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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.…

Spain The executive president of Laboratorios Rubió, Carlos Rubió, analyses the fundamentals behind the Catalan company’s double-digit growth, its international expansion plan, which includes the United States, the doubling of capacity at their Castellbisbal plant, and the challenges of the Spanish market. A producer of hydroxychloroquine, Laboratorios Rubió experienced skyrocketing demand…

Spain The Spanish Association of Orphan and Ultra Orphan Medicinal Products Laboratories (AELMHU) is a non-profit organisation working to improve awareness about rare diseases and access of Orphan Drugs. Maria Jose Sanchez Losada, president of the association, comments on the current status of diagnosis, access and reimbursement of rare diseases and…

Spain Maria Jose Sanchez Losada, general manager for CSL Behring Iberia, highlights the challenges that plasma-derived therapies faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, how the firm competes with well-established local players in the Spanish market, and its exciting upcoming therapies across immunology, respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, transplantation and haematology.   Plasma-derived therapies are…

Spain mAbxience’s CEO Emmanuelle Lepine highlights the company’s international expansion into highly regulated markets, new investment into its Spanish manufacturing facility, and its partnership with AstraZeneca on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in Argentina. As representatives from the US FDA carried out a Good Clinical Practice inspection in an adjacent office, Lepine outlined…

Global Based on IQVIA’s pharma market rankings for 2020, we give a rundown of the global top 10, key companies, important trends, and where you can go to learn more.   1. United States Way out in first place with a market value of USD 533.5 billion in sales in 2020,…

Spain According to recent IQVIA and industry association reports, the Spanish pharma market, valued at EUR 21.6 billion per year, continues to grow at a relatively slow pace. Other key trends include the fact that generics penetration in Spain has remained at a constant level for almost seven years and private…

Spain A rundown of five things to know about the healthcare and life sciences industry in Catalonia. Nestled in Northeastern Spain and bordering France, Catalonia’s capital and largest city is Barcelona. The region boasts a strong scientific output by European standards, is the birthplace of many of Spain’s pharma success stories,…

Spain Aiming to leverage European Union funds to reindustrialise its economy, the Spanish government has approved a public-private collaboration instrument to transform its health sector. The project looks to position Spain as a leader in precision medicine R&D and strengthen its healthcare sector with an investment of EUR 1.46 billion that…

Spain The deputy director of the Spanish Biosimilar Medicines Association (BioSim), Isabel del Río, comments on the current status of biosimilars in Spain – including the nearly EUR one billion in savings they bring to the system – the most important elements included in the upcoming national plan to promote the…