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Saudi Arabia Dr Mona Obaid, chief medical officer for Lilly in Saudi Arabia, explains how the country’s Vision 2030 is shaping the pharma industry and society at large, Lilly’s role in increasing awareness of diabetes, and the opportunities for Saudi in regional clinical trials.   There is a huge opportunity ahead for…

Denmark Kasper Bødker Mejlvang oversees Novo Nordisk’s operations in its historic home market of Denmark, as well as Iceland. Here, Bødker Mejlvang explains his strategy for steering the Danish affiliate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving access landscape for the company’s next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and why Denmark – despite…

Saudi Arabia In a recent royal decree, Saudi Arabia has appointed Fahad Al-Jalajel as its Minister of Health, replacing Dr Tawfiz Al-Rabia who had served since 2016. Here, we give a quick run-through of Al-Jalajel’s career thus far.   The holder of a bachelor’s degree in computer science from King Saud University,…

Switzerland Barbara Fritsche-Surchat outlines Servier’s historic commitment to Switzerland, how the French mid-cap’s global oncology pivot is translating into its Swiss operations, and comments on the evolution of pharma salesforces post-pandemic.   Over the years, we have developed a real expertise, predominantly in the cardiovascular field, but we will leverage this…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

Denmark MSD’s Catherine Williams, a recent arrival in Copenhagen, gives her first impressions of the Danish healthcare system and pharma market, drawing on experiences in her native UK to compare the two countries’ market access environments for innovative products. Williams also touches on MSD’s sizeable clinical trial footprint in Denmark, the…

APAC The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is home to around 1.44 billion people, over 60 percent of the world’s population, and a vast diversity of cultures, infrastructures, and economic development. Managing a life sciences company across multiple countries in this region can be extremely challenging but hugely important on both a human…

Saudi Arabia Boehringer Ingelheim’s Regional Managing Director and Head of Human Pharma in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (‘META’) Mohammed Al-Tawil reflects on more than two decades of his career with the organization. Underlining the benefits of being a family-owned company, Tawil explains why Boehringer Ingelheim continues to invest in META,…

Denmark Spanish native Enrique Álvarez gives an overview of Denmark’s importance to Merck as a key European early launch market, a crucial clinical trial destination, and home to a treasure trove of holistic patient data. Álvarez also outlines the increasing challenges around market access in the country and his talent development…

Turkey Drawing on over a dozen interviews with C-level pharmaceutical industry executives in Turkey, PharmaBoardroom has compiled a strategic overview of Turkey’s pharma talent potential, including what local talent can offer to global organisations, why the well-educated and cost-efficient domestic labour force is so important to the Turkish pharma market’s future,…

China In a big career move on a personal level and a sign of China’s continuing significance to global pharma, Hong Chow has left her role as General Manager for Roche Pharma in China to take on an expanded role at German giant Merck KGaA.   Chow will join Merck’s Healthcare…