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USA Having become one of the 20 youngest US billionaires as founder and CEO of disruptive biotech firm Roivant Sciences, Vivek Ramaswamy has now set his sights on becoming his country’s president. A long-term critic of how ESG criteria are used in corporate decision-making, Ramaswamy has since gone even further to…

Belgium Encircled by heavyweight life sciences powerhouses of the likes of Germany, France and Switzerland, plucky Belgium nonetheless continues to astonish and project considerable influence when it comes to its abilities to develop, manufacture and sell medicines.   Despite representing only a mid-size marketplace from an in-country commercial perspective, the comparatively…

Hong Kong Since first allowing pre-revenue biotechs to list in 2018, the Hong Kong stock exchange has welcomed 59 such companies and is now a leading vehicle for allowing Chinese biopharma to access international capital. Christina Bao, HKEX’s co-head of sales and marketing, discusses listing momentum picking up again after a rocky…

Hong Kong Looking ahead to the Hong Kong International Biotechnology Convention (BIOHK2023) taking place between 13-16 September 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, three of the event’s leading lights told PharmaBoardroom about the work that has been done so far to establish Hong Kong as a biotech and innovation…

Belgium Back home in Belgium after a stellar stint in Big Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels is now looking to reshape the future of cancer care with the previously struggling biotech he helped co-found in 1999, Galapagos.   Stoffels is a heavyweight of the global pharmaceutical industry and close ally of the…

Belgium Back home in Belgium after a stellar stint in Big Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels* is now looking to reshape the future of cancer care with the biotech he helped co-found in 1999, Galapagos. In an exclusive conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Dr Stoffels outlines his excitement about a new CAR-T delivery model that…

Switzerland At this year’s Swiss Biotech Day, the Swiss Biotech Association celebrated its 25 years of existence and proved the ability of the sector to weather geopolitical disruptions and funding challenges with the findings published in the Swiss Biotech Report 2023. The organisation also celebrated recent industry successes with its Swiss…

USA Founded in 1980 “at the dawn of a biotechnology revolution,” Amgen has held its ground throughout its more than 40-year history with innovative approaches to drug discovery that have led to a number of breakthrough therapies. Chairman and CEO Bob Bradway recently spoke to the Money Maze podcast about the…

Hong Kong Commonly regarded ‘the father of Hong Kong biotechnology’, Professor Lo Yuk Lam has had a hand in almost all of the city’s biotech success stories, including those of Michael Yang and Dennis Lo. Professor Lo has been heavily involved in several Hong Kong governmental committees, is an Honorary Professor of…

Taiwan In an important milestone for Taiwan’s biotech industry, Diamond Biofund – one of the territory’s most well-established venture capital (VC) funds – became the first such firm to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange last month.   Diamond, defines itself as an “evergreen” biotech venture capital fund, meaning that, unlike…

Hong Kong Well established as Asia’s leading financial services and trading hub, Hong Kong is now looking to better position itself as a centre for biotechnology investment and start-ups. However, in a risk-averse investment environment with strong basic research but little tradition of translational science, such a transformation will take time, capital,…

Korea A roundup of some of the most important recent stories from the burgeoning South Korean pharma and biotech industry, including a government plan to expand collaboration with the global innovation hub in Boston, US; a list of some of the country’s most important biotech companies; and Medtronic’s move to purchase…