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Korea Shin Poong is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in Korea. Established after the Korean War, the company’s original mission was to provide high-quality and affordable generic medicines to the Korean people. Now the company has transitioned into an innovative developer of novel first-in-class therapeutics, including a malaria treatment on…

France Pascal Brière, president of Biogaran, the leading French domestic player in generics, reflects on the development of the generic market since the 1999 Generic Substitution Act. Brière goes on to comment on Biogaran’s unique strategy of leveraging added solutions, international expansion, and biosimilars. He concludes with his thoughts on the…

Malaysia Eurasia Group’s Aditya Bhattacharji discusses the relatively modest scope of Malaysia’s recently-launched ‘MYSalam’ scheme; a healthcare programme which aims to provide coverage to the country’s bottom 40 percent of earners.   For the time being, the outlook for the private sector, including for pharmaceutical firms, is good Another populist government,…

China Fendy Yanhui Feng, vice president of Eisai Co., Ltd. and president of Eisai China Holdings Ltd. and Eisai China Inc., shares the significant improvements she has made to Eisai’s China Region operations over the past five years across; the affiliate’s exciting launch of LENVIMA® in 2018 and more upcoming launches…

Korea Cure Therapeutics is a startup developing gene and cell therapies in Korea. Its founder David Kim explains where his passion for regenerative therapies stems from, breaks down the main hurdles standing in the way of success and describes how his company’s business model focused on flexibility and development speed through…

Egypt Janet Heckman, managing director for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), discusses the main areas of investment for the Bank and the crucial role Egypt plays in the region. She shares her views on the attractiveness of the country for foreign…

China Research has established that proper nutrition during hospitalization helps to reduce the number of infections, the duration of treatment needed for recovery, and reduce the readmission rateCecily Gu discusses her move from traditional pharma to a broader healthcare company, the significance of the Greater China region to the global Nestlé…

China Samantha Du, Chairman and CEO of Zai Lab, the flagship China biotech company, shares her inspirational story of being one of the pioneers to forge a path for Chinese biopharma innovation; the recent product launch of Optune® in Hong Kong in December 2018, Zai Lab’s second product on the market;…

Egypt Marwa Taher, executive director of the Swiss Egyptian Business Association (SEBA), explains how the association is promoting trade relations between the two countries. She also highlights initiatives of both SEBA and Swiss companies to improve healthcare and the wellbeing of Egyptian citizens.   There is strong initiative from both countries…

AI GSK’s Richard Saynor outlines the ways in which an increased embrace of technologies which utilise artificial intelligence can help improve health literacy and therefore patient outcomes.   In healthcare, AI has the potential to improve drug discovery, development and manufacturing, and enhance interactions with customers, doctors and patients As a…

France Bertrand Sohier, VP and general manager business and administration of Parexel France discusses the latest trends impacting the clinical research environment of the country, gives insight on the strategies the company utilizes to differentiate itself from competitors, and shares the importance of keeping a patient-focused mentality at the core of…

Korea After a long career at leading diagnostics companies in research and business development roles, Young Kuk Yun decided to use his accumulated experience to start a venture dedicated to providing access to the technology and know-how required to perform translational biomedical research and develop companion diagnostics tools for biopharmaceutical companies…