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Turkey Süha Taşpolatoğlu, CEO of Abdi Ibrahim, Turkish pharma’s “national champion”, discusses the company’s ambitious bet on biosimilars, their position as the licensing and CMO partner of choice for multinational companies interested in Turkey, and the objective of reaching one billion dollars in revenue. In addition, he outlines Abdi’s international ambitions…

Turkey Ilko Pharmaceuticals is a family-owned Turkish generics and biosimilars company. General Manager Hatice Öncel explains the company’s investment in biosimilars in collaboration with South Korea’s Genexine and how recent success in consumer health has allowed them to overperform the local market with 27 percent growth in 2020. In addition, she…

China The latest news from the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, including recent deals between domestic pharma giant Simcere and German biotech Vivoryon in Alzheimer’s; Innovent’s tie-up with Ascentage; Biogen’s USD 125 million midstage MS drug pact with InnoCare; and Everest Medicines’ partnership with social media giant Tencent.   Sinopharm Tops Ranking of…

Singapore IQVIA Biotech JAPAC’s Dr Senthil Sockalingam outlines the evolving needs of the flood of early-stage drug discovery ventures in Asia, how biotechs in the region differ from their counterparts in the US and Europe, and the most important digitalisation trends to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.   Almost 50 percent…

Singapore Singapore recently outlined its latest Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 plan, with plans to invest some USD 20 billion over the next 5 years. Here, three key stakeholders from government, academia, and industry weigh in on what Singapore’s current performance and future potential as an innovation hub, translating its…

Colombia The latest news from the Colombian pharma market, including a new (legal) US cannabis deal; Bayer’s updated regional strategy; a pandemic-induced OTC product boom; Faes Farma’s growth; and why prostate cancer remains a significant concern in the country.   Colombia-Based Clever Leaves To Donate $25 Million Worth Of Cannabis To…

Saudi Arabia Dr Fayad Al Dandashi, CEO of Tamer HealthCare, a leading Saudi healthcare company, discusses how the group aims to benefit from Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation through digitalization, changing their product-oriented business model to a holistic service-driven business model. After years of entrepreneurial and public sector experience, he explains the changes…

Saudi Arabia Hussein El Hakim, managing director for Bayer Saudi Arabia and general manager for its pharmaceuticals division in the country, discusses the affiliate’s rapid expansion after years of double-digit growth. El Hakim explains how the German Life Science company is approaching the transformation of the Saudi healthcare market, with changes in…

Saudi Arabia As part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious ‘Vision 2030’ economic transformation plan, the country has centralised the public procurement of medications through the National Unified Procurement Company for Medical Supplies (NUPCO). Here, some of the Kingdom’s most prominent pharma leaders weigh in on the impact of this new system for their…

Saudi Arabia Aymen Tamer, chairman and managing partner of historic Saudi healthcare firm Tamer Group, outlines how, informed by Saudi’s Vision 2030, the company is adapting to better meet the needs of the rapidly evolving domestic pharma market. Tamer also touches on the challenges of succession planning, why a deep and long-term…

Saudi Arabia Mohamed Fawzy highlights how Pfizer’s work in Saudi Arabia dovetails with the country’s ambitious ‘Vision 2030’ transformation strategy, the Saudi market’s increasing relevance to the company, and how Pfizer is working for the benefit of the Saudi people on COVID-19 vaccine access and beyond.   In simple terms, Vision 2030…

Switzerland Mental health is a global crisis. 25 percent of the world’s population struggle with mental illness; and mental, neurological, and substance use disorders account for 11 percent of the total global disease burden according to data from the Healthy Brains Global Initiative (HBGI). Global mental healthcare costs are expected to…