, shares the key milestones for the affiliate in the past two years, how Janssen is investing in bringing new innovations to the Chinese market with a phenomenal 14 new products approved in 2018, and their commitment to working with all stakeholders…

Egypt Patrick Tete, managing director of Servier Egypt, highlights the cornerstones of his plan to transform the French company’s Egyptian affiliate, discussing its strengths and its place in Servier’s global operations. He also emphasises the need for more education and awareness amongst the population to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases…

Korea Nic Horridge was recently appointed president of Roche Korea, having spent an extended period in emerging Asian markets. He shares his vision for the Korean affiliate, focused on bringing Roche’s extensive global pipeline of innovative medicines to Korean patients, making personalized healthcare a reality in clinics and championing Korea as…

France François Vorms, managing director of Canon Medical Systems France, shares the story of how the company navigated its transition from Toshiba to become a well-known player in the medical imaging market today. Additionally, Vorms comments on the highly advanced AI initiatives the affiliate is taking, namely its Aquilion ONE™ /…

Mexico Cristobal Thompson of the AMIIF examines the steps forward that Mexican pharma has made in countering corruption, the areas in which urgent improvement is still needed, and outlines the three key reasons why fighting corrupt practices is so important.   The pharmaceutical industry must act according to value-based codes, building…

Portugal Joana Silveira Botelho of Cuatrecasas argues for the need for an EU-wide regulatory update on the advertising of pharmaceutical products online, given current rules do not take into account the spread and influence of social media today.   Today’s internet is so much more than a company’s website It is…

Opinion Tom Achoki of Mass Sciences explores the possibilities that better access to high-quality real-world data will create for accelerating novel drug discovery and ultimately improving patient outcomes.   Proactive decision makers within the biopharmaceutical industry need to find innovative ways to bridge the existing RWD gaps within their organization The…

China Dr Jun Bao, appointed president and CEO of Impact Therapeutics in October 2018, shares his aspirations for Impact to be a leader in synthetic lethality in oncology; the importance of ‘operating locally but selling globally’; his learnings from his distinguished career across biotech and pharma companies in the US and…

Korea iCure is a Korean company applying its advanced transdermal delivery technology to pharmaceuticals and dermo-cosmetics. The company has developed the first-ever transdermal patch for donepezil to reach Phase III clinical trials. Its CEO, Young Kweon Choi, shares his plans for this novel pharmaceutical product, as well as the company’s line…

Egypt Dr Mohsen Shalaby, President of Nerhadou, explains how he has built Egypt’s leading mineral supplement and nutraceuticals company from scratch within 25 years. He highlights Nerhadou’s innovative solutions and the company’s aspirations to export to overseas markets upon receiving FDA approval.   Nerhadou has been the first mover in the…