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Denmark Erik Jylling of the Danish Regions, the organisation charged with healthcare management for each of Denmark’s five regions, outlines the advantages and challenges which persist within Danish healthcare and sounds a clarion call for faster adaptation and greater collaboration with private industry.   The innovation power that private enterprises have…

Turkey Although best known for its food and beverage operations, Nestlé also has a Health Science business that generates approximately USD 3 billion annually for the Swiss conglomerate. Hanzade Yaz, General Manager of Nestlé Health Science Turkey, discusses the affiliate’s leading position in medical nutrition, portfolio expansion following recent global acquisitions…

Italy Speaking recently to PharmaBoardoom, Assobiotec’s Leonardo Vingiani introduced the key dynamics shaping the Italian biotech industry today and the issues it still has to overcome to become truly globally competitive.   Strong Fundamentals The association’s latest reporting shows that there are 751 active biotech firms in Italy, with a turnover…

Italy Assobiotec’s Leonardo Vingiani introduces the key trends shaping the Italian biotech ecosystem today, the steps that the country’s government have taken to foster life sciences innovation, and the areas in which Italian biotechs truly excel globally.   Italy and its researchers have created a good environment for science. However, the…

Switzerland Barbara Fritsche-Surchat outlines Servier’s historic commitment to Switzerland, how the French mid-cap’s global oncology pivot is translating into its Swiss operations, and comments on the evolution of pharma salesforces post-pandemic.   Over the years, we have developed a real expertise, predominantly in the cardiovascular field, but we will leverage this…

Denmark Copenhagen Capacity is Greater Copenhagen’s official organization for investment, promotion, and business development. Its CEO/managing director, Asbjørn Overgaard, outlines the fundamentals attracting life sciences firms to the region, stakeholders’ key investment concerns, and the work still to be done on closer alignment with neighbouring Sweden.   Our goals are threefold:…

Turkey After being present in the Turkish market for more than 28 years, MSD seems confident that it will be able to seize upcoming opportunities due to the country’s high prevalence of chronic disease, strong national immunization program and increasing life expectancy. Its general manager for the Turkey cluster, Gözde Güllüoğlu,…

Global Lorna Warwick is CEO of the Lymphoma Coalition, a worldwide network of patient groups with a full or partial focus on providing support to patients with lymphoma. In this wide-ranging interview, Warwick highlights the progress made in lymphoma treatment in recent years and the work still to be done to…

Turkey Over a decade ago, GE Healthcare selected Turkey as an international operational base for its Eastern and Africa Growth Markets (EAGM) and 84 countries are managed from Turkey today. Nael Dabbagh, general manager for the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia (MENEAT) region, comments on the global firm’s…

Denmark Per Jørgensen, deputy director of Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), discusses pandemic management, clinical trial collaborations with private industry, translational research, and the demands that the hospitals of the future will need to adapt to.   Big and specialized hospitals in Denmark such as ours are in a unique position to…

Europe The Lymphoma Coalition’s Natacha Bolaños outlines the fundamentals of the lymphoma patient experience today, the growing number of innovative new treatment options available, and the issues surrounding their integration as earlier lines of treatment.   CAR-T is not necessarily the best treatment option for everyone. There could be other second-best…

Switzerland This piece forms part of InFocus Biotechs to Watch Switzerland 2021, a deep dive into the Swiss biotech ecosystem and fundamentals, featuring data sets, feature articles, and profiles of some of its most exciting companies. Download here.   2020 stands out as having been the best year yet for Swiss…