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Spain Dr Manel Juan is part of the team behind the development of the first European CAR-T-cell therapy to treat multiple myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer. As head of immunology at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona, he walks us through his personal journey with the project, the challenges…

Spain Ángel Luis Rodríguez de la Cuerda, longtime secretary general of AESEG, the trade association of generic producers in Spain, comments on the key role played by generic medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of new investment to increase Spain’s generic production capabilities. In addition, he outlines specific policy…

Spain The president of the Business Federation of Spanish Pharmacists (FEFE), Luis Maria de Palacio Guerrero, reflects on the sector’s key contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and explains why pharmacists must play a larger role in Spain’s healthcare system. In addition, he reveals why the organisation has “high expectations” of the…

Spain Merck’s general manager for Spain, Miguel Fernández Alcalde, speaks about the company’s shift towards becoming a global specialty innovator, what it means for their portfolio, and explains the group’s broad footprint in Spain, where it maintains three manufacturing sites. In addition, Fernández analyses the Spanish pharma market and what he…

Spain Madrid’s Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, explains in detail how the Autonomous Community executed a different COVID-19 strategy from other Spanish regions, following a “basic health zones” model, why it might be too soon to speak about “flu-isation”, and their plan to boost home hospitalisation and telemedicine.   We…

Spain CataloniaBio & HealthTech is an industry association representing the biomedicine and health sector in Catalonia. Its CEO, Judit Anido, explains how the region’s entrepreneurial spirit is helping it lead Spain in research and innovation, and comments on regulatory changes needed to help small- and medium-sized companies grow into a competitive…

Spain Sobi’s VP and general manager for Spain and Portugal, Pablo De Mora, comments on his experience during the pandemic, the Swedish company’s haematology and immunology portfolio, including its EMA-approved COVID-19 treatment, and the reimbursement challenges faced by rare disease players in Spain. Moreover, De Mora highlights Sobi’s vast clinical trials…

Spain Lilly’s Nabil Daoud highlights the evolution in the firm’s Spanish manufacturing and R&D footprint in recent years, discussed launch plans for its next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and outlines some of the key trends currently impacting healthcare in Spain.   Four years ago, a molecule discovered and designed by scientists…

Spain STADA’s general manager for Spain, Mar Fabregas, reveals how the acquisition of parts of GSK and Sanofi’s portfolio is helping the global generics company better compete in consumer health. In addition, she analyses the biosimilars market in Spain, where the company recently launched Bevacizumab, and comments on the importance of…

Spain The Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBiot) is a non-profit organization established by academics and researchers to promote the sector through knowledge exchange and is a Branch Office of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Its current president, Fernando Peláez, explains the main activities of this scientific society, how SEBiot is…

Spain As Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, became the latest leader to call for COVID-19 to be treated as an endemic illness like the flu, regional health authorities warn that it might be too soon, going as far as calling it a “serious mistake,” an opinion echoed by the World Health…

Spain While Spain’s scientific infrastructure has long been hailed as world-class, the southern European nation has often struggled to translate its excellent science into viable commercial companies. However, a growing cadre of clinical-stage firms are aiming to change that narrative and become the biotech success story that Spain so desperately craves.…