Tagged with Pharma

Cannabis Five of the key emerging trends in the booming global medical cannabis and cannabinoid medicine industries.   Increasing Acceptance The reappearance of cannabis as a tool in our therapeutic toolbox comes at an important time when we have not witnessed any real advances in pharmacological pain management in decades Mark…

Thailand Diabetes affects more than eight percent of the Thai population, a number that is on the rise, and nearly half of these cases remain undiagnosed. In light of this epidemic, local diabetes associations and multinational pharma companies based in Thailand are coming together to provide awareness, education, and support to…

Egypt In our latest Healthcare & Life Sciences Review, we look at Egypt. With a swathe of economic reforms in the pipeline, including the launch of the Universal Healthcare Act, which aims to provide health coverage to all of Egypt’s 98 million inhabitants, as well as various national campaigns aimed at…

Puerto Rico Dr Federico Goodsaid, CEO of Puerto Rico’s first biopharmaceutical start-up MBQ Pharma, has previously worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and TOMA Biosciences and is considered an expert in regulatory affairs. Here, he highlights the encouraging results MBQ Pharma has achieved in preclinical efficacy and safety trials and acknowledges the backing the…

Puerto Rico The top 20 pharmaceutical companies in Puerto Rico in the year leading up to December 2017 ranked by sales, with the top 20 companies in the USA for comparison. Lilly leads the pack in Puerto Rico with annual sales of USD 250 million, followed by AbbVie and Sanofi Aventis.  …

Sweden Sweden, home of IKEA, Pippi Longstocking and Abba, is one of Europe’s most innovative and forward-thinking nations in the healthcare and life sciences sphere. Here are five top facts to know about Sweden.   Sweden holds one of the most comprehensive sets of patient registries in the world These are…

Pharma Legal Handbook The legal framework for cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Ukraine. Prepared in association with Sayenko Kharenko, a leading law firm in Ukraine, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Ukraine, available to purchase here for USD 99.   Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in…

Puerto Rico Marco Monrouzeau is the general manager and CFO of the Puerto Rican affiliate of Mexican drug maker Neolpharma, which has manufacturing operations at its site in Caguas. Monrouzeau highlights how Neolpharma has started its operations on the island in 2013 and since then has developed significant R&D capabilities to be…

Sweden Anders Ekblom is the former EVP Global Medicines Development AstraZeneca and CEO of AstraZeneca AB Sweden and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of LEO Pharma A/S. Additionally, he also occupies board positions on many biotech companies (Elypta, Alligator Bioscience AB, Mereo Biopharma Group Plc, AnaMar Medical AB).…

Egypt Egypt has seen a decade of great transformation, from political instability and uncertainty to its current relative stability. Healthcare reform now stands near the top of the government’s agenda and efforts are being made to roll out universal healthcare and provide greater access to affordable treatments to the entire population. …

Taiwan Wei-Hong Tseng, founder and chairman of PharmaCore Biotech, introduces the specialized CDMO and its unique capacities to produce high value-added products. As a leading service provider in Taiwan, Tseng goes on to explain the company’s future strategy to not only continue its international expansion but also further enhance its innovative…

Thailand PharmaBoardroom last reported on Thailand in 2015, meeting country managers from across the healthcare and life sciences value chain. Here, we chart some of their career progressions since then.   Sticking with Servier Guillaume Drianno Guillaume Drianno was Thailand country manager for French firm Servier between 2013 and 2017. Prior…