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Coronavirus Top global pharma executives involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccines have stated their commitment to not rushing the release of any potential vaccine without it passing through the full clinical trial process and proving to be safe and effective. Albert Bourla of Pfizer and Kenneth Frazier of Merck (MSD…

Canada The latest news from Canadian pharma including deals for J&J’s and Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccines, an abrupt end to Canada’s participation in CanSino Biologics’ clinical trials the country’s first medical cannabis clinical trial, and Innovative Medicines Canada’s top priorities.   Canada signs deals for J&J, Novavax COVID vaccines https://pharmaphorum.com/news/canada-signs-deals-for-jj-novavax-COVID-vaccines/ Under the…

Europe In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent strain placed on medicine supply chains in Europe, Sandoz – the generics arm of global giant Novartis – has moved to strengthen its antibiotics manufacturing presence in Austria.   The planned combined investment of EUR 150 million by Sandoz and…

Japan Following PharmaBoardroom’s recent interview with Ivan Cheung, chairman of Eisai’s US affiliate and president of Eisai’s global neurology business, we take the opportunity to look back on the interesting history and particularities of Japanese pharma companies’ entry and expansion into the US market.   Japan is one of the world’s…

USA Karyopharm Therapeutics’ Dr Michael G. Kauffman outlines the genesis of the company he co-founded with his wife, the approval journey of key product XPOVIO®, his ambitious internationalisation plans, and the challenges of being a biotech entrepreneur.   From my experience, many great ideas actually come from people unconstrained by the…

China The latest from Chinese pharma, including a setback for CanSinoBIO’s Canadian COVID-19 vaccine trial, Bayer’s new Beijing manufacturing plant, and biotech Antengene’s potential USD 200 million IPO in Hong Kong.   Canada scraps COVID-19 vaccine trial with Chinese CanSinoBIO https://globalnews.ca/news/7302041/canada-china-covid-19-vaccine-trials-abandoned-national-research-council/ Canada has decided to cancel a coronavirus vaccine development agreement…

Norway Ketil Widerberg of the Oslo Cancer Cluster highlights how Norway’s excellence in electronic health records can help the country stake out a position as a significant cancer research destination. Widerberg also highlights the Cluster’s work to bridge seemingly disparate actors right across the oncology value chain, its collaboration with the…

USA Ivan Cheung, head of Japanese firm Eisai’s US operations, highlights the significance of a potential 2021 US FDA approval for Alzheimer’s Disease drug aducanumab, developed in collaboration with Biogen. Cheung also compares the differing challenges of the oncology and neuroscience markets and outlines the unique Eisai company culture.   We…

Opinion Holmusk’s Nawal Roy outlines why a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease is the “Holy Grail” of medicine today, the reasons for so many biotech companies failing to develop effective treatments for the disease, and why a more holistic systems approach may be the key to future success.   The ingenuity of…

M&A In the wake of Sanofi’s USD 3.7 billion tie-up for US biotech Principia, J&J has moved to bolster its autoimmune portfolio with the acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals for USD 6.5 billion, a further signal of Big Pharma’s prioritisation of rare disease treatments.   The all-cash deal sees J&J’s pharmaceutical division…

USA PharmaBoardroom recently spoke to CNS-focused Danish biopharma company Lundbeck’s EVP and Head of North America Peter Anastasiou, who highlighted the long-term damage COVID-19 is causing to the general mental health of society, and how Lundbeck is well-positioned to address this in North America.   As the global pandemic rages on,…

Roundup A roundup of the latest news from Chinese pharma, including Big Pharma players losing out in the latest round of domestic procurement bidding, updates on Sinopharm’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, biotech funding news, and Bayer and Hua Medicine’s diabetes collaboration.   Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck among Big Pharma losers in China’s…