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Switzerland Professor Susan M. Gasser, now director and group leader emeritus of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), shares the crucial aspects behind the FMI’s world-class reputation in basic research, her thoughts on the importance of public-private collaboration, and her perspectives on the European research ecosystem. Since February 1,…

Switzerland Dr Chris Martin, CEO and co-founder of Swiss-headquartered antibody-drug conjugate cancer company, ADC Therapeutics, shares the company’s journey over the past decade, the exciting progress of their two lead candidates, the process of building their commercial organization in the US, and his perspectives on Big Pharma partnerships.   We have…

Norway Norway has long held a strong international position in neuroscience and is home to Professors May-Britt and Edvard Moser, a married couple and the 2014 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Mosers, along with their former mentor John O’Keefe, won the award for their work on…

China PharmaBoardroom had the pleasure of interviewing HitGen chairman & CEO Dr Jin LI in July regarding the company’s focus on DNA-encoded chemical libraries (DEL) and their multipronged business strategy. Established in 2012, the company introduced the novel DEL technology platform to China.   As Dr Li recounted, “it was not…

Global Epidemiologist John-Arne Røttingen has had a long and distinguished career in both academia and industry, including stints at Oslo, Oxford and Harvard universities, as well as helping coordinate the WHO’s response to the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2013-2016 and being the founding CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic…

Norway John-Arne Røttingen, CEO of The Research Council of Norway shares his career journey from academia to industry, outlines his new role as Norway’s Global Health ambassador and gives his thoughts on Norway’s biotech and life sciences future.    On a country by country basis, Norway has had the highest proportion…

UK The signing of an agreement on the terms of a future trade relationship between Japan and the UK has been welcomed by the UK pharma industry, which counts Japan as its third largest export destination. However, with the Japanese government having previously expressed concern about uncertainties arising from the Brexit…

Norway Karita Bekkemellem of Norwegian pharma association LMI highlights her work building up the profile of the industry in Norway, the market access and pricing challenges facing her member companies, and the country’s enduring potential as a leading clinical trial destination.   Through diligent and long-term thinking, and building bridges and…

Europe Ole Olesen, executive director of the European Vaccine Initiative (EVI), shares the highlights of his first nine months in the job grappling with a global pandemic; the mission of EVI to support the development of non-commercially viable vaccines as well as to create a European vaccine infrastructure; as well as…

Norway Photo: Sofia Linden / Oslo Cancer Cluster Oncologist Jon Amund Kyte shares some of the groundbreaking immunotherapy research that he and his team is conducting at Oslo University Hospital. Kyte also explores how Norway can better develop its clinical footprint and what his hopes for the future of experimental cancer…

Norway Anette Margrethe Storstein MD PhD of the Norwegian Brain Council introduces the burden of neurodegenerative disease in Norway today, the ongoing impact of the country’s National Brain Plan, and Norway’s untapped potential in neuroscience R&D.   Norway has unfulfilled innovation potential. There is a lot to be gained from an…

Norway Norway, more well-known internationally as an innovation hub for oil & gas and marine biology, is attempting to reverse the trend of reducing numbers of clinical trials and cultivate a domestic healthcare research industry. Drawing on the country’s comprehensive health registries, universal healthcare system, links with its Nordic neighbours, and…