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Saudi Arabia The general manager for Recordati Rare Diseases in MENA, Tony Zbeidy, explains why awareness of rare disorders has vastly improved in the region, which has one of the largest incidence rates in the world, the particular importance of the Saudi Arabian market to Recordati, the need for a more collaborative…

Saudi Arabia Ali Yehia, Country Manager for Viatris KSA, speaks about the company’s global operations and its plans for KSA, notably to play an active role in the fight against non-communicable diseases. He tackles the evolving healthcare landscape and the opportunity for the country to expand its regional role.   Viatris was…

Saudi Arabia Jean Paul Scheuer, General Manager for Sanofi Genzyme and MCO Lead for Greater Gulf, highlights the company’s expanding footprint in the region, the organizational changes brought about by global CEO Paul Hudson, and how Sanofi has managed to launch 20 new products in the last year. Sanofi has been quick…

Saudi Arabia SaudiVax intends to be the premier developer, manufacturer, and supplier of vaccines and biologics in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region, including halal vaccines. Co-Founder and Managing Director Professor Mazen Hassanain comments on the company’s ambitions, the opportunity that halal vaccines represent, how its J&J partnership will create the first…

Spain mAbxience’s CEO Emmanuelle Lepine highlights the company’s international expansion into highly regulated markets, new investment into its Spanish manufacturing facility, and its partnership with AstraZeneca on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in Argentina. As representatives from the US FDA carried out a Good Clinical Practice inspection in an adjacent office, Lepine outlined…

Global 2021 saw PharmaBoardroom’s network of executives and experts weighing in on some of the most pressing issues facing our industry today. See below for five of the most thought-provoking pieces, ranging from patient engagement to access solutions, infrastructure building, biomarkers, and sustainability.   A ‘Bold Vision’ of Patient Engagement The…

Saudi Arabia Waleed Mohammed Al-Shaqha PharD PhD outlines the important role that API manufacturer CAD plays within Saudi Arabia, the importance of local manufacturing within the supply chain more broadly, and how Vision 2030 is reshaping the country’s industry paradigm.   Today, international companies can see the value and the benefit of…

Saudi Arabia Amr Seif introduces the evolution in Astellas’ MEA strategy; the adoption of innovative access models to ensure that the companies’ therapies are available for all patients who need them; and the challenges and opportunities in the Saudi pharma market.   We are opening a new chapter in medicine. The early…

Saudi Arabia Emcure’s Senior VP for the Middle East, North & West Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan & Turkey, Amr El-Neklawy, highlights the level of organizational independence given to his region, the necessity of agility and focus when competing in the generics market, and how the Indian multinational is standing out by offering its…

Global PharmaBoardroom’s ten most-read executive interviews of 2021 reflect the wide scope – in terms of both geography and value chain – that our work has taken on in the past 12 months. From one of Asia’s leading regulatory bodies to some of the Middle East’s most dynamic emerging companies via…

Saudi Arabia Boston Scientific’s general manager for Saudi Arabia, Basel Al-Qahtani, highlights the company’s bet on the country – including the move to a direct presence and the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish regional headquarters in Riyadh. In addition, he explains the public-private sector dynamics as it relates to…

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s response to COVID-19 stands up well to international comparisons in both the MENA region and globally. In recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Fahad Al Shebel, CEO of national medicine procurement body NUPCO, outlines some of the fundamentals behind this success story.   Extreme, But Effective, Measures Saudi Arabia took…