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Spain Boston Scientific’s Spain country coordinator, Carlos Sabrido, analyses the Spanish med-tech market, comments on the transformation of Boston Scientific – going from a medical devices to a health solutions company – and explains why the Massachusetts-based organisation has chosen Madrid to build an Institute for Advanced Sciences to elevate the…

Spain Spain is playing an important role in the production of COVID-19 vaccines with four Spanish companies involved in vaccine manufacturing projects, three of them doing fill and finish and one with an original vaccine candidate. Unfortunately, Spain’s vaccine manufacturers have faced quality control issues resulting in major recalls.   “The…

Spain The long-time CEO of Reig Jofre, Ignasi Biosca Reig, reflects on the company’s role during the pandemic producing essential medicines and the support given by national and European authorities. He also explains how a timely investment in a new manufacturing plant in 2019 resulted in a deal with Johnson &…

Spain After five years of raising funds, the Sant Joan de Deu (SJD) Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona, the largest monographic paediatric oncological centre in Europe will open its doors on June 16. The new facility, which was financed uniquely by donations, is part of the larger SJD hospital on the outskirts…

Switzerland Lonza’s global head of Mammalian Biologics, Jennifer Cannon, talks about disruption in the CDMO industry, explains how the Swiss giant is reimagining new models based on risk-sharing, and goes through the effects of the pandemic on both the company and the industry, including supply chain disruption, demand for new capabilities…

Spain Noucor is a young company focused on new chemical entities, generic products and contract manufacturing with roots that go back almost two centuries. Its CEO, David Perdigó, walks us through the decision to separate Uriach’s B2B business, the international expansion strategy that includes China and the US, and why Noucor…

Spain Weeks after a mosquito forced the recall of 765,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine manufactured in Spain, the country’s top medicines regulator called for new inspection procedures, praised the loyalty of the Spanish pharma industry and asked if the industry is going “too lean?” Speaking at a conference in Madrid on…

Spain ZeClinics is a Spanish CRO specialized in zebrafish research. Simone Calzolari, CEO, explains the technical and financial advantages of using zebrafish – not legally recognized as animals – in pharmaceutical development. The CEO explains that there are at least ten ongoing clinical studies with molecules that were screened with zebrafish,…

Spain With global ambitions, Atrys Health, a publicly traded Spanish health-tech company, is betting on telediagnosis and last-generation radiotherapy to lead the precision medicine race, not missing the Big Data opportunities along the way. Its executive president, Dr. Santiago de Torres, explains why nothing is “too fast” when aiming for a…

Spain Jesús Aguirre, Minister of Health of Andalusia – Spain’s most populous region – explains in detail the COVID-19 protocols executed by his ministry and how they managed to keep ICU saturation levels low. In addition, Aguirre comments on the end of the region’s auction model in the procurement of medicines,…

Europe When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, Europe’s reliance on active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and generic medicine suppliers outside of the continent was laid bare. In the face of crisis, countries like India and China understandably looked first to safeguard their own populations which, combined with supply chain strains…

Spain Accord’s Marc Comas highlights the company’s presence in Spain with leading oncology products, three biosimilars and investment in specialty pharma. He shares his views on the COVID pandemic, the future of the supply chain, the importance of Spain, Barcelona’s attractiveness for the pharma industry, and explains why Accord will be…