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Brazil More than half of the top 20 pharma companies in Brazil are domestic, with Ache, EMS Farma, and Eurofarma taking the top three spots. Ranking is based on MAT December 2018.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Generics Arun Narayan is the Chairman of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at Medicines for Europe, in addition to serving as Head of Global Portfolio Strategy and Head of European Business Operations at Mylan. Narayan introduces compelling reasons why payers in Europe should consider Value Added Medicines, including cost savings…

USA Takeda’s Jessica S. Scott examines the steps already being taken to bring greater patient engagement to drug development and the regulatory decision-making process in the USA; as well as what more needs to be done in this crucial area.   Steps Taken by FDA Under the Food and Drug Administration…

Hungary Hungary lags behind much of Europe in terms of healthcare spending, according to the latest OECD report on the country.     Made with Visme Presentation Maker Made with Visme Presentation Maker Made with Visme Presentation Maker

USA The Association for Accessible Medicines’ Chip Davis outlines the ways in which the US Medicare programme needs updating in order to promote generic and biosimilar competition and therefore increase patient access to more affordable medicines.   In this election year I hope that the candidates will lay out their solutions…

Hungary Tamás Demeter, Country Manager for AOP Orphan shares his insights on the footprint of the company in Hungary, the areas of therapeutic need that AOP caters to, the performance of 2019 and its key achievements, the ecosystem of rare diseases in Hungary, and patient awareness while highlighting the role of…

Czech Republic Ewopharma’s Jan Krejčí, Country Manager for the Czech affiliate for the last eight years, shares the achievements of the company in its two main business pillars, prescription drugs, and consumer healthcare, and the successful entry into the hospital segment through the challenging and rewarding journey launching Santhera’s orphan drug for…

Opinion Health Catalyst’s Elia Stupka explains why and how patients must be kept at the centre of the healthcare systems of the future, even as they become increasingly data-driven.   Healthcare data is seen by many as the ‘new goldmine,’ with many businesses in this field evaluated and sold at a significant…

Hungary Gergely Jánoki CEO of Medi-Radiopharma shares his insights on the activities of the company, the trends in the radiopharmaceutical industry while highlighting regulatory trends, the importance of quality, the driving factors behind the company’s success and his long-term vision of for the company.   We grew more than 60 percent…

USA David Crean summarises the mood at the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2020 in San Francisco, noting a more subdued atmosphere than previous years, with reduced attendances and no big M&A announcements. Crean does, however, underline the importance of the Conference for industry networking and highlights some of the biopharma…

Hungary Dr Antal Feller, CEO of Hungaropharma, gives his insights on the pharma trends affecting the wholesale supply chain and product delivery in Hungary, the strategic positioning of the company, on the importance of their newly opened logistics centre in Budapest, the regulatory hurdle of the serialization guideline, while sharing his…

Canada John L. Wallace of Antibe Therapeutics highlights how Canadian innovation stands to put the country at the forefront of the next wave of global biopharmaceutical R&D. BlueRock Therapeutics, a promising North American start-up with a new Parkinson’s disease drug, was recently sold to Germany’s Bayer at a $1 billion valuation.…