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Norway The Top 15 pharmaceutical companies in Norway ranked by sales turnover in 2019. The market is dominated by multinationals, with Novartis, Pfizer and MSD making up the top three positions.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Merck PharmaBoardroom recently sat down with Merck’s EVP and Head of Global Healthcare Operations, Teresa Rodó to unpack her important role within the global group and how Merck has pivoted to rise to the supply chain challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis.   Although many companies now claim to have this…

Long Read Squirreled away in the lowlands of North West Europe and somewhat dwarfed by the mighty neighbouring pharmaceutical powerhouses of Germany and France, one could easily be forgiven for overlooking Belgium’s zesty life science ecosystem. At first glance, the numbers certainly appear more steady than thrilling: a EUR 5.4 billion domestic…

Pharma Faces Belgium is a vitally important country for Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical arm, Janssen, globally. In addition to their R&D centre and a pharma production plant in Beerse, Janssen also has a chemical production plant in Geel, a Clinical Pharmacology Unit in Merksem, and a Phase I research institute in Antwerp…

Hong Kong On 30 April 2018, Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX’s) introduced a number of reforms to allow and support the listing of pre-profit biotech companies. Nearly 2.5 years later, 20 companies have seized the opportunity to IPO under the new Chapter 18A, raising a total of over HKD 34.92 billion (USD…

USA With COVID-19 having wreaked havoc on global operations, the pharma industry is understandably focused on leveraging its collective resources and knowhow in discovering and delivering prophylactics and therapeutics against the novel coronavirus. However, even as great strides have been made on that front, companies have to continue delivering their existing…

Data New approaches to pharma sales: Marrying data analytics with the art of personal engagement   The lock-down impact for COVID-19 was stark, looking at available March data cuts from IQVIA which signal serious additional healthcare consequences beyond infected patients. A decline of 72% of in-person doctor visits, -70% Rx volume,…

China A roundup of latest news from Chinese pharma and biotech, including a record high share price for Hansoh, strategic healthcare partnerships, venture capital gains, and recent IPO news from Sunshine Guojian and Tigermed.   China’s Hansoh Pharma out-licenses cancer drug to U.S. start-up EQRx https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0723/2020072300084.pdf Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group led by…

Pharma Faces Veronique Walsh, general manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux), recently spoke to PharmaBoardroom about her diverse career path, transitioning from medical doctor to pharmaceutical executive, and leading a large affiliate through the COVID-19 crisis.   Looking back over her slightly unusual career trajectory, Walsh,…

China The latest news from Chinese pharma, including the latest on Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, how geopolitical tensions are affecting trade between China and India, and the country’s latest pharma billionaire.   China’s Sinopharm touts 100 percent antibody response for COVID-19 vaccine it’s already giving to workers https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma-asia/china-s-sinopharm-touts-100-antibody-response-for-covid-19-vaccine-it-s-already-giving Tuesday, China’s state-run Sinopharm said (Chinese)…

USA Christopher Posner, US head for Danish medical dermatology specialist LEO Pharma, outlines how a mid-sized European company navigates the US market’s complex access and affordability issues, the innovations that the company is bringing to the US, and his leadership and HR philosophy.   My priority leading LEO Pharma Inc. in…

Singapore The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a double-edged sword for Singapore. While its economy has been hit by the global crisis, the island city-state is seeing an uptick in pharmaceutical manufacturing exports to countries looking to stock up on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).   Singapore’s pharmaceutical output has jumped 86 percent…