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Cancer Novartis receives NHS approval for their CAR T-cell therapy to treat leukaemia in children, 10 days after receiving European Commission (EC) approval. “It’s fantastic news for children and young people with this form of leukaemia.” Prof Charles Swanton, Cancer Research UK’s Dubbed as the future of cancer therapy, Kymriah, Novartis’ gene-modifying treatment…

Algeria Sofiane Achi of El Kendi, one of Algeria’s leading pharma manufacturers, discusses the fresh ideas he has brought back to the company following a stint at Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturing upgrades, and the country’s readiness for biosimilars. You decided to return to a company that you already know very well. How…

UK Offering genomic sequencing and analysis, Congenica operates in the exciting world of genomic diagnosis, with a particular focus on rare diseases. Its CEO David Atkins describes the potential of Congenica’s platform and talks commercialisation. Can you please start by introducing Congenica to our international readers? “As well as disease diagnosis,…

UK Thomas Broeer, managing director UK and Ireland for Aurobindo, has been at the helm of Aurobindo’s UK subsidiary, Milpharm Limited for almost two years and here discusses the UK market’s strengths, the potential impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical industry and the pricing structures in place in the UK.  …

UK Christine (Chris) Fox, VP and general manager UK and Ireland at Amgen, two months into her first country manager position and first time in a role outside of North America, discusses the creation of new, innovative partnership models with stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum, how Amgen is leveraging its biologic…

Pharma What is VR and why should healthcare and pharmaceutical companies take note? VR (Virtual Reality) places the user into a virtual world. VR differs from Augmented Reality (AR), which sets virtual objects against the backdrop of the real world—as in Pokemon Go, the augmented reality smartphone craze of 2016—or simply…

UK Laura McMullin, General Manager of the pharmaceutical division of Pierre Fabre in the UK and Ireland, explains the huge untapped potential of the organisation and her intention to make the affiliate the best performing in the coming years. She also details the strong heritage of Oncology and the affiliate’s exciting…

UK Thembalath Ramachandran, chairman and managing director of one of the UK’s fastest growing generics manufacturers, Bristol Laboratories, describes why he chose to relocate from India to start his business, the company’s significant manufacturing footprint in the UK, and how the British government could be doing more to support homegrown manufacturers.…

Biogen After completing Phase II of clinical trials, Biogen and Eisai’s new candidate drug for Alzheimer’s Disease is showing strong potential in a field where research has met relentless challenges and a series of drug candidates have been unsuccessful. Indeed, the failure rate for Alzheimer’s drugs has been 99.6 percent over the…

UK Heading the Life Sciences strategy for Scotland’s main economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, Julia Brown recalls some of the region’s unique features making it an ideal place for life Sciences investment: a historic focus on research and interest in clinical trials, great talent from world-class universities, as well as an…

Portugal Coimbra Genomics aims to make genetics easier. The company has developed Elsie, a digital platform that helps make better individualized clinical decisions. They have recently been recognized as the ‘second biggest promise in European e–Health’. Bruno Soares shares the Coimbra Genomics story, plans and exciting news for 2018, and how Elsie…

Portugal Health Market Research (HMR) is a multinational healthcare knowledge generation company, with origins in Portugal that is making waves on the Iberian Peninsula. Since its founded in 2009 and now headed by experienced pharmaceutical executive João Norte, the company seeks to continue their geographical expansion, always with the mindset of…