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Switzerland CEO Tero Silvola introduces BC Platforms’ powerful data and technology platform for personalized medicine and drug development and the ‘infinity loop’ between the interconnected sectors of healthcare and life sciences that the company serves. Silvola also highlights how BC Platforms leverages the Swiss innovation ecosystem and why the next five…

Switzerland Switzerland is a crucial country for MSD’s global network, employing over 1000 people in local, regional, and global functions across four sites in Lucerne and a newly opened site in Zurich specialising in R&D, data management, and commercialisation. With 25 ongoing clinical trials per year, Switzerland is an important country…

USA In a recent article for PharmaBoardroom, Objective Capital’s David Crean took a look at the state of US innovation today and its long term sustainability. See below for data on the share of US executives who see innovation as a top priority post-COVID, Global Public Equity Issuance for the Biopharmaceutical…

Europe A selection of data on the Nordic pharma markets (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), including market value, R&D spend, production, exports and imports, employment, generics penetration, and healthcare spending based on 2020 data from the EFPIA.    Sweden is the largest pharma market in the region, boasting a market…

Europe A full list of EMA ATMP approvals. Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Cell & Gene Therapy A full list of the cell and gene therapy products approved by the US FDA. Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Cell & Gene Therapy A full list of the regenerative medicine products that have been approved by the PMDA, Japan’s drug regulatory body.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Morocco Dr Driss Chaoui, CEO of Afric-Phar, one of the leading domestic companies in Moroccan pharma, provides insight into the major developments that have taken place at the company since we last interviewed him in 2015. These include the opening of an R&D laboratory, new partnerships established with MNCs to distribute…

USA Annual numbers of new molecular entities (NMEs) and biologics license applications (BLAs) approved by the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Approvals of products such as vaccines and gene therapies by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) are not included in this drug count. Made with…

Europe An overview of the types of new medicines recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2019. Made with Visme Infographic Maker     A full list of the medicines recommended for approval by the EMA in 2019 Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

UK  A new report from the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) asserts that the UK biotech industry is booming, despite Brexit uncertainties. Financing raised by UK biotechs in 2019 was down on the record year of 2018, but up on 2016 and 2017. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   A longer term perspective…

Opinion BIO’s Greg Frank outlines the alarming growth of drug-resistant infections and the steps that need to be taken to combat this rapidly emerging global health threat.   Drug-resistant superbugs are evolving at a rapid pace. In fact, it is estimated that 700,000 people die from drug-resistant infections each year. Without…