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Malaysia David Ho, managing director of Hovid, introduces the success story of his family-owned company, which started at a Chinese herbal tea manufacturer and became one of the biggest local generic manufacturers in Malaysia. He also indicates his future plan to increase the company’s international presence.   We are now present…

Innovation Joonho J. Lee is a CEO and CoFounder of Cognita Lab INC developing risk management framework around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and financial services industries. Here he discusses the use of blockchain in the healthcare industry and the need to remain “cautiously optimistic.”   Many people asked whether I…

Spain Baltasar Lobato, managing partner of health and life sciences at EY Spain, highlights the major market trends affecting the public and private healthcare sector as well as the pharmaceutical market. He also gives an overview of the complex nature of the Spanish market, the importance of IT in creating a…

EUROPE The latest EFPIA data on the VAT rates applied to medicines in European countries in 2018.

Spain The global rich list is splattered with household names who have built their reputation not only through business acumen but through eye-catching purchases such as Steve Balmer’s record buyout of the LA Clippers basketball team for a whopping USD two billion in 2016 or Roman Abramovich´s spectacular 162.5 metres yacht…

Spain LEO Pharma’s Paolo Cionini discusses recent structural changes in the dermatology specialist’s Europe South operations, the importance of Spain to the regional group, and the nation’s digital capabilities.   The biggest need in Europe and the US is around new products and technologies in advanced therapies. LEO Pharma has undergone…

Malysia Dr Goh Pik Pin, director of the Clinical Research Centre (CRC), and Dr Salina Abd Aziz, consultant psychiatrist and chairperson, MOH Medical Research Ethics Committee, and head, CRC Hospital Kuala Lumpur, highlight the main improvements of the CRC as well as the clinical research environment in Malaysia since 2014. Dr…

France Cancer is the leading cause of death in France, accounting for 28.5% of all deaths in 2014, followed by cardiovascular diseases, which accounted for 25%. However, there are gender differences: 33% of all deaths among men were related to cancer, while this proportion was lower among women (24%). Cardiovascular diseases…

Turkey With the construction of state-of-the-art public and private hospitals, Turkey is poised to become a global leader in medical tourism.   Turkey has always been a popular tourist destination, given its unrivaled history and cultural appeal, and now, after years of large-scale investments by both the private and public sector,…

Patients At the 2018 Financial Times Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference, there was a lot of buzz around ‘patient centricity’ and all of the big pharma companies were determined to broadcast their goals of having patients at front and centre throughout their business. Over the past decade, we have seen a dramatic…

Malaysia The Top 10 pharma importers in Malaysia for 2017 ranked by total revenue and market share. Pfizer holds top spot with 10.2% market share and USD 108 million in revenue, followed by MSD and Bayer. The top 10 pharma wholesalers in Malaysia for 2017 ranked by total revenue and market…

Digital Health Rhenu Bhuller, a founding member of Frost & Sullivan’s Asia Pacific operations and expert in analysing the impact of cutting-edge tech, looks at pharma’s evolution and adoption of digital health.   The evolution of disease management and the convergence of drugs, devices and digital health in the management of various…