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Italy Italy’s pharma industry consistently ranks among the top 10 globally, with domestic companies making up a significant share. These, largely private family-owned firms also have an increasingly global footprint, with international operations now making up a larger portion of their revenues than ever before. See below for the top six…

Italy Menarini Group, the largest Italian pharmaceutical company by turnover, has made its first move into the US oncology market through the acquisition of Stemline Therapeutics.   The deal, said to be worth USD 677 million, was announced on 4 May 2020 and completed on 10 June. The acquisition of Stemline,…

Japan Japan’s pharma market is one of the world’s biggest, with a value of around USD 95 billion, according to figures from the country’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Japanese firms have a particularly strong standing in their home market, making up six of the country’s top ten pharma…

France David Lescuyer, managing director of fully integrated French CDMO Skyepharma, outlines how the COVID-19 crisis could usher in a new era for the pharmaceutical industry, with a renewed pan-industry understanding of the importance of robust global supply chains.   In order to increase the robustness of the global supply chain,…

Pharma Faces Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has been active in Mexico since 1951, and has been led in Mexico by Argentinean Constanza Losada as country president and CEO since April 2020. She recently spoke to PharmaBoardroom about how her diverse and plentiful experience in emerging markets will help…

Morocco Sofia Lahlou, country manager for women’s and children’s health specialist Versalya in the Moroccan market, discusses the company’s formation, its therapeutic priorities, and the opportunities that exist for women in leadership in Morocco.   Today, we are the only laboratory in Morocco exclusively dedicated to women’s and children’s well-being, supporting…

Morocco Some of the more entrepreneurial Moroccan local laboratories have spotted an opening to leverage their knowledge of Sub Saharan African markets and to act as a conduit and partner for MNCs seeking to break into that region and penetrate those jurisdictions.   The African continent’s potential as a growth market…

Talent Four Belgium country managers for some of the world’s largest pharma companies give their words of wisdom for women starting out in the industry.   “Focus on your strengths” Sonja Willems, managing director for Janssen in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux) shares her wisdom for people building their careers…

China Top recent news from Chinese pharma, including listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Junshi’s out-licensing of a potential COVID-19 treatment to Lilly, and Ascentage being granted US FDA orphan drug status for its leukaemia candidate.   Hong Kong IPOs Pick Up the Pace as China Restarts https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/hong-kong-ipos-pick-up-the-pace-as-china-restarts-ecm-watch Initial public…

Morocco Mohamed El Bouhmadi, president and CEO of Zenith Pharma, walks us through the company’s evolution since we last met in 2015. He shares his strategy to position the company as the Moroccan champion in Africa through in-house product development and production as well as implementing an export strategy in close…

Belgium Professor Stéphane De Wit, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St Pierre University Hospital outlines Belgium’s approach to tackling HIV treatment, how academia-industry collaboration is progressing in the country, and the potential of innovative new treatment nodes such as CAR-T.   In the past, we used to collaborate…

Cell & Gene Therapy Deloitte’s Omkar Kawalekar, Hussain Mooraj, and Amit Agarwal examine the evolution and future of cell and gene therapy manufacturing and the areas in which biopharma firms need to invest in order to succeed in this emergent field.   Cell and gene therapies (CGT) are the next evolution of personalized health…