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Mexico Mexico’s pharma market, the second largest in Latin America and among the top 15 globally, is set to top USD 13 billion in sales by 2028. Despite the encouraging numbers, some industry insiders are bemoaning the current government’s healthcare missteps along with the country’s low public spending and regulatory hurdles.…

LatAm A roundup of some of the latest from Latin American pharma, including India’s interest in the South American market, Bayer’s USD 361 million investment in Mexico, the EU’s partnership to boost investment in vaccines and drug production in the region, Panama’s cannabis strategy, and Brazil’s manufacturing attractiveness.   Indian pharma…

Mexico The director of Mexican pharmaceutical industry association CANIFARMA, Rafael Gual Cosío, speaks out about the current contradictions plaguing Mexico’s pharma sector. Gual Cosío highlights the fact that market growth and revenue increases are being seen despite regulatory backlog and medicine shortages due to inefficient handling of the public system. He…

LatAm The latest from Latin American pharma, including Moderna’s push to build a regional presence and partnership network; Pfizer’s health equity challenges in the region; and Brazil’s local manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine and approval of three new cannabis-based products.   Moderna partners with Latin American Pharma https://endpts.com/covid-19-roundup-scottish-government-invests-27m-in-valnevas-covid-19-manufacturing-moderna-partners-with-latin-american-pharma/ In a move to…

Mexico The latest from Mexican pharma, including government talks with Indian authorities to provide low-cost medicines, a new distribution pilot program led by the military, the authorization of two Lilly monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 and Bayer’s LatAm general manager comments on providing regional doctors with “the Netflix of medical information”…

Mexico Writing in the November issue of DIA Global Forum, Lawrence Liberti, Mario Alanis, Pravin Chopra, and Silvia Bendiner examine how the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated greater inter-stakeholder collaboration across the healthcare ecosystems in Cuba and Mexico, and how the learnings from this period can be leveraged for better patient outcomes moving…

LatAm The latest from the healthcare industry in Latin America, including an alarming OECD report about the decline of well-being in the region due to Covid-19, Bayer’s USD 350 million investment in Costa Rica and Argentina combined, Mexico’s slow drug approval process, and Pfizer’s upcoming PR challenge.   Well-being weakened in…

Mexico During a year where the Mexican economy shrank 8.5 percent, Novartis Mexico experienced a modest one percent growth which Country President Fernando Cruz, qualified as “reasonably good” considering the impacts of COVID-19, down from 4.5 percent growth in 2019.   “In summary, our strategy for 2021 is to be aggressive…

Mexico The latest news from Mexican pharma, including Bayer’s big bet on oncology and Novartis’ aggressive expansion strategy as well as updates on the country’s vaccination drive, including the upcoming rollout of the J&J jab, why the country’s doctors are being denied vaccines, and the progression of trials for the Sanofi…

Mexico There is no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of our lives. Due to the ongoing health crisis, among other efforts, governments have implemented measures expecting to break high rates of infection while trying to adapt the regulatory landscape to respond to the new virus and continuing to…

Dominican Republic Alejandro Paolini, Siemens Healthineers’ managing director for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, dives into the medical technology industry’s business model transformation, switching from selling products to services with a risk-sharing approach. In addition, he reflects on the impact of the pandemic on the company’s performance, their unique presence in Central…

Pharma Legal Handbook Key facts about biosimilars and biologics in Mexico. Prepared in association with Olivares, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Mexico, available to purchase here for GBP 99. 1. Are biosimilar medicines considered the same as generic medicines in your country? No, biosimilars…